Hands Beat Feet. An Old Evolutionary Question is Answered
Scientists long debated whether tool use or upright posture came first. Now they may have the answer
Scientists long debated whether tool use or upright posture came first. Now they may have the answer
Nearly 50 years after Francois Englert and Peter Higgs did their work, they were recognized by science’s top award for helping to explain why the universe exists
One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, Carpenter flew a strange and harrowing mission
Feeling what someone else feels isn’t easy, but the brain is wired for it
New studies of hibernating bacteria show how DNA can repair and maintain itself over hundreds of thousands of years. That has big meaning for life in space.
One of nature’s sillier-sounding birds has a nifty way to mimic what it’s not
West Virginia is the most neurotic state, Utah is the most agreeable and the folks of Wisconsin are the country’s most extroverted, a new study says. Take TIME’s test to find out which state most suits you
The Cassini spacecraft find yet another marvel on Saturn’s moon Titan
Human beings tend to average out the faces they see in a group—and when it comes to beauty, average can be good
Willpower takes work, and the later it gets, the more your energy runs down