Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

Evergreens have long served as symbols of the perseverance of life during the bleakness of winter, and the promise of the sun’s return.

Cannabis is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. While there are only a few countries where cannabis is legal for recreational use, many more countries have legalized the use of cannabis for medical reasons.

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has been remarkably successful in describing the gravity of stars and planets, but it doesn’t seem to apply perfectly on all scales.

Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico's famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed.

Of the 13 mass school shootings in the U.S., the three most deadly occurred in the last decade. Data from these attacks helped criminologists build a profile of the gunmen.

In new research, scientists have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-years from Earth.

Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers think they have discovered a black hole which is completely invisible for the first time.

A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon. Here's what will happen after the lunar crash.

As tens of millions of Americans tune into the Super Bowl this Sunday, they likely don't realize that in addition to touchdowns, collision sports like football also raise the chances of concussions.

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the primary reasons for the recent upward trajectory of gas prices. Here's how.

In 1195, monks recorded the first sighting of ball lightning in England. They described it as a "fiery globe threw itself down into the river."

In a recent study, researchers determined that about 1% of all the "normal" (that is, not dark) matter in the universe is bound up inside black holes.

Lord Martin Rees argues that if humans do find intelligent alien life, it will be artificial not biological.

The cosmos is the stage for a variety of giant explosions.

People have long claimed they can hear the northern lights, saying the sounds include eerie whizzing, crackling and buzzing. Is it just an auditory illusion?

James Clerk Maxwell is the scientist responsible for explaining the forces behind the radio in your car, the magnets on your fridge, the heat of a warm summer day and the charge on a battery.

Will they really quit?

Reduced brain volume in people who have experienced COVID-19 resembles brain changes typically seen in older adults. The implications of these findings are not yet clear.

The behemoths exert a pressure on their surroundings, new research has found.