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Do you really want to win an argument, or do you want to find mutual ground and understanding?
If conjoined twins are forced to get along and share… so can a divided America.
What could religion learn from cable television? A surprising amount, seeing as the younger generations are turning away from both in huge numbers.
What does it take to become an astronaut? Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield explains, along with his vision for space exploration.
How ‘special’ are we for life to have survived and thrived the way it did? While there are hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy, many with Earth-sized planets at […]
A new medical imaging device uses technology developed by particle physicists to produce full-color, 3D images of the human body.
A team of international scientists has pinpointed the cosmic source of a ghostly subatomic particle called a neutrino, marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy.
One of the leading countries in the world in getting off coal and ramping up renewables.
Blockchain technology could help alleviate the struggles of asylum seekers who are many times left in the wake of political fights.
Think Again like you've never heard it before. A trip deep into the oldest living folk music in the Western world — that of Epirus, Greece — and what it reveals about why we make music at all.
Today — Friday, July 13 — people around the world will celebrate Embrace Your Geekness Day. The holiday celebrates people who are into “geeky” activities, such as “dungeon games, comic […]
Finding the ingredients for life is a very different prospect than finding the products of life. Perhaps the greatest quest in science today is to find life that originated beyond Earth. […]
In these digital times, all of us will put on the stage, says actress Parker Posey.
Psychologists figure out how men and women view engagement rings in light of how hot they think they are.
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.
Forbes recently claimed Kylie Jenner is “set to be the youngest-ever self-made billionaire.” But some questioned whether “self-made” is an accurate description of her fortune.
“Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination,” Musk tweeted.
It was officially closed in 2007, but has just been reopened.
It’s been demonstrated that women are more attracted to men with attitudes of benevolent sexism. A new study asks why.
History is not necessarily destiny, especially when it comes to how we treat one another.