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Love + fear = awe. And awe can inspire the best and the worst in us. From 100,000 wild tigers a century ago, we're down to around 5,000. Oscar winner Ross Kauffman's TIGERLAND tells the story of the lengths some will go to to protect them.
In all the Universe, there’s only one Earth. But can we find the other worlds that are like ours? Even though the ingredients for life have been confirmed to be practically […]
The artifact will be opened on Sunday, for the first time in millennia, at an undisclosed location in Egypt.
Since the advent of communication, humans have used stories to create meaningful lives.
Michael Dowling, Northwell Health's CEO, believes we're entering the age of smart medicine.
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Education shouldn't just be about preparing us for the workforce. It should prepare us for life.
Wanna lose weight? How does eating only pineapple and lamb chops sound? Maybe receiving all your sustenance through a feeding tube instead?
There is a fundamental difference between matter and antimatter. But not enough of one to explain our Universe. Our Universe is a vast and enormous place, and if there’s one […]
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Big and strong? That's not what makes an alpha male, says primatolgist Frans de Waal.
Big tech is making its opening moves into the health care scene, but its focus on tech-savvy millennials may miss the mark.
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Self defined not as individual ego, but the whole universe.
That's the strategy behind a program being tested in one Indiana school district.
Devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has cut the Tasmanian devil population by 90 percent. Now, some devils have evolved to resist the virulent cancer.
 Weijian Shan, chairman of the PAG group, sees a bright future for investors in China, as long as they understand the evolving nature of the country’s economic growth. Though China’s […]
It’s rare but spectacular when the Moon passes in front of another planet. Here’s how to see it. From our perspective on Earth, the night sky appears virtually unchanged with the […]
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The U.S. has a talent shortage and the formerly incarcerated have paid their debt to society. Let's solve two problems with one idea.
Doctors may be able to painlessly reshape cartilage with the technique.