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Thales may have known the famous theorem perhaps as much as half a century before Pythagoras.
Even the most unorthodox posthumous plans have their own historical, spiritual, and scientific significance.
Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York is the kind of film that makes you laugh and cry at the same time.
It could evolve, strengthen, decay, or not be alone. Our known Universe contains matter, radiation, and dark energy. While matter (both normal and dark) and radiation become less dense as […]
Birthrates are cyclical and have gone up and down throughout history.
If you had perfect foreknowledge of the blessings and tragedies that will come in your life, would you make the same choices anyway?
The stars stood no chance against the more-massive black holes.
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In just 11 months, this lab can grow a memorial diamond from the ashes of a loved one. Can they change how we cope with loss?
As important as his Nobel Prize-winning technical accomplishments was his ability to communicate to the public.
By digging deep, we could harness enough energy to power generations to come. But it involves fracking.
The questions about which massive structures to build, and where, are actually very hard to answer. Infrastructure is always about the future: It takes years to construct, and lasts for years beyond that.
Some intellectuals use charisma and deception to obscure the holes in their arguments. Here is how to see through their smokescreen.
A new study refutes some of the claims recently made about the value of napping.
The four-color theorem was one of the past century's most popular and enduring mathematical mysteries.
Scientists put the most mysterious force in the Universe to the ultimate test. When it comes to the Universe, it’s easy to make the incorrect assumption that what we see is […]
You don't need to completely automate a job to fundamentally change it.
The risk of dying basically flattens after age 110.
A new study found that people who scored high in certain psychopathic traits are more likely to limit head movements.
A program in Brazil both helped and harmed. What can we learn from it?
What if you are the only person in the world who can think?