CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The entirety of our planet was recently captured in a single image by the crew of NASA's historic Artemis II lunar mission, but Earth's colors caused some commotion online, ...

You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. If you never have to explain yourself, you can’t really ever be wrong. In recent decades, few things have been ...

Imagine this: you’re in a meeting, tasked with explaining a critical concept to your team. The stakes are high, and all eyes are on you. You start talking, but halfway through, you notice blank stares ...

Since its founding, the United States has used the Electoral College to elect the nation's president. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Five presidents in the history of ...

If you’ve ever hung around scientists, you’ve most likely at some point heard one of them say “the best explanation is the simplest one.” But is it? From the behavior of ants to the occurrence of ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new plant-based inhibitor that can improve the efficiency and stability of fertilizers. The ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

I recently went to a talk given by a psychologist on objective reality. What promised to be an interesting and thought-provoking event was marred by its presentation; the psychologist spoke too ...

The BBC’s analysis editor shares his tips on how to communicate with clarity and confidence Most of us are not subject to the demands made on TV news journalists such as Ros Atkins. They must, in just ...

A slacker student's failed exam somehow triggers a politicized tabloid scandal in Gábor Reisz's overlong but invigorating social satire. Reisz scored a domestic hit, and made a strong impression on ...