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The outer edges of a black hole might be "fuzzy" instead of neat and smooth.
Being a specialist used to be the way forward, but the future belongs to people who can adapt to any given scenario on a dime.
Australia's beloved and bizarre egg-laying mammal could start vanishing in coming years if current trends continue.
A new hypothesis suggests that you can "catch" noncommunicable diseases from other people via the microbiome.
Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.
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The membership economy is upending how businesses are structured and how they deliver value to customers.
If dark matter is fundamentally different from the normal matter we know, there should be a way to test it. Here are the results. Dark matter — despite the enormous indirect evidence for […]
Job applicants now have to contend with the growing use of artificial intelligence in hiring decisions.
Competition in STEM subjects left students feeling like imposters.
Helsinki is the city with the best work-life balance in the world.
Social media posts that evoke strong kama muta often go viral – for example, cute kittens, puppies and special animal friendships.
The intelligent life we are searching for doesn't have to be humanoid.
The New Yorker-based comedy team on never exercising or going outside, and so much more.
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When it comes to foreign intervention, we often overlook the practices that creep into life back home.
Scientists used CT scanning and 3D-printing technology to re-create the voice of Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian priest.
The relatively quick evolution of nine unusual shark species has scientists intrigued.
We each have a way of moving to music that is so unique a computer can use it to identify us.
Is it ethical to use a dead man's sperm to become pregnant?
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If you understand when and how to ask questions, you possess an effective inoculation against charlatans.