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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
Left-handed humans were likelier to get stabbed in the heart.
Laser-guided lightning isn't the only manmade way to create lightning.
How humans came to feel comfortable among strangers, like those in a café, is an under-explored mystery.
John Templeton Foundation
Here’s what Europe would have looked like if the Confederation of the Danube had been established after WWII.
How one man's divine dream became a poultry-shaped reality.
One from New Guinea rose to the top in a recent study.
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Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?
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This scientist made an algorithm to predict which artists succeed — all without even looking at their art.
All forms of energy affect the expanding Universe. But if matter and radiation slow the expansion down, how does dark energy speed it up?
How do physicists solve a problem like entropy?
Adolescents’ brains are highly capable, if inconsistent, during this critical age of exploration and development. They are also acutely tuned into rewards.
Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
Million Stories
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
The future of healthcare may bring powerful collaborations between AI and medical professionals.
The best evidence for dark matter is astrophysical and indirect. Do new lensing observations point to ultra-light, wave-like dark matter?
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Once the initial blaze of heat dissipated, the constituent particles of atoms were free to bind.
From empowerment to intellectual humility, these executive leadership skills are invaluable to an organization.