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Venus has far more carbon dioxide in its atmosphere than Earth, which turned our sister planet into an inferno. But how did it get there?
Jean Paul Sartre summed up the existentialist idea of "bad faith" through a waiter who acted a bit too much like a waiter.
Israel’s buoyant currency, coupled with increased costs for transport and groceries, saw Tel Aviv jump five places from last year.
We don't know with 100% certainty where SARS-CoV-2 first came from or how it first infected humans. But not all options are equally likely.
There's still hope for implicit bias training, research shows.
Whether or not life exists elsewhere in the Universe, we can be assured of one thing: We are the only human beings in the cosmos.
A century ago, electric cars were common. The fact that they were almost entirely replaced due to the internal combustion engine is a testament to the glacial pace of battery breakthroughs.
The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor's recognition of a patient's deterioration.
With launch, deployment, calibration, and science operations about to commence, here are 10 facts that are absolutely true.
A small, Seattle-based study will look to see if the psychedelic can alleviate the pandemic’s mental health impact.
For relatives who live far apart, holiday rituals may be the glue that holds the family together.
In her 2020 book, "The Alchemy of Us," Ainissa Ramirez explores how important material inventions shaped the course of human experience.
In America, Cup Noodles has succeeded by hiding its Japanese roots.
Or you might just be a Leo.
People can lose their authentic selves when they don't honestly confront life's potential, according to the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
The photometric filters for the Vera Rubin Observatory are complete and showcase why they are indispensable for astronomy.
Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.
The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the lightest exoplanets found to date.
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Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates. Lamborghini vs. Ferrari. What can the most famous rivalries teach us about human nature?
It's that time of year when the hours of meticulous wrapping of Christmas toys are viciously undone in seconds by tiny children.