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A new study rocks prevailing theories on antimatter in the early Universe.
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More rules is not what's going to stop sexual harassment at work, says Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. Change the culture.
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Edinburgh University project geo-locates victims of Scottish 'witch-prickers' in the 16th and 17th century.
Is there anything we can do to help us give up this habit?
The light we observe isn’t the same as the light that gets emitted. Here’s what causes it. The light you see, when you look out at the stars and galaxies that […]
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The goal should be satisfaction, not perfection—why good enough is good enough.
A new web startup is selling algorithmically produced nudes of non-existent women. There's still some ethical concerns.
With lizard-like eyes and sharp teeth, this strange creature was likely smaller than your thumb.
Two types of thinking have a time-sharing deal going on in your brain.
The answer depends on how we choose to balance religious freedom, social inclusion, and the search for self-identity.
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We encode our biases into everything we create: books, poems, and AI. What does that means for an increasingly automated future?
Unbelievably enough, it all comes back to Pythagoras. One of the first theorems anyone learns in mathematics is the Pythagorean Theorem: if you have a right triangle, then the square […]
Stress and anxiety therapist Dr. Amelia Aldao suggests waiting 60 seconds before reacting to a stressor, giving your rational mind time to catch up to your emotions.
No one has seen an equinox this early since the 19th century. And you’d better get used to it. This year, on March 19, 2020, the equinox will occur. For a […]
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When setting the standards and expectations for others, first take responsibility for your own.
The more we learn about genetics and the brain, the more impossibly complicated both reveal themselves to be.
Participants were also more likely to see God as old than young, and male rather than female.
The National Institutes of Health hopes synthetic biology can engineer vaccines that outperform nature.
Hospitals are running out of critical face masks as civilians are panic-buying medical supplies en masse amidst the coronavirus global pandemic.