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Tips on telling human stories that audiences want to hear from start to finish.
Within the next billion years, the Magellanic Clouds might merge with our galaxy. But the new stars are already here. Within the Milky Way, there are only a few instances of […]
The results suggest eating too much sugar can lead to a drug-like dependence.
Researcher discovers a universal slump in life satisfaction.
A new device shows promising results in its ability to convert CO2 and water into useful fuels.
As little as an extra dollar could mean a significant decrease in suicide rates.
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The desperate search for a narrative opens the door to the wonders of magic.
LIGO just announced the second neutron star-neutron star merger ever seen in gravitational waves. It doesn’t match the first. On August 17, 2017, an event occurred that forever changed how we […]
From ultra-realistic graphics to more intelligent A.I. characters, the 2020s will bring some mind-bending video games.
A Mars Space Flight team member warns that people need to be prepared for what's coming.
Today, a quickly emerging set of technologies known as bioprinting is poised to push the boundaries further.
Maybe you’ve heard the term “self-actualization” bandied about at a party or by an inspirational speaker? Popularized by psychologist Abraham Maslow, the theory argues that we can realize our full […]
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Love triggers the same regions of your brain as cocaine addiction.
It’s one thing to find a galaxy that “shouldn’t exist.” It’s quite another to learn why it does. Above a certain size, spiral galaxies shouldn’t exist. A single major merger — where two […]
A new study shows that altering the ISS and TOR pathways in roundworms can extend lifespan by 500 percent.
Global warming appears to be front of mind for people worldwide.
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
In 2017, researchers believed they had found evidence for the elusive Majorana fermion. Now, a new study found that the exotic class of particles may still be confined to theory.
Georgia State University researchers have created a novel nanoparticle vaccine.
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