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Affluence could be our real downfall.
If Arctic ice continues to melt at its projected rate, the bears will go extinct due to starvation by the end of the century according to a first-ever projected timeline.
Archaeologists suggest this may have been the Americas' "oldest hotel."
A new study from Ohio State University details implicit bias.
Stone stackers enjoy the practice as a peaceful challenge, but scientists warn that moving small stones has mountainous consequences.
It’s 13.8 billion years old, with an uncertainty of just 1%. Here’s how. How old is the Universe? For generations, people argued over whether the Universe had always existed, whether it […]
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COVID-19 may strengthen the case for universal basic income, or an idea like it.
No, its not just to keep you warm with hair you don't have.
The impact might have triggered the Ice Age.
We're safeguarding the world's seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data?
Worthy returns 2-3x more money than local jewelers and pawn shops.
For the first time in many years, there’s currently a comet visible to the naked eye in Earth’s night sky: comet NEOWISE. For the first time in many years, there’s currently […]
Teaching your child metacognitive techniques can improve their learning and life skills.
Proteus could someday be used to create extremely strong and lightweight armor and locks.
The information could influence future treatments.
The trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles will likely be among the first safe international travel zones in the world.
A study uses sugar water experiments to show that hummingbirds can see colors invisible to us.
New research sees dogs checking a North-South axis on their way home.
Without quantum physics, the Sun wouldn’t shine at all. Earth, as we know it, is only teeming with life because of the influence of our Sun. Its light and heat provides […]
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Even non-academic experiences can inspire meaningful moments of learning and self-reflection.