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Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.
If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here's how to do it well.
From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics' biggest surprise.
You are much more likely to die in a car crash than from terrorism. Yet, philosopher Eran Fish says fearing terrorism more is justified.
So many of the conditions for a sale or IPO are outside your control — which is why preparation is everything.
The flavor is "simultaneously fascinating and… abusive."
The Pan-American Highway began a century ago with a vision of unfettered motor-vehicle access between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. What happened to the dream?
In the largest star-forming region close to Earth, JWST found hundreds of planetary-mass objects. How do these free-floating planets form?
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
Only about 10% of patients survive cardiac arrest. Of the ones who do, many have amazing stories to tell.
AI-powered voice technology is poised to revolutionize the ways we do business.
Traditionally, the long history of Japanese thought has not been viewed as “philosophy” — even by Japanese scholars. It’s time for a rethink.
The Persian Constitutional Revolution made unlikely allies and enemies of missionaries, ayatollahs, the shah, and his Russian ambassadors. Its legacy shaped modern-day Iran.
2023's Nobel Prize was awarded for studying physics on tiny, attosecond-level timescales. Too bad that particle physics happens even faster.
If you find yourself on one of these roads, it might be a while before you see another fellow traveler.
Dive into five philosophical schools that have faded into obscurity but still whisper through the ages.
How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.
In ancient Rome, collective bathing was the norm. In the West today, it’s the exception — and that’s too bad.
With so many early galaxies of unexpectedly large brightnesses, JWST surprised us all. Here's how scientists made sense of what we see.
Every astrobiologist wants to find an alien. But the public should be skeptical when the "aliens" look like tiny humans.