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Interactive globe shows where your hometown was at various stages of Earth's deep geological past.
Although everyone knows that coal-based energy is a thing of the past, declarations about nuclear power plants somehow do not want to enter into force.
Electricity from solar energy is the cheapest it’s ever been, thanks largely to technological improvements and policies that reduce the risk of investing in renewable energy. That’s one of the […]
Can we end world hunger by 2030? Thanks to a new program, the data for it is all there.
Miso Robotics has already served up over 12,000 hamburgers.
Have we always had quantum fields in the Universe? Or did they emerge at some finite time? No matter how we look at the Universe — at low temperatures or ultra-high energies, from […]
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling has an important favor to ask of the American people.
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"Interacting" with nature through virtual reality applications had especially strong benefits, according to the study.
New research pinpoints the neurons responsible for your choices.
Machine learning is a powerful and imperfect tool that should not go unmonitored.
Here are 5 ways to make your workplace better and your workforce happier.
Despite the claims of one of Earth’s newest Nobel Laureates, the data doesn’t lie. One of the greatest scientific successes of the past century was the theory of the hot Big […]
An overfished planet needs a better solution. Fortunately, it's coming.
Regardless of your age, incorporate the piano into your life for better health.
Mosquitoes can taste your blood using unique sensory abilities. Can we use that to keep them off us?
Congratulations to Penrose, Ghez and Genzel, and to black hole enthusiasts everywhere. On October 6, 2020, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded towards research in black holes. 50% of […]
In some situations, asking "what if everyone did that?" is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.
From novels to movies and beyond, this 11-course bundle will jumpstart your writing career.
Want some crazy space phenomena? You don't have to leave the neighborhood for it.
Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.