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All supernovae are not created equal. After a 14 year investigation, the brightest ones have a surprising explanation. In 2006, astronomers witnessed a supernova that defied conventional explanation. Typically, supernovae […]
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Those who think they're better at lying than average seem to have a few things in common.
Does voting serve the collective good, or should we just not bother?
Got $55 million lying around? If so, you might be able to score a spot aboard the International Space Station starting 2024.
Gallup found that in 2019, movie attendance didn't even come close to library visits.
Researchers confirmed that the mummy known as Takabuti died from a stab wound to the back.
Until about a decade ago, only two habitable zone planets of any size were known to astronomers: Earth and Mars.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) created an online dashboard map that provides up-to-date data on reported cases and deaths worldwide.
Air pollution poses "a significant risk to brain development" according to researchers.
Trump's Middle East peace plan contains the first map of a Palestinian state that 'Israel can live with'.
A new study reminds us that physical and emotional pain are not far apart.
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Objections to liberalism are often tied to traditions, morals, and cultural identity.
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The closest star to our own doesn’t just host one rocky planet, but a second, larger ‘super-Earth’ much farther out. Of all the stars in the Universe, the closest one to […]
The impact of giving up is exactly the same as the impact of denying climate change.
Healing from a break-up should be taken as seriously as healing from a broken arm, says psychiatrist Dr. Guy Winch.
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Can technology act as a feedback loop for human emotions?
Numerous drugs designed to treat diabetes, arthritis, and other conditions may actually have secret anti-cancer properties as well.