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It's a radical but plausible idea.
Although it’s often described as the Amazon of China, Alibaba has a radically different business model that does not rely on inventory management.
A food fight may finally be put to rest.
From synthetic biology to xenotransplantation, biotech will continue to march forward in 2023, in part powered by data and AI.
JWST just found its first transiting exoplanet, and it's 99% the size of Earth. But with no atmosphere seen, perhaps air is truly rare.
Hinduism emphasizes the journey, whichever path that takes. And it holds us responsible for our own self-improvement.
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Quantum superposition challenges our notions of what is real.
The benefits of employee training are felt far and wide, from improvements in workers' wellbeing to better customer interactions.
You don’t have to “feel the burn” to see improvements to your health and well-being.
Red dwarf stars were supposed to be inhospitable. But TOI-700, now with at least two potentially habitable worlds, is quite the exception.
If tourism is the lifeblood of the Peruvian economy, then Machu Picchu is the heart pumping that blood — in sickness and in health.
The “money taboo” is not a single taboo, but rather an amalgamation of several smaller taboos tied to gender and socioeconomic class.
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When maps meet stamps, you get a love child called "cartophilately."
Chronotherapeutic drug delivery aims to maximize treatment effectiveness and minimize side effects.
When you can't enter flow, you can still lean on your internal rhythm.
The difference between predictions and observations of the magnetic properties of muons suggests a mystery for the Standard Model.
JWST has seen more distant galaxies than any other observatory, ever. But many candidates for "most distant of all" are likely impostors.