And “Star Trek” fans named it

The lunar surface is more dynamic than you might think

A light show that will get even more dramatic in time

A new technique could unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls

Introducing the “natural kiln hypothesis”

The practice exploded in popularity following the Norman Conquest

Majority voting may make us less willing to tolerate advantages for others

Part of the challenge of finding a biomarker for mental illness is the environment’s significant influence

Cooperation is a double-edged sword

It’s a rare plant with an “enigmatic and devil-like essence”

And vacuuming might make things worse

Talk about getting to the bottom of things

And their songs are just as haunting

It’s hard to say, but we’re definitely exposing them to our monoamine drugs

Putting a dent in dolphins’ reputation as the “good guys of the sea”

Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith on AI consciousness and existential risk

People who can’t see images in their minds challenge an old philosophical standby

It takes intelligence to get things spectacularly wrong. An essay on our undoing.