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Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
The tiny swimmers appear to transmit signals that "persuade" the female body to have a baby.
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Being an intellectual is not really how it is depicted in popular culture.
How our fantasy world of the past has become everyday reality.
Participants with high levels of narcissism showed high levels of aggression, spreading gossip, bullying others, and more.
Participants were asked to complete a simple attention task as well as a more challenging "placekeeping" task.
A lithium imbalance appears linked to suicide.
Diogenes was no doubt odd, but Cynicism might just help our overcrowded lives.
Some wild animals thrive near humans, but only up to a point.
Has all this happened before, and will all this happen once again? There are only a few questions, when we ask them, that force us to reckon with the fundamental nature […]
Say hello to your new colleague, the Workplace Environment Architect.
A new AI-generated map of dark matter shows previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies.
People who go ballistic over other people's eating sounds aren't just cranky — they have misophonia.
Life finds a way — in this case, by smelling like death.
Many workers moved home on the promise or hope that they'd be able to keep working remotely at least some of the time after the pandemic ended.
Neuroscience explains terrifying ordeals, from out-of-body experiences to alien abductions.
It occurred naturally, and scientists know this for certain. Starting in late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, began infecting human beings for the very first time. Discovered in samples […]
Virtual tourism has thus far been a futuristic dream, but a world shaped by Covid-19 may be ready to accept it.
Scientists successfully trained people to use robotic extra thumbs, suggesting body augmentation could revolutionize future humans.
The Vertebrate Genomes Project may spell good news for the kakapo and the vaquita.