According to Dr. Taylor, collecting is an example of something that she refers to as a schema. “A schema is a mental pattern ...

Liam Thompson builds umbrellas out of random objects in a creative survival-style challenge.

The transmission of optical information through random scattering media is a major challenge in optics, biomedical imaging, ...

If you walk into a child’s room, there’s a good chance that you’ll spot one or more collections proudly displayed. Whether it’s rocks or seashells or action figures, there seems to be an intrinsic ...

Phasmophobia's cursed objects can be helpful to your investigation, but using them comes with risks. Here's where each spawns ...

The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space ...

I’ll still be chiming in to the newsletter from time to time, so keep in touch at matthew.choi@washpost.com! The Neil Gehrels ...

Ancient Egyptian tombs preserve early dice and board games, hinting at entertainment that straddled religious divination and ...

What happens when we die? It’s one of the single greatest questions in the history of humankind, silently driving science and religion for centuries. The standard reductionist model says consciousness ...