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While most of these deaths are driven by external factors, interventions can still help prevent them.
We have been rejecting science for far too long. We all need to embrace it. For as long as human civilization has existed, those societies that have embraced science have had […]
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The search for alien life is far too human-centric. Our flawed understanding of what life really is may be holding us back from important discoveries about the universe and ourselves.
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Perspective twisting books on biology, social science, medical science, cosmology, and tech.
Spoiler: Most people actually approved of their government's approach.
Researchers from Harvard receive permission for a test that may help cool Earth and fight global warming.
And what can it teach us about our Solar System’s earliest days? In many ways, astronomy is unique among the sciences. In every other field, you have the ability to design […]
Quick! There’s a runaway train on the tracks. Some dastardly evildoer has knocked the driver out cold and tied five people to the tracks ahead. The train is barreling down […]
After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.
Researchers from Norway discover that the Moon's tides influence the release of methane from the ocean floor.
Jonathan Berman wants us to have better dialogues.
The Sun produces a wide variety of particles and radiation throughout it, but all of its neutrinos are produced in the core: where nuclear reactions take place. The various reactions […]
An archaeologist considers the history and biology of what defines a taste of home.
She's the reason you're able to work and chat from home.
Researchers from MIT invent a highly accurate clock using quantum entanglement that can lead to new physics.
Other cultures can differ greatly from your own, but there are commonalties in the way we express emotions.
"The function of private media is to make money for the people who own the media. It is a business," Sanders said.
Planets can emit radio waves. For the first time, we've picked them up from outside the solar system.
Agriculture is responsible for a quarter of greenhouse emissions, but who pays for these environmental costs?