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By 2022, there may be as many as three artificial moons floating above the city of Chengdu.
"Expropriation without compensation" is meant to address the nation's stark inequalities in wealth and land ownership.
Want a happy, satisfying relationship? Psychologists say the best way is to learn to take a joke.
A measles comeback is not the sort of return our children deserve.
Could the Universe loop around on itself? And, if so, might an intergalactic journey bring you back to your home planet? Back when people thought the Earth was flat, it was […]
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Writing by hand is the original concentration hack.
A one-on-one conversation is a valuable opportunity to connect with someone and to benefit from what they have to say. Unfortunately, these chats tend to happen in the middle of […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has cancelled an upcoming trip to an economic conference in Saudi Arabia amid the controversy involving missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
A new report warns about the increasing likelihood of international conflicts over water.
Representation matters. Meet five stellar women in physics who were unjustly denied their place in history. Nobel season is now over, with another year in the books of celebrating the scientists […]
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There will never be enough time. Here's how to use it more wisely.
Are we standing on the brink of Mutually Assured Destruction?
It's been 100 years since the world's last deadliest flu pandemic. Experts warn that another one is inevitable, but are we ready?
He was recruited by Jim Henson himself in 1969.
They have more casual sex, too.
A new study delivers the dark financial reality of cancer.
Ever wanted to describe precisely how crummy you feel after a bad haircut?
A senior official told a Turkish newspaper that audio recordings prove that missing Saudi journalist was murdered in the Saudi consulate.