It’s a physics problem that baffled scholars for centuries, and it all has to do with our feline friends! Let’s take a look through physics history at why cats always seem to land on their feet. * A ...

Researchers have proffered a new mathematical model that seeks to unravel a key evolutionary riddle -- namely what factors underlie the generation of biological diversity both within and between ...

Several recent blog posts and a session at Scio13 (discussed here) have addressed ethical issues in citizen science. Ethics in research is taken extremely seriously in academia: every single research ...

Disc-based video games, the ones that cost $60 and come in a plastic box, may be heading the way of the VHS cassette and the eight-track tape. Many industry pundits believe that by 2020, if not sooner ...

Astrophysicists have not only proven that a supermassive black hole exists in a place where it isn't supposed to be, but in doing so have opened a new door to what things were like in the early ...

Quantum Conundrum is easily one of the most refreshing games of the year thanks to its creativity, intricate puzzles, and humor. The video game industry is dominated by space marines, regular marines, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Being fully engaged in a task feels invigorating. No matter how challenging it is, we just can’t peel our minds away from it. Whether ...

Being fully engaged in a task feels invigorating. No matter how challenging it is, we just can’t peel our minds away from it. Whether we’re sitting at our desks or cooking dinner, we constantly ponder ...