President Donald Trump mocked Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro ahead of their White House meeting on Tuesday.
What would it take to find another Earth, if one even exists? Astrophysicist and planetary scientist Sara Seager explores the search for Planet B, a true Earth-like exoplanet with continents, oceans, ...
In an era of exponential technology with broad and deep implications and reverberations that we cannot even predict or fathom, good-to-great tech governance is no longer a nice thing to have or someth...
Something fascinating and disturbing is happening on the internet, and it’s no run-of-the-mill online weirdness. On January 28, a new online community emerged. But this time, the community isn’t for h...
Where does the mind go in solitary confinement? An evocative animation exploring three individual experiences- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
In Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, workers are being enslaved but the boundary between victim and perpetrator is blurred- by Ivan Franceschini & Ling LiRead on Aeon
It was a rust bucket, sure, but this car delivered the most precious good to a group of friends in 1980s Poland: freedom- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
AI helped researchers probe the Hubble Space Telescope's archive to find strange celestial objects, including some indescribable by science.
A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.
Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.
A new system will enable operators to use laser beams to top off batteries while drones are in midflight.
The best of February’s stargazing events — with key dates and the must-have gear to see them at their best.
The mystery of a Stone Age teenager's death has been solved — 80 years after he was found in an ancient burial ground in Italy.
Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.
New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role...
Nearly 790 people, primarily children, have been infected in South Carolina's ongoing measles outbreak, officials report.