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An Oxford scientist's controversial theory rethinks dark matter and dark energy.
We all know how it works. You need to go through at least 12 years of school — 16 years if you want a white-collar job. Then you’ve got your […]
The origin story for our Universe got a major revision nearly 40 years ago. Time to catch up. 13.8 billion years ago, all the matter and energy contained within our Universe […]
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The billionaires are both looking to the stars, but each has a different dream for space colonization.
Superposition, entanglement, qubits, and Google's big announcement.
To know your relationship's fate, the ups and downs may matter more than its quality at one specific moment.
Electrochemical methods such as this could someday dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the planet.
We're living longer than ever, but few of us will save enough to afford this historical boon.
The more research conducted on psychedelics, the closer we get to new therapeutic models.
Remember the announcement of a galaxy with no dark matter? It’s just been re-examined, with astounding results. In theory, all galaxies should contain copious amounts of dark matter, with one […]
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Michio Kaku explains the three main sections of the human brain and the trait that he believes to be a key indicator of success in life.
New research provides insights on the effect of the lunar cycles on wildlife behavior.
We can produce more stuff with less labor. So why are we still working?
Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.
The new method appears to be more efficient and cheaper than current carbon capture technologies.
Are you prone to "toxic accumulation"?
For too long, we've treated racism as a personality trait or a vague systemic menace rather than the result of policies and ideas created deliberately to benefit some groups at the expense of others. As a result, too many anti-racist efforts have collapsed into name-calling sessions, failing to achieve their goals. Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist, sees a better way.
If they saw us as we were before the recent industrial revolution, would there be any reason to particularly care about us? All across the Universe, trillions of galaxies can be […]
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Overcoming assumptions when it comes to gender and capabilities is the key to a successful society.