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There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.
An independent researcher looks into why there's such strong opposition to her research.
The genes responsible for facial features may also influence behavior.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
We confidently state that the Universe is known to be 13.8 billion years old, with an uncertainty of just 1%. Here's how we know.
With economic turmoil looming, everyone wants a way to keep their funds safe. But is that really possible?
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"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
Every time our Universe cools below a critical threshold, we fall out of equilibrium. That's the best thing that ever happened to us.
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.
The quantum world is one in which rules that are completely foreign to our everyday experience dictate bizarre behavior.
Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that cause leprosy, have the surprising ability to grow and reverse aging in armadillo livers.
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
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Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
The strongest tests of curved space are only possible around the lowest-mass black holes of all. Their small event horizons are the key.
New memories appear to be stabilized in the brain by a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
The metaverse is inevitable because it is hardwired into our DNA.
Caffeine does something, but it's not clear exactly what.
Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.