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Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
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Where is your data now? Follow the money.
Although the great Martian dust storm of 2018 may have ended its life, its accomplishments will live on forever. Note: This article was originally published on January 25, 2019 on Forbes. […]
Want to change your diet? The easiest method might be to start exercising.
Eric Weinstein suggests institutions need individuals who can pass two famous psychological tests.
Key performance indicators, KPIs, are not new: It’s said that way back in the third century, China’s Wei dynasty began using them to rate the behavior of members of the […]
Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer.
Between the noise and frustration, we're suffering more than ever.
From animated umbrellas to polite-but-violent turtle-people, Japan's folklore contains some extremely creative monsters.
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China's export growth model hit a wall. So it reinvented itself.
The Boomerang Nebula, in our galaxy, is even colder than completely empty space. Here’s how that’s possible. Imagine the coldest place you possibly can. Inside it, the particles that make […]
A new study takes a fresh look at the mechanics of forming habits.
As plant-based burgers get tastier and the health benefits become clearer, we might soon see more carnivores go meatless.
It's a public health crisis, experts say.
The first response to big, bad news is likely to be widespread panic — it’s human nature. Yet, says risk communication expert David Ropeik, you can actually strengthen a team’s […]
Some books had a profound influence on Einstein's thinking and theories.
On Wednesday, Chicago was colder than parts of Antarctica by 10 degrees Fahrenheit.