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The Sun might not be responsible for the short-term warming we’re experiencing now, but in the end, it’s all that matters. “We have known since the 1800s that carbon dioxide traps […]
When it comes to preparing first generation college students to succeed, it's about tuition assistance, but also much more than that.
Poaching of African elephants has been a huge problem for decades, and the U.S. just took a major step toward addressing the issue.
Researchers are working on a pill to mitigate the effects of alcohol. Is it a price worth paying?
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Immortal animals would have a better chance of longterm survival, or to survive as a species, so why do animals grow old and die? Bill Nye the Science Guy explains a hard fact of evolution.
Occasionally, a star will blow off its outer layers in a sphere. The vast majority don’t, and ours probably won’t, either. “The self-same atoms which, chaotically dispersed, made the nebula, now, […]
In a referendum on 23 June, British voters will decide whether or not to leave the European Union, and Americans will decide in November between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
The key to breaking a lateness habit is patient brain retraining.
Yale researchers create a groundbreaking device that utilizes two key concepts in quantum physics.
Thanks to modern brain imaging technology, researchers have been able to discover how memory works, and how to manipulate it.
Today, it’s the most obvious thing in the world. But how do you prove it to yourself? “A long time ago people believed that the world is flat and the […]
Racial bias has been around forever it seems, but it can show up in ugly ways on apps like Airbnb and Nextdoor. Here's what they're planning to do about it.
When it comes to finding meaning in the workplace, bosses can't do much for you. But individual reflection can help.
Two of America’s core values—democracy and meritocracy—seem increasingly conflicted and confused. Let's clarify how they're supposed to work, using Lincoln's tyranny test.
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There is more global immigration than ever before because we live in a dispersed, and therefore connected, world. Great societies have always depended on immigrants, and today is no exception.
Revenge, Hallucinogens, and a spontaneous William Blake Smackdown
Einstein’s most famous equation didn’t have to be this way, but it is, all the same. “Science is global. Einstein’s equation, E=mc^2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift […]
Technically, the knife's metal had extraterrestrial origins.
Shakespeare never visited America, yet the map of the U.S. is dotted with references to his work.
All those hours spent trying to get the doctor to fill a prescription should count for something, right?