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Surprisingly, this study was not funded by HBO, Netflix, Hulu or the Illuminati.
YOU get a poster, and YOU get a poster, and YOU get a poster!
A new study reveals that people naturally fall into 4 different personality types while making decisions: Optimist, Pessimist, Trusting, or Envious.
Do you think it's fair that corporations can move their offices offshore to avoid tax bills?
Without colliding with anything since the Universe was 1 second old, these neutrinos still pack a punch! “When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades […]
ScienceDebate.org sent 20 fine-tuned questions to the presidential candidates. 3 out of 4 of them responded. Here's where they stand on key science issues.
How Costa Rica achieved 100% renewable energy, and what it means.
Scientists conceptualize a potential avenue of creating an embryo with only male cells.
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Innovation is not a romantic pursuit. The best disruptions happen on the front lines, not the sequestered labs of research and development departments.
Nikola Tesla, Franz Kafka, and Winston Churchill all practiced polyphasic sleep.
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Methane is a significant greenhouse gas, so how come we hear so much about fossil fuels? Is there a vast bovine conspiracy hiding the impact of the agricultural industry from the public eye?
Female political aides in the White House have banded together and are using a combo-technique of amplification and 'shine theory' to make sure their voices are counted.
The strange origin of autocorrect during the development of an American secret Chinese computer.
How our dream of exploring the stars might actually someday come true. “We are what we are, and we’re doing the best we can. It is not for you to […]
Edward Snowden and his allies are lobbying President Obama to pardon him.
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Parasites are more than dormant feeders. Microscopic science is uncovering the ways viruses and bacteria prey on their hosts, influencing them to behave in some very strange ways.
A recent study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows the efficacy of mindfulness meditation in overcoming addiction through emotional regulation.
One researcher called the rule an “oversimplification.”
According to a study recently published in the journal Emotion, being in awe of nature may make individuals less likely to accept scientific explanations for the existence of our universe.
A new study finds an innate correlation between words and the sounds they’re built from.