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Space is not the place to put waste, as it turns pretty much anything into a high-velocity projectile capable of causing incredible damage.
What happens when a good philosopher fudges the facts to promote his politics?
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Here are 7 current dictators that have ruled their countries the longest.
Single people have their own day to celebrate love.
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Contrary to what we've been told for decades, depression isn't coming from inside our heads. This author and big thinker tells us that it's coming much more from the society we live in.
Researchers are looking into what this fratboy fish of the Mexican underwater cave systems can teach us about sleep regulation.
Harvard University's popular course on Buddhism returns with an interactive feature and great content.
The world’s largest e-commerce company has proposed some really interesting upgrades.
Did you hear the story about how a 100 petawatt laser will finally ‘break the quantum vacuum’? Get the facts. Empty space, as it turns out, isn’t so empty. The fluctuations […]
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It isn't easy to become a Navy SEAL. First you have to get through 18 months of training… and the appropriately named Hell Week.
Want to work out more? Eat more healthily? Quit smoking? These neurons control the fate of your habits.
Major advancements in the field of transient electronics have paved the way for gadgets that evaporate. That's important for consumers, and the planet.
A company specializing in A.I. medicine will tell you how long you’re likely to live.
CERN’s LHC has just found evidence of the odder on quasiparticle after a 44-year search.
SpaceX made history Tuesday after successfully launching its Falcon Heavy rocket into space, but not all are convinced any of that actually happened.
The game is afoot! It seems Shakespeare borrowed language from his contemporaries more directly than we previously realized.
The Olympic Games are the perfect backdrop for international propaganda.
In her new book, Creative Change, social psychologist Jennifer Mueller says everyone loves the idea of creativity even while we prefer the status quo.
Are you an important person? The answer you give may indicate to psychologists how narcissistic you are. Similarly, the culture you are born into plays an important role.