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In reality, it has no color at all. Here’s why. Every time you see an illustration of the COVID-19 coronavirus, it’s shown with a red color to it. Sometimes it’s red […]
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The associations of civil society give us freedom to find systems that meet our needs.
Institute for Humane Studies
More than 30 essays on the subject "Why I became a Nazi" written by German women in 1934 have been lying fallow in the archives.
The system can even be designed to send alerts to employees when they've come too close to a coworker.
Gravitational wave researchers observe black holes of different sizes colliding for the first time.
A new study on rats suggests that using marijuana as an adolescent "reprograms the initial behavioral, molecular, and epigenetic response to cocaine."
How will leadership and hiring practices be changed by the COVID-19 crisis?
How does one supernova get so bright, so energetic, and so massive? It’s a spectacular mystery to solve. On February 22, 2016, one of humanity’s automated sky-scanning telescopes — the Pan-STARRS Survey for […]
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Good relationship capital can change your business forever, explains Shark Tank investor Daymond John.
How do you overcome the tension between autonomy and solidarity?
Dr. Robert Emmons and other researchers dig into the positive mental and physical health benefits of expressing gratitude.
People often incorporate lessons from fictional stories into their beliefs, attitudes and value judgments, sometimes without even being aware that they are doing so.
Two new studies shed light on the road ahead.
The original Hubble Deep Field truly showed us what the Universe looks like. Later this month, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate its 30th anniversary. This photo of the Hubble Space […]
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When you stop predicting the future and comparing the present to the past, you can reach a beneficial flow state.
This unsettling simulation shows how mucus-mist can rapidly spread in a grocery store.
Early reading experiences play an important role in brain development.
Olive oil leads to the discovery of a law that applies to atoms, superconductors, and even high energy physics.