Culture

Discoveries Cultures around the world define being ‘cool’ in the same way, study finds

A global study finds that cool people share key traits, like being bold and independent, across 13 countries. Here’s what that means.

Discoveries Oldest known Ethiopian Jewish texts unearthed from the 15th century

Discoveries Evolution is hindering humans from solving climate change, study finds

Discoveries Scientists discover brain neurons that light up whenever we see food

Discoveries People around the world like the same kinds of smells

Good News Can we tell someone’s cultural group from the way they laugh?

Global Good How do you map the infinitude of colors to a discrete number of words?