Bayes' theorem is a statistical formula used to calculate conditional probability. Learn how it works, how to calculate it ...
Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...
In my new book, Understanding the Tree of Life, I explore why it is fundamentally misleading to view any current species as primitive, ancient or simple. Why understanding the tree of life matters --- ...
We know the main reason that the age of the dinosaurs came to an end: an asteroid impact on the Yucatán Peninsula some 66 million years ago. But how the dinosaurs’ reign began is far less clear—and ...
The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...
Something extraordinary has happened, even if we haven’t fully realized it yet: algorithms are now capable of solving ...
An international research team using China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope has found some of the strongest evidence yet that at least some fast radio bursts — mysterious ...