The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which ...

The dazzling track heralded the jaw-dropping return of the former pop pixie, yet Can't Get You Out of My Head was cooked up in record time by its writers - and with just one synth!

This summer, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood season is July 10 through Aug. 23, an appropriate occasion to explore Aristotle’s theory of “aether,” source of the word “ethereal.” ...

The world’s life-forms reproduce sexually in a bewildering variety of ways, even though scientists still aren’t sure why they bother.

In their new book, “Protest: Respect It. Defend It. Use It”, Annie Leonard and André Carothers assemble a series of protest movements to show how collective action has shaped political and social ...

The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues. By Peter C. Baker In Nick Shirley’s mega-viral YouTube videos alleging social-services fraud in Minnesota, the important piece ...

If you imagine the story of the universe as a film endlessly in post-production, cosmologists would be its obsessive editors, constantly tweaking the narrative. The version they are working with is an ...

The world is full of theories of everything. The smartphone theory of everything argues that our personal devices are responsible for the rise of political polarization, anxiety, depression, and ...

As far as filmmakers go, few can claim to be as influential in modern cinema as Quentin Tarantino. The director’s unique style, which involves gratuitous violence, large ensemble casts, and often ...

This graphic is part of a special report on consciousness. Read the full feature here. Theorists have proposed many explanations for consciousness. They are startlingly diverse, with different goals, ...

Behavior is at the heart of nearly every challenge in the workplace, from leadership and fair decisions to high performance and AI adoption. But how should organizations go about influencing behavior?