In areas with high humidity and warm temperatures, people tend to use more vowels in their speech, the researchers found.

A concise guide on the rise of pseudoscience at the IITs

Radioactive roti experiments reveal the troubling history of Black, Brown, and colonized women being experimented on.

Anticipatory nostalgia is a cocktail of emotions that prompts us to imagine the present through the lens of the future.

The psychological toll of climate change can manifest in heightened stress and anxiety -- impacting one's capacity to be intimate.

The familiarity and predictability of the sound of rain, alongside its sensory impact, reduces anxiety and puts us at ease.

Cyborgs among us are already employing tech to “unlock” new senses and alter their reality.

The ability to create embryos in a lab gives rise to ethical challenges that law -- and the scientific community -- is yet to address.

Death tech’s pursuit of “digital immortality” is reshaping how we process loss.

The rise of sleeptech has turned rest into something that can be tracked, optimized, and gamified.

Machines may not have gained consciousness yet, but concerns around AI sentience are growing.

Reproductive technologies could liberate women from the burden of pregnancy, but remain fraught with controversy.

Growing interest in alternative foods may force us to choose between nutrition and taste.

Researchers are discovering it is possible to engineer memory, raising concerns about the ethics of tampering with human memories in the future.

A study on the endangered kakapo reveals the importance of microbial diversity to conservation efforts and the impact of human interventions.

Geologists are in the process of choosing a site that best describes the Anthropocene, to formally recognize the widespread impacts of humans on the planet.

Genetic information is key to conservation -- but while this information is extracted from the Global South, the Global North benefits.

Researchers are advocating for "excellencism," instead, which involves "making a list of reasonable goals, with clear markers of success."