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There's a lot to love about the innovations of Scrivener 3 for the Mac.
This spring, a U.S. and Chinese team announced that it had successfully grown, for the first time, embryos that included both human and monkey cells.
Scientists should be cautious when expressing an opinion based on little more than speculation.
Even with six months' notice, we can't stop an incoming asteroid.
New research suggests that there is no "typical" form of Alzheimer's disease, as the condition can manifest in at least four different ways.
The mummy was first thought to be a male priest. But a recent radiological analysis revealed a surprising anomaly.
We give it the flight plan, and it takes care of the rest. It has to. Here’s why. No matter how advanced our technology becomes, there are certain limits that can […]
Noise causes stress. For our ancestors, it meant danger: thunder, animal roars, war cries, triggering a 'fight or run' reaction.
The unique light signatures of nautical beacons translate into hypnotic cartography.
Automation technologies manufacture goods or provide labor with minimal human intervention. They can trace their origins as far back as the 16th century—and arguably further—but didn’t take off until the […]
Companies can identify you from your music preferences, as well as influence and profit from your behavior.
Many people believe that in the face of profound evil, they would have the courage to speak up. It might be harder than we think.
And which ones are probably examples where we’ve fooled ourselves? Every once in a while — multiple times per year — a new research finding fails to line up with our theoretical expectations. In […]
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Scientists discover what our human ancestors were making inside the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa 1.8 million years ago.
Roughly the size of a thumbnail, this newly discovered toadlet has some anatomical surprises.
New machine-learning algorithms from Columbia University detect cognitive impairment in older drivers.
Regularities, which we associate with laws of nature, require an explanation.
Ingenuity is remarkable. But these 5 exploration ideas are revolutionary. Telescopes are our initial tools for revealing and studying foreign worlds. Hubble images of Mars, particularly around the regions with […]
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The US prison system continues to fail, so why does it still exist?