Stephen Fleming, author of “Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness,” explains the importance of “thinking about thinking.”

A galaxy, some 13.5 billion light-years away, is now considered the most distant astronomical object ever spotted, leaving scientists to speculate exactly what the galaxy is.

New book uses examples of a genre that blends futuristic technology with Victorian style to explain concepts of revolutionary new science.

Harvard biologist Hopi Hoekstra documents whether NCAA team mascots are really what they say they are. Here’s a bracket-buster: Many of them aren’t.

Kennedy School psychologist Jennifer Lerner explains where it comes from, why it’s so powerful, how we can avoid it.

Studying the paranormal can contribute to anthropology, says Jack Hunter in Harvard talk.

Using one of the world’s largest supercomputers, high-resolution simulations were created that show 1 million galaxies forming some 13 billion years ago.

Chemical biology professor works to crack secrets of new states of matter.

Jacob Barandes’ new class combines philosophy and physics to look at quantum theory.

Harvard astrophysicist and psychologist explore the possibility of life beyond our solar system and what to do should aliens arrive on Earth ready to engage.