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Pets are adorable. But our love for pets produces some very un-adorable facts. For example, in the U.S. alone there are 70 million stray dogs and cats, and of them […]
The Daily Table, a new Boston grocery store from the ex-president of Trader Joe's, sells nearly expired food items at a steep discount.
Who says wearable technology can't be classy? A company called Italian Tailored Technology is currently crowdfunding the production of a sharp-looking jacket that doubles as a secret agent toolkit.
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In today's edition of #TuesdaysWithBill, 8-year-old Shya asks Bill Nye about the LightSail satellite, a solar sailing spacecraft launched by the Planetary Society and currently "sailing" around us in space.
Meditating on unethical acts may help in making better, more ethical decisions in the future, and, as a result, help you sleep at night and allow you to look at yourself in the mirror.
The first evidence that shows how your lifestyle could alter your child's genes and their children's genes has appeared.
Researchers are here to assure you that memory doesn't go all at once as we age. Some parts strengthen as other parts give way.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965) was a British politician who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.
Obscured by our galactic plane, this once-unknown sight of the southern skies — Westerlund 2 — may house the Milky Way’s next supernova! “The wonder is, not that the field of the stars is […]
No matter how great your expertise, new discoveries await for the curious. “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and […]
The media, health personalities, and our own pedometers constantly tell us to aim for 10,000 steps a day. So, should we?
Bees produce honey, beeswax and… maps? Yes they do, if they're one of Ren Ri's swarms.
After 1.8 million miles, Google's self-driving car has been involved in only 13 accidents — all of which were caused by the other car. 
The states of your house, household, and community vary greatly based on where you live. Where does your country stack up against the rest?
Franklin Pierce Adams (1881 – 1960) was an American columnist, well known for his wit and his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower."
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Whether you're a part of a Navy SEALs team or just a paper pusher with a white collar job, the principles of effective leadership and organizational culture remain constant. Every team needs a leader who can instill inspiration, direction, guidance, and hope. These are the building blocks of success.
Irritation is a powerful force. It has the whiff of righteousness. 
VanDerWaals' line of app-enabled, color-changing bags could represent the future of tech-driven fashion items.
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Philosopher and social critic Slavoj Žižek dislikes the sense of self-commodification and self-manipulation innate in online dating.
If String Theory has nothing to do with reality, what are our options? “I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to be all […]