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A study finds that sexual regret doesn't change how we behave in the future.
If you want to know what the Universe is like, you have to look at it in the right way. Only by observing it can we know what the Universe is […]
A new study looks at how images of coffee's origins affect the perception of its premiumness and quality.
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Research has shown how important empathy is to relationships, but there are limits to its power.
Ultimately, this is a fight between a giant reptile and a giant primate.
The more you see them, the better you get at spotting the signs.
The densest objects that haven’t collapsed to black holes can tell us information about the Universe unlike anything else. Swarming through our own galaxy, we’ve detected quite a few bizarre objects: […]
About 359 million years ago, at the end of the last phase of the Devonian period, there was a mass extinction event or series of events. An estimated 70 to […]
Fifty years of research on children's toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender.
Only 3% of physics graduates and 2% of astronomy graduates are Black. That’s got to change. In the late 1990s, about 5% of the approximately 4000 bachelor’s degrees in physics per […]
The uptick in Arctic lightning could cause more wildfires, potentially triggering a feedback loop that releases massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
New research sheds light on the indoctrination process of radical extremist groups.
Differences in the way that the Hubble constant—which measures the rate of cosmic expansion—are measured have profound implications for the future of cosmology.
When you say, "I'll get it done this week," you're just lying to yourself.
We all know that work-life balance can be difficult, but do we make it harder on ourselves by how we choose to conceptualize the idea? More specifically, is the concept […]
The ultimate lesson from Dr. Birx is one we should never, ever repeat. About a year ago, as the world experienced the deadly “first wave” associated with the coronavirus pandemic, many […]
Instead of insisting that we remain "free from" government control, we should view taking vaccines and wearing masks as a "freedom to" be a moral citizen who protects the lives of others.
New research reveals that the face can affect the shape of the brain through a complex "cross-talk" between the two structures.
People often divide the world into "us" and "them" then forget about everybody else.