Guess which of these five unbelievable facts are real physics.

Kevin Esvelt is on a mission to eradicate Lyme disease on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.

Dark energy is spreading the universe apart—what’s it mean for astronomy in the future?

Physics rarely yields finite answers, but that doesn’t deter scientists.

Theoretical Astrophysicist Priya Natarajan has loved atlases and maps since she was a little girl.

What kind of clues led to the discovery of Dark Matter and its place in the universe?

Will robots take over the world?

"It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a revolution in genetic engineering and thrilling innovations in synthetic biology are bringing that dream—or nightmare, as the case may be—closer to reality. New tools allow researchers to use cells to create their own DNA.

CRISPR makes gene editing faster, cheaper, and easier than ever before. Here's how.

CAR-T Gene Therapy is a new treatment for some forms of Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxies we see in the cosmos—all the “normal” matter and energy that we understand—make up only 5% of the known universe. Find out how scientists are discovering new secrets about the history of the universe, and why they’re predicting a shocking future.

Neural nets have revolutionized the AI industry for years. But what exactly are they?

Chimps have their own rich world of communication.

Meet Dr. Talithia Williams, host of NOVA Wonders.

Artificially intelligent machines are taking over. They’re influencing our everyday lives in profound and often invisible ways. They can read handwriting, interpret emotions, play games, and even act as personal assistants. They are in our phones, our cars, our doctors’ offices, our banks, our web searches…the list goes on and is rapidly growing ever longer.

The search for extraterrestrial life is an age-old quest. But recent breakthroughs make today an era unlike any in the history of astronomy. From the exhilarating probing of our own solar system and the Kepler mission’s astounding discovery of thousands of extrasolar planets, to the next-generation telescopes under development, the prospects for finding life beyond Earth have never been stronger.

Tabby’s star flickers erratically and no one knows why—could it be an alien megastructure?

Can scientists stomach hours of spider sex in order to understand their language?