The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.

Have you done anything creative today? Research shows that creativity boasts many mental health benefits. A new book explores this important relationship.

It may seem an inopportune moment to make a case for American power. Even once-reliable friends, such as Canada, are looking ...

In a sense, the decline of book reviews, like the decline of newspapers themselves, is a story about disaggregation.

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, ...

Like many, I never thought I’d become a fan of this bizarre series, but here we are.

The Asteroid Belt doesn’t look like asteroid fields in movies, filled with rocks constantly hitting each other. Space is big, ...

It started in April when a spate of media reports claimed that thousands of the amphibians had died in Hamburg's Altona ...

The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and ...