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Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
John Templeton Foundation
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Branding isn’t buzz — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years.
Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.
Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they're "just asking questions." No, they aren’t.
We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.
All marbled crayfish descended from a single clone discovered in Heidelberg, Germany in 1995.
"Lac-Phe" grants obese mice the benefits of exercise — without exercising. But don't expect an "exercise pill."
There are billions of potentially inhabited planets in the Milky Way alone. Here's how NASA will at last discover and measure them.
Jokes so cheesy even French philosophers will love them.
Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
A clear alternative has yet to emerge.
"The Soul of a New Machine" provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity's greatest thinkers.
The ancient Maya enjoyed filling their teeth with gemstones. A new study reveals how the procedure was done and how it didn't kill them.
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There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
John Templeton Foundation
Do you think you know the Solar System? Here's a fact about each planet that might surprise you when you see it!
One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.
What Odysseus needed from his father was something more important: the comfort of being a son.
Wearable technology can help increase lifespan by changing what we know about our dietary needs and creating new ways to exercise.
Nikolaas Tinbergen's concept of "supernormal stimulus" explains why humans are attracted to a heightened version of reality.
