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Most philosophers merely contemplate the world, but what about the ones who actually tried to change it?
In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover "lost" memories.
The Universe isn't as "clumpy" as we think it should be.
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Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.
The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven't found them yet. Here's what everyone should know.
A toxicologist explains the impacts of antidepressants on fish — and no, they're not getting any happier.
Ancient humans crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia into North America. But some of them went back.
Some experiences continue to pay dividends time and time again.
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To answer that question, we may have to figure out when the famed painter started to go bald.
X marks the spot. The Dutch town of Ommeren has been swamped by detectorists armed with shovels looking for $20-million treasure.
Unlock the full potential of your creativity with holistic detachment. This is the way of the editor.
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These money experts say you can buy happiness. There are some red flags to look out for, though.
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A history of injustice and the greatest natural location for ground-based telescopes have long been at odds. Here's how the healing begins.
Radical Emotional Acceptance calls on you to celebrate all of life's emotions — even the negative ones.
Humans are good visual thinkers, too, but we tend to privilege verbal thinking.
It's nearly 20,000 miles long.
Far from practicing witchcraft, the experimentation of medieval alchemists helped bring about the Scientific Revolution.
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Left–Right, Back–Forth, Up–Down. What’s the fourth dimension?
Innovative thinking has done away with problems that long dogged the electric devices — and both scientists and environmentalists are excited about the possibilities.
Along with gravitational lensing and ALMA's incredible long-wavelength spectroscopy, JWST is reshaping our view of the early Universe.