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Money can buy happiness — if you spend it on others, research suggests.
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Science confirms what you already knew about being helpful to others.
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A genetic study of British Columbia grizzly bears finds a weird link to local human languages.
People are driving less. This trend is expected to continue.
The scientists, not the fossil fuel industry, were right all along. Back in 1990, the world’s top climate scientists convened to put together a report on the state of Earth’s climate. […]
While a squirrel's life may look simple to human observers – climb, eat, sleep, repeat – it involves finely tuned cognitive skills.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.
Why I was prepared to hate The Structure of Scientific Revolutions but ended up loving it.
It is difficult to save a species that does not seem to care about saving itself.
And the one step we can take to show extraterrestrials we’re figuring it out. Every year, Earth’s meteor showers accomplish two important tasks. This composite photograph shows a large number of […]
This everyday electrical phenomenon had no widely accepted scientific explanation — perhaps, until now.
Even 1500 years after the fall of Rome, its western border can still be seen on German street maps.
NASA will use energy from Earth's gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
For nearly two centuries, courts have relied on the subjective "reasonable person standard" to solve legal disputes. Now, science can help.
Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.
You are only ever a few days away from your demise.
If dark energy gets stronger with time, our fate could be an utter catastrophe. When it comes to the entire Universe, one of the biggest existential questions we’re capable of […]
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Hospitals often deal with the aftermath of gun violence, but they can play a key role in preventing it.