During a press conference at the White House several months ago in August, Donald Trump slurred his words and struggled through his remarks in a failed attempt to explain basic roadway design and ...

Materials that are essential for the transition to a sustainable society are currently being extracted using methods that are far from sustainable or environment-friendly. Magnets based on REE are ...

Philosophy is the quiet engine behind everything we think, question, and imagine. From Athens to Kyoto, from Königsberg to Calcutta, the world’s greatest thinkers have tried to make sense of existence ...

Sometimes during a conversation, one realizes that the other person has misunderstood (or possibly never even learned) a common concept throughout their life. And while we try to explain it to them, ...

That's why when I wrote an article a few weeks ago where women recalled the times they realized someone in their life didn't know basic info, women of the BuzzFeed Community felt compelled to share ...

During a press conference at the White House several weeks ago announcing his police takeover of D.C., Donald Trump slurred his speech and rambled incoherently in a bungled attempt to explain basic ...

Florian Neukart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Digital generated image of multiple environmental rectangular cross sections with different types of energy supply. Sustainable city concept. Using data from this survey and a variety of other sources ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was always taught that one’s bread plate is placed to the left. Whenever I am with a large group at a table at a wedding (or another function), at least one person always takes ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...