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We might feel like we're just going through the motions, but we can do better.
Hubble has been operational for nearly 30 years, and still produces the most spectacular images of all. Here are this year’s best. Hubble, astronomy’s revolutionary observatory, narrowly survived last year’s gyroscope […]
The statistics for American adults aren't that much better.
Superpowerful lasers for next-generation technologies are closer to existence.
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Here's how a pear-sized tumor on Jeannie Gaffigan's brain stem became an unexpected comedy gold mine.
An international study finds the vast majority of 15-year-olds can't tell when they're being manipulated.
Are the concentration benefits just a marketing ploy?
Confucianism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism—the world’s scriptural belief systems take many different forms but all tend toward ‘kenosis’—self-transcendence for the benefit of others. And all have been used and abused for […]
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Our personal choices can help to effectively combat poverty, says Peter Singer.
In science, breakthroughs don’t always begin with a ‘eureka’ moment. Sometimes, the true story is absolutely unbelievable. When it comes to our Universe’s origin story, many competing ideas once thrived. […]
Baby Yoda merch is on the way, but these Star Wars gifts are available right now.
America is polarized, but not as much as you might think.
Embracing signs of age might be the road to a longer life after all.
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The internet was built to resist an Orwellian future. Now it's being weaponized.
2019 offers an outstanding selection of books, accessories, and much more for the science-lover in your life! With each passing year, a whole slew of new scientific discoveries, refinements, and improvements […]
It's economists vs. climate scientists in this facet of the climate change debate.
The academic performance of American schoolchildren hasn't budged in two decades, despite billions of dollars in increased funding.
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Our opponents' objections to our ideas often contain insight as to how we can better refine them.
Without this one ingredient, there wouldn’t be enough ‘glue’ to hold the Universe together. Of all the things in the Universe to be thankful for — the stars, planets, atoms, molecules, and […]
