Theoretical physicist Andrei Linde may have the world's most expansive conception of what infinity looks like. By Alan Lightman

Scientists study how the gut microbiome can affect brain health. It may lead to better and easier brain disease treatment.

Dogs have been our best friends for at least 23,000 years. They accompanied the first people to set foot in the Americas.

Anti-nutrients - they're part of a normal diet and not as scary as they sound. By Jill Joyce.

The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior. Bertrand Russell's magnificent Nobel prize acceptance speech. By Maria Popova

How advances in bottling, fermenting and taste-testing are democratizing a once-opaque liquid. By Ben Panko

From Fortran to arXiv, these advances in programming and platforms sent biology, climate science and physics into warp speed.

Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt Over the Millennia. By Dana G. Smith.

An ultrasound and chance sightings of potential mating rituals could help save these gentle giants from extinction. By Ashifa Kassam

Forget Everything You Think You Know About Time. Is a linear representation of time accurate? By Brian Gallagher