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Illinois passed a bill that could abolish AT&T's obligation to provide the state's citizens with landline telephone services.
Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal discusses a three-step process to shift your mindset when anxiety creeps in.
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If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. But if you're a Michelin Star chef with a restaurant to run, you're going to need a better coping strategy.
Scientists at GW School of Engineering and Applied Science develop a prototype solar panel that captures nearly double the amount of energy from light.
For many companies, particularly those in the tech and manufacturing sectors, innovation is the lifeblood of the company. Entire advocacy groups have been created with the basic goal of protecting […]
There is, and never will be, a substitute for the real knowledge we’ve obtained about the actual Universe. “There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul […]
He created Windows and made billions of dollars. But that wouldn't have happened if it weren't for a few small things in his early life.
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California prisons are about as off-off-off-off Broadway as it gets—but that's where the emotional tools of theatre can make the biggest difference to people's lives.rn
Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old “giants” in Shandong Province.
The community of microorganisms that live inside of your stomach is one of the most important markers of health, physically and psychologically.
Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
Researchers develop a working, battery-free cellphone.
Weighted blankets have been proven to help you get a better night's sleep by mimicking swaddling and increasing serotonin levels.
Why does the Universe have the properties it has? There may be no natural reason at all. “When you listen to a lecture, you should not have any idea of yourself. […]
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Primatologists and praying farmers show us why it takes a flexible brain, and many perspectives, to unlock truly groundbreaking science.
Lise Feldman Barrett says emotional harm is worse for your health than physical harm. The legal system needs to catch up to the science.
It illustrates the dangers of rip currents.
The new Carbon Majors Report 2017 puts all the greenhouse-gas puzzle pieces together in one eye-popping report.
75% of all people will live through a traumatic event. 35-37% will experience PTG.