Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3 am and wonder if something’s wrong. It might help to know that this is a deeply human experience.
For most of human history, a…
There are lots of visual illusions: an old woman who turns into a young girl, a drawing that’s either a duck or a rabbit depending on how you look at it, and, need I mention the blue and black, or white and gold dress?
Visual illusions are fun,…
Amongst the hype of settling the moon, building out spaceports, and using it as a base to launch humanity to Mars, there is an ongoing and vitally important effort to settle on how time will work on our nearest celestial neighbor. Establishing a…
In the realm of science fiction, the concept of mining asteroids is a classic trope. The idea of humans prospecting for precious metals and other resources on low-gravity rocks floating in the solar system is compelling, inspiring a sense of…
In 1957, a German pharmaceutical company introduced Thalidomide, a drug meant to combat anxiety and insomnia. It was widely believed — incorrectly — to be safe to take during pregnancy, and many European physicians recommended it for morning…
Enigmatic cone-shaped vessels recovered at several Copper Age archaeological sites in the…
