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Research has found that words are more accurately heard when accompanied by hand gestures.
Unfortunately, the Lunar Ark project is an idea more at home in science fiction than science fact.
Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
1.9 billion years ago, a star's explosive death created a black hole. Its light just arrived at Earth. But did it set a cosmic record?
Biotechnology can convert enemy viruses into anti-cancer mercenaries.
After 70 years, "The Power of Positive Thinking" remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
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Don’t take the prodigy pathway. Become a broad thinker instead.
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.
Humanity is poised to pass the 8 billion milestone mid-November, but population growth is actually slowing down.
Cooperation was the first technology.
The world has improved in mind-blowing ways.
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The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.
"Ghost gear" leads to hundreds of thousands of animal deaths.
Holograms preserve all of an object's 3D information, but on a 2D surface. Could the holographic Universe idea lead us to higher dimensions?
What if your best friend was an informant?
