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Masks are great, but what happens when we try to throw out a billion masks at once?
The independent news collective is teaching a new generation of journalists and citizens to spot the stories in plain sight.
Identity politics has become a highly contentious element within modern political discourse. Those who support this approach believe it bolsters the presence and power of those who would otherwise be […]
It could have had any curvature at all. So why is it flat? What is the shape of the Universe? If you had come along before the 1800s, it likely never […]
A psychologist and a doctor of emergency medicine explain.
The rock, found in the Sahara, likely comes from a long-lost baby protoplanet.
It's insidious and destructive, but there are some things you can do to develop a healthier relationship with material things.
A study of 1.6 million people ties high incomes with more positive emotions and fewer negative ones, but only towards the self.
Even diehard fans are experiencing superhero exhaustion. But it's not impossible to do something original.
We still don’t know what dark matter is, but at least we now know what it’s not. When it comes to science, we often say that it only takes a single […]
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that there is affordable access to employment?
From action shots to locking down the perfect lighting, you can master the art of photography with these online lessons.
Cotton mask fibers prove 33 percent more effective at blocking viruses in trials.
A reversal in Earth's magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered climate catastrophes and mass extinctions. Can the field flip again?
'Dorozoku' map crowd-sources the whereabouts of noisy kids in Japan – but who's being anti-social here, exactly?
If more people decide to apply pressure through their choices, slowly but surely we would reach climate change herd immunity.
And what might we learn as we collect new, never-before-seen data? If you took one of history’s top scientists from 100 years ago and dropped them into today’s world, what […]
The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes "degrowth" in the face of recession.
Learn all about mechanical design, product development, material selection, manufacturing, and so much more.
The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.