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A large study concludes that people who grew up in rural areas are superior at navigation, likely because cities tend to be less complex.
Successful romantic relationships require desire, but that desire doesn't have to be sexual.
In the pursuit of happiness, money probably trumps meaning.
The "Clovis First" hypothesis for human settlement of North and South America has just been debunked. Where do we go from here?
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Dr. Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist, who is questioning the very nature of life and how we’re attempting to find it elsewhere.
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The Human Genome Project put together 92% of our DNA blueprint. Here's what it took to complete the rest.
If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
We've fooled ourselves before with galaxies that look just like this one. The evidence we have simply isn't strong enough.
A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
Scientology, QAnon, and Heaven’s Gate: why do we seek healing from cults?
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.
I hate grading. I love teaching, though, and giving students feedback is teaching.
One research group's AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
In the latest edition of the Starts With A Bang podcast, we talk with soon-to-be Dr. Arianna Long about galaxies, from birth to today.
There is much more to the Kama Sutra than just sex. It's a guide to anyone wanting more pleasure in life, however they take it.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
