The idea that objects influence each other because they're in physical proximity is soon to be proven wrong. By Lee Smolin.

Fatness meant various things to medieval people. Unmanly to upper class men, enviable to lower. For women it could mean fertility.

Surviving a brush with death can leave a legacy in the mind - and may show how it works under extreme conditions. By Christof Koch

Why Scientists Fall for Precariously Balanced Rocks. They're nature's hilarious accidents. By Sabrina Imbler.

From smartphones to Teslas; the economics of cheaper batteries and why they're good news for the planet. By Timothy B. Lee.

No one knows how many species of living things there are, maybe millions - tens of thousands may be vanishing... By Jacob Mikanowski

Aside from his genius, there is a lot to learn from Einstein's education and unique approach to learning. By Scott Young

Large outbreaks of disease in the past suggest how Covid-19 could play out. By Lydia Denworth.

Biology texts tell us lichens are alliances between two organisms, a fungus and an alga. They are wrong. By Ed Yong.

Scott Galloway predicts a handful of elite cyborg universities will soon monopolize higher education. By James D. Walsh