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Celebrating five years since Grain Brain was published, David Perlmutter doubles down on his warnings.
The relationship between our genotypes and our psychological traits, while substantial, is highly indirect and emergent.
The Universe began almost perfectly uniform, while today, it’s anything but. Here’s how we grew up. One of the strangest facts about the Universe is how dramatically its changed over time. […]
New psychology research suggests people get more lasting joy from giving gifts.
The most surefire, easily-seen signature of life on Earth might be a cosmic red herring around other worlds. In our quest for life beyond the Solar System, it makes sense to […]
Renowned scientists and technologists who've passed away in 2018.
Nurturing several relationships at once can empower us to build a life so rich that when we lose one love among many, we don't feel as if we've lost 'everything.'
For generations, planet formation was only a theory. As 2018 comes to an end, here’s the evidence of what’s going on. The theory of planet formation has been around for a […]
Was Jesus a real historical figure? Here's what we know.
Going mad with Christmas cheer? Try one of these alternatives.
About a quarter of victims' lost time was avoidable.
Americans must choose the middle path, away from the fundamentalist positions on both the right and the left, argues a Washington think tank.
30 years later, a new investigative documentary on Bob Lazar's claims about Area 51 raises some ghosts, some hell, and some unsettling questions.
When you emit gravitational waves, they have to pass through the Universe. But do they gravitate, too? When you travel through the Universe, it isn’t just a free ride through […]
The social media company has long been expected to make a move into blockchain.
We look at the most common New Year's resolutions and get expert advice to help you check them off 2019's to-do list.
Why one Italian bank is counting on wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano as collateral.
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