From mercury and arsenic tonics to heroin cough syrup, radioactive water, and lobotomies, discover popular historical medicines and treatments that often caused more harm than the illnesses they were supposed to cure.
Humanity has spent thousands of years pushing past limits that once seemed impossible. But there is a theoretical point on the civilization scale that, if humans ever reached it, well...the consequences would go far beyond better technology.
Long before children can explain what they believe, their minds are already trying to explain the world. Scientists wanted to know what happens during that mysterious period—and the deeper they looked, the harder one very simple question became to answer.
The James Webb Space Telescope looks like some weird, honeycomb, spaceship...thing. What gives? Well, this brilliant machine has a few tricks up its sleeve.
Many claim that yoga has physical and mental benefits—but what does science have to say? Does this method of exercise really work?
Maybe they irrationally hate your grandma. Maybe it's the blank stare. If you've asked yourself "Is my cat a psychopath?", science may have the answer.
How exactly did a single asteroid strike cause the dinosaurs to go completely extinct? Let's go back to that day and find out.
From the seemingly harmless mosquito to the powerful saltwater crocodile, here's a closer look at some of the world's most dangerous animals.
Some of science’s biggest advances came when researchers trusted stubborn evidence over prestigious colleagues, accepted theories, rejected grants, or instructions to pursue something safer. These stories are not arguments against expertise, but reminders that science advances precisely because even expert opinion must eventually answer to experiments.
Checking our phone can instantly drag you into a hole of endless scrolling—but the consequences of this addiction are more nefarious than we realized.
The convergence two seemingly incompatible themes, science and religion, inspired one of Dali's greatest paintings: Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus).
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