Why Scientists Argue Over This Fossil

Scientists argued for decades about this little fossil, partly because of their own hang-ups about human … Read more »

Top 10 True Or False Science Facts

Does a Polo mint really light up when broken in half? Does your chewing gum lose … Read more »

New “Cosmos” Series: Reason To Live!

“Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey,” a 13-part series based on the original “Cosmos” programs from Carl … Read more »

Science Is Now More Beautiful Than Art

Looking at the image, at left, of what the Hubble telescope captured of the Carina Nebula, … Read more »

“Earworm”: It Isn’t Just About Music

Bilge Ebiri asks: ‘Do you know what an “earworm” is? It’s the name for those songs … Read more »

Enough With The Science-Of-Music Shit!

The New Yorker music critic Alex Ross wonders: ‘So many of these how-does-music-work articles and books … Read more »