Starting the New Year with some chemistry—literally! As someone who’s always loved science but barely squeaked by in high school biology (mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, and that’s about ...

School... The place where we come together to learn, laugh, cry and cuss about our collective educational trauma. Nowadays, the internet has managed to turn every student's shared suffering into ...

Hear ye, hear ye, dear science enthusiasts! If your brain is longing for some witty humor, itching to be scratched by the revelation of what makes a certain joke funny, you’re in luck! We seem to have ...

Most of us are unfortunately all too aware of the coronavirus pandemic that’s spreading across the world. China seems to be on the mend, although the situation is still dire, but Europe is grinding to ...

Science Diction is a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter. Remember that summer when the ...

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“6 7” is a prime example of “brain rot,” which was named the Oxford Word of the Year in 2024 and has become a global ...

Months ago, the “Expanding Brain” meme took hold as the internet’s favorite way of describing increasingly bad ideas, ironically illustrated with ever-more-elaborate light-up brains. Now there’s a ...