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Scotland and Canada also announced they’re getting off of coal completely.
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It wasn't until after President Lincoln's death that we would discover one of his most important lessons, hidden in his desk drawer.
A common belief that regulations are a burden on businesses is challenged by Maryn McKenna’s book Big Chicken. 
MRIs reveal the human brain has its own lymphatic system after all.
With a 5-10 year warning, we could develop a plan to change an asteroid’s trajectory.
A video explainer about what opioids do to the brain that makes the drugs so hard to quit.
It’s the 1st observed psychedelic-caused molecular changes inside human neural tissue.
When you're in the hospital, doctors might call the shots on the big decisions, but the quality of your stay is extremely dependent on nurses—particularly their competence and compassion. But what if your nurse just doesn't have time for the compassionate part of caring for you?
One of cosmic inflation’s cofounders came out against it, calling it not even science. But it is… and so much more. “There’s no obvious reason to assume that the very same […]
What method helps you retain more information — reading, highlighting, or even interrogation? 
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80% of adults are overly optimistic about life—where does that cognitive bias come from?
New research shows how parrots and crows learn new skills through play. Can adults implement this advice? 
Researchers said this feat concludes “one of the major challenges in modern cosmology.”  
The secret behind the Em Drive’s thrust, which is real, may be in the long-discarded pilot wave theory.
It’s a fascinating idea, but how does it fare as a scientific theory? “Something is happening here and this is going to have an impact.” –Robert Dijkgraaf, on Verlinde’s work The […]
Bending the rules of government in exchange for favours or bribes is a worldwide problem. It is certainly not limited to Mexico, but the statistic is shocking. 
Also according to this survey, Brazil is the least corrupt country in Latin America
Researchers find that different types of meditation alter the brain differently.