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Throwback Thursday: How Dark Matter’s #1 Competitor Died The only way out is to modify the laws of gravity, and our best observations rule those modifications out. “The discrepancy between […]
The Mets are going to the World Series, with a rabid fan base that has stood by them despite decades of dashed hopes. Why do we love our teams, even when they lose?
In 1960, the U.S. accounted for 40% of global economic output. This is where we're at today.
Neuroscientists have observed a specific exercise routine that protects female brains as they age.
The city will build 37 miles of bike paths before the ban is complete.
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Author Junot Díaz reminds us why fiction isn't just “nice to have."
After all of Google's road tests, Tesla makes a bold move.
Think your interior decorator is evil? Imagine Hitler’s.
Traveling to the future is possible, but the “back” part runs into trouble. Mr. Strickland: “I noticed your band is on the roster for the dance auditions after school today. […]
Thomas Jefferson is probably most famous for drafting the Declaration of Independence, but the indelible legal document is just one of many intriguing facts about the man.
If you are caught with "soft" drugs in the UK, you are now more likely to be prosecuted than if you are caught with "hard" drugs.
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Millennials are already shifting ideas of what is and isn't an acceptable or attractive company culture.
Words like “comforting” and “reassuring” don’t seem sufficiently “sexy” praise for a literary work on this scale, but these are the only words to describe its effect (on this reader, at least).
Baby giraffes can stand within hours of birth and zebras can run in the first 45 minutes of life.
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The key to effective time management is to maintain a level of organization that allows you to dedicate less and less neural resources to running your life.
Research finds that some early screening for breast cancer may do more harm than good. But that’s what the numbers say. How will women feel?
“We don’t want to make this; Moses is Darth Vader and Jacobs is a perfect angel from heaven.”
This is where neuroscience is answering some important questions and begging entirely new ones.
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"Pay attention to people's lives," explains the acclaimed author. Then don't be afraid to rewrite and edit and re-edit and re-rewrite and so on.
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Such a question assumes we'd be able to contact aliens should we find them. Bill's not entirely sure we'll be able to.