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Spaceguard shows that we can manage risks to the extinction of humanity — if only we put our mind to it.
We also don't know how Tylenol works. But it does work.
Should you blast the A/C even when you're not at home?
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
The concept is so complex that scientists still argue whether it exists or if it is an illusion.
John Templeton Foundation
Remembering Frank Drake, who transformed the search for alien life & extraterrestrial intelligence into a full-fledged scientific endeavor.
Total annihilation is a permanent threat.
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
The new material may make marine uranium extraction economically feasible.
Colors can influence your emotions and behaviors, but "color psychology" yields no real insight into your personality.
Not every "expert" has the expertise to back up their argument.
By creating a type O kidney, they hope to make more organs available for transplant.
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
John Templeton Foundation
Dogs are seen as more likely to leap without looking – possibly a trait shared with their owners.
Though difficult to watch, films like "Shoah" and "Life of Crime" cover topics that should not be ignored.
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
Catfish taste with their whole bodies – and that’s just one way animals sense the world totally differently than us.
Einstein's relativity teaches us that time isn't absolute, but passes relatively for everyone. So how do telescopes see back through time?