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No, being interested in BDSM does not mean you had a traumatic childhood.

Some volunteers performed above chance. They weren't the psychics.

The arc of geological history is long, but it bends towards supercontinents – so, what will the next one look like?

Are we living in a baby universe that looks like a black hole to outside observers? New study raises possibility.

What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your ancestors—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.

Habits are easier to hack and change when you understand how they work.

Scientists find that an RNA-DNA mix possibly created the first life on our planet.

A tale of silence, an icon of human solitude in the face of the forces of nature, or perhaps a memento of the great artist?

Recently, the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff published an analysis of 21st-century Chinese conduct meant to provide the underpinnings for a new American approach to contending with Beijing’s growing might. Did they get it right? What is the nature of our competition with China? And what should we be aiming for? A recent panel examined these questions.

The author of "Auroville: The City Made of Dreams" talks about the difficulties of establishing (and writing about) utopian societies.