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Even 1500 years after the fall of Rome, its western border can still be seen on German street maps.
NASA will use energy from Earth's gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
For nearly two centuries, courts have relied on the subjective "reasonable person standard" to solve legal disputes. Now, science can help.
Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.
You are only ever a few days away from your demise.
If dark energy gets stronger with time, our fate could be an utter catastrophe. When it comes to the entire Universe, one of the biggest existential questions we’re capable of […]
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Hospitals often deal with the aftermath of gun violence, but they can play a key role in preventing it.
Instead of just Afghanistan, the U.S. military ought to withdraw from the entire Middle East and much of the rest of the world.
Does history have a grand narrative, or is it just a random walk to no place in particular? And is the world as we know it about to change?
Cancer cells seem to have a harder time growing among pair-bonded mice, according to a new study that explored the "widowhood effect."
Higher education, particularly for fields like filmmaking, is in big trouble when a world-class education can be found online cheaply or even for free.
The ‘final parsec problem’ is still a mystery for astronomers. When it comes to black holes in the Universe, we know there are at least two major types. There are […]
Betelgeuse, the tenth brightest star in the night sky, mysteriously dimmed last year. Now researchers know why.
Albert Einstein and his theory of general relativity continue to amaze us to this day.
Three cutting-edge techniques – the gene-editing tool CRISPR, fluorescent proteins and optogenetics – were all inspired by nature.
The Seychelles magpie-robin is up for sale – yes, for sale – as a digital nature collectible.
The way we imagine and listen to melodies sheds light on imagination.
Our brains believe $10 today is more tangible than $100 next year.
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Humans are wired for short-term thinking according to neuroscience, making it difficult to save for retirement.
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