Vibe coding lowers the barrier to programming by letting you describe what you want, test quickly, and learn by fixing what ...

In “Why Do We Exist?” Hakeem Oluseyi explores how life may have emerged to move energy through matter—and why Earth is the perfect setting. The following is an excerpt from “Why Do We Exist?: The Nine ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Research suggests that crying is not a sign of weakness, but one of the most sophisticated ...

If you spend time on social media, you’ve probably seen posts proclaiming women need more sleep than men. The idea may resonate if you’re a woman who feels busy, overstimulated and constantly ...

Data centers are increasingly running into local opposition, for a variety of reasons. The two most-cited complaints are power consumption driving up electricity rates, and noise from the generators ...

Female ballet dancer dancing with pointes in the street with a long red dress, in the street of Lyon, France. The first time I went to a ballet alone, I worried I’d remember the aloneness of the ...

The global rise in nearsightedness has largely been attributed to our phone addiction, but researchers now suggest that incessant scrolling is not solely to blame. A team of scientists from the SUNY ...

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

This video breaks down the bizarre legal battle over who owns the JavaScript name. Despite not creating or maintaining the language, Oracle controls the trademark. The story traces how this happened ...

This Pew Research Center report examines religious switching in the United States, including the reasons people give for staying in or leaving their childhood religion. It also looks at social and ...