ToK Essays Nov 2024

Vast quantities of liquid water may exist on moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, making life possible there, too

By using machine learning and state-of-the-art supernova nucleosynthesis, a team of researchers have found the majority of observed second-generation stars in the universe were enriched by multiple supernovae. Their findings are reported in The Astrophysical Journal.

Scholars say the likelihood of George North’s unpublished manuscript A Brief Discourse of Rebellion sharing words and features with the Bard’s plays by chance is ‘less than one in a billion’

Given what we know about the inner worlds of nonhuman animals, how can scientists experiment on them for our potential good?

Individual liberty, the common good, and human dignity

Almost half of men would be uncomfortable crying in front of male friends, or saying “I love you” to a male relative

For over a decade, the Gender Affirmative Model has been the standard of care for gender dysphoric youth across the West. Yet, despite its widespread and long-standing use, good evidence to support it remains elusive.  Maybe that’s because there isn’t any. A new paper reports on result

The space rock has about a 1 in 560 chance of hitting this planet, the agency says.

Huge systems appear to be far larger than was presumed possible so early after big bang, say scientists

Researchers believe that gestures used by great apes were an evolutionary "starting point" for our language.

New research suggests that most people experience less stress once they reach their 40s and 50s.