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The separation of conjoined twins is fraught with stomach-churning biomedical and ethical challenges.
Elon Musk suggested remote-controlled, vibrating anal beads. Thankfully, there are more mundane explanations.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
You would think that with all our technology, like the James Webb Space Telescope, we would know how big the Universe is. But we don't.
“The more we understand ourselves and the universe, the more magnificent it is.”
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Executive presence training can help leaders learn how to better support their people, become more self aware, communicate effectively, and more.
The East India Company issued stocks to minimize the risk on their unpredictable but highly lucrative voyages. The rest is history.
Million Stories
Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.
Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.
Think you should speak about 40% of the time in conversation? How about 70%?
Advances in ancient DNA analysis gave researchers a new way to trace the movements of peoples across Eurasia.
There are nearly 100 towns named "Troy."
Creativity and achievement require balancing hard work with the restful power of calm.
"Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks… by up to 200 to 1."
Black holes aren't just the densest masses in the Universe, but they also spin the fastest of all massive objects. Here's why it must be so.
To be successful at bonsai cultivation, you must acquire the perseverance and unconditional kindness normally reserved for devout monks.
On the morning of June 30, 1908, an explosion of more than 10 megatons occurred above the sparsely populated Siberian Taiga. What caused the so-called Tunguska event?
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.