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“I watched closely for the sun or stars to appear, to correct my chronometer, on the accuracy of which our lives and the success of the journey would depend.”
Russia has spent years exploring the viability of building a self-contained internet. It could soon become reality.
The way that the ancient Megalodon adapted to water temperature has important implications for modern marine creatures.
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Arguments on social media are notorious. Can practicing intellectual humility make us smarter and happier? Science says yes.
John Templeton Foundation
Even though the brain is only 2% of our total body mass, it consumes up to 25% of our energy.
Could we all attain this superpower?
From crocodiles to birds, certain animals managed to survive some of the worst extinction events in world history.
Even a tiny sliver of the Universe can reveal the cosmic story of what's out there and how it came to be the way it is today.
It won't give you a six pack, but could improve your bone density.
Spotty connectivity isn’t going to jeopardize Ukraine’s drone attacks.
Assume we can make new thylacines, mammoths, diprotodons, or sabre-tooth cats. Great. Now where do we put them?
Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.
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He’s written 7 books on happiness. He’s studied it for 30 years. He even taught it at Harvard. What can Tal Ben-Shahar tell you about really being happy?
Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we'll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
Can a non-native species be a friend instead of a foe?
Far from being inappropriate, many of the most controversial acceptance speeches highlighted important issues in the film industry.
Understanding the factors behind recent growth could help us better approach inequality.
Modern applications of Stoicism show up in unexpected places, from the latest techniques in psychotherapy to texts on Christian theology.
“It’s not a secret that legal language is very hard to understand. It's borderline incomprehensible a lot of the time.”
Scientists find two 30-second techniques that prevent dizziness upon standing.