New research reveals that ADHD brains solve problems through sudden bursts of creative insight rather than methodical analysis. What we call "scattered attention" might actually be a cognitive superpower for innovation and creativity.
What's blowing our minds right now
Ideas
The grandfather paradox was the ultimate proof that time travel is impossible. Then a physicist looked at entropy and quantum mechanics and said, actually, no. You can kill your grandfather. The universe just will not let it stick.
Culture
In a medieval town in Nepal, a man drags a chariot through the streets with a 10-inch needle through his tongue. It is not a stunt. It is how they have welcomed the New Year for over 110 years.
Culture
Argentina's therian trend turned Buenos Aires parks into fox, dog, cat, and seal territory, and it says a lot about how identity works online now.
Health
A massive hidden DNA element called Inocles may be living in your mouth right now, and scientists only discovered it recently.
When will we see electric planes? Maybe even in your lifetime, but it's still a long way off. Learn about the future of air travel and what it means for the environment.
Health
A massive hidden DNA element called Inocles may be living in your mouth right now, and scientists only discovered it recently.
Health
A 17-year-old in Delhi lived with a parasitic twin attached to his body, until surgeons pulled off a rare operation that sounds almost impossible.
Health
Scientists finally discovered how queuosine, a hidden nutrient made by your gut bacteria, protects your brain and fights cancer.
In a medieval town in Nepal, a man drags a chariot through the streets with a 10-inch needle through his tongue. It is not a stunt. It is how they have welcomed the New Year for over 110 years.
Space
Blue Origin has achieved a historic breakthrough: a reactor that extracts breathable oxygen from lunar soil. This technology could enable
Science
Meet the tardigrade: a microscopic creature that survives 1,000x lethal radiation doses by cranking its DNA repair genes to maximum overdrive. Scientists just discovered how these weird little "water bears" do it.
Science
A chimpanzee named Ayumu turned loose floorboards into a percussion set, and researchers think his steady, tool-based rhythms may offer a clue to where human music began.
Multitasking may seem like the key to getting more done, but it only wastes time. Here's why you should stop trying to do too much at once.
Artificial Intelligence is undoubtedly the future. It is estimated that the industry is worth a trillion dollars. But how will this affect our existence in the next few years?
Explore the future of cryptocurrency, focusing on trends in the industry that will shape our world and investments in the coming years.
People have been fascinated by the quest to find extraterrestrial life for centuries, and in the vast universe, this quest still continues.
In a world where the population and climate change are becoming a threat, building a sustainable city is the only way ahead.
If the world of cryptocurrency wasn’t confusing enough there came another thing, NFTs but they are a bit different.
In the last decade, lifestyles have become increasingly expensive. Millennials are living in a world where not having the latest gadgets, clothes, and cars is simply unacceptable. But with great power comes a greater cost.
It is your responsibility to take care of your own health after a global pandemic, but how can you do that?
Our planet is the best one out there, right? Nope! With about 100 Billion planets residing in our milky-way galaxy alone, there ought to be a better habitable planet beyond earth.
A group at MIT's Media Lab known as the “Dream Team” thinks you can hack your dreams to improve your real-world state.
While the hype surrounding Electric Cars is at an all-time high, we really don’t see that hype translate into global adoption.
Seems like everybody is talking about Mars these days, while NASA till date has sent 5 rovers to the red planet, will we live on Mars one day?
The meat-based diet of the past is being replaced by plant-based diets, but is this just another highly processed food fad?
Neanderthals were the closest ancient human relatives. While they are extinct now they had a major impact on modern humans both biologically and culturally.
In spite of the fact that viruses make us sick for goodness sake, there is more to our relationship with viruses than that.
