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TuSimple, an autonomous trucking company, has also engaged in test programs with the United States Postal Service and Amazon.
A team of Japanese researchers comes across a remarkably simple trick.
Eric Weinstein explains why choosing a nemesis is both energizing and necessary for success.
Meditation doesn't just reduce stress or make you a more spiritual person; it changes your brain in a variety of ways that can make it easier to learn new information.
A recent clinical trial shows that two new drugs are far more effective than current treatments.
A new study highlights the effects of a "digital detox" while traveling.
Yes, the robots are coming — but take a breath.
The top of Mauna Kea is the ideal physical site for this new, ready-to-be-built telescope. But that’s far from the only concern. For many years, astronomers have looked forward to a […]
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Mother Nature and the laws of physics have a death warrant out for humanity, says Michio Kaku. Can we escape it?
Scientists continue to learn more about this class of plant chemicals that's known to have extraordinary health benefits.
The startling discovery comes from researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey.
President Trump has called for Silicon Valley to develop digital precogs, but such systems raise efficacy concerns.
Doomsday prophesies have never once come to pass, but they’ve never had science on their side like this before. Every year, the Earth completes an orbital revolution around the Sun, returning […]
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Todd McLeod, the founder of Greater Commons, has a 12-step plan to transform higher education in the U.S., improve our lives, and improve society.
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Some nations can't afford to make climate change a political issue.
Russia urges villagers to leave nuclear fallout area and then tells them to come back.
Erik Verlinde has been compared to Einstein for completely rethinking the nature of gravity.
The synthetic chemicals — called PFAS — never break down naturally.
Atheism doesn't offer much beyond non-belief, can secular humanism fill the gaps?