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Food deserts are a problem. One solution might already exist.
What happened 4.56 billion years ago is the most important part of the cosmic story ever to happen to us. If you were to look at our Universe at the time […]
Most captive elephants are kept under immensely cruel conditions. In Myanmar, they're treated differently.
 March is Women's History Month, and Big Think+ is commemorating it with a collection of videos highlighting both women’s history, and the complicated choices facing women who are making history […]
It's a "surprising trend," said Google's lead analyst for pay equity.
For years we have been fascinated with the artistic prowess of Leonardo da Vinci.
If you think it expanded faster than light-speed, you need to read this. If the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and the speed of light is truly our cosmic speed […]
The promising news comes 12 years after the "Berlin patient" became the world's first person to be cured of the deadly virus.
Healthy Housing Foundation has purchased four properties in Los Angeles, with more planned.
A new study suggests that reframing goals can help smart people avoid choking under pressure.
As we urbanize, a new study flags the need for lots of green spaces.
A new generation is waiting for the whimsy and wit of Dr. Seuss.
Surprisingly, many of the world's most popular religions have a lot to do with anarchy.
Disney, one of world's largest entertainment companies, doubles down on its environmental plan.
Galactic mergers should push gas and dust into the centers of galaxies. So why are these two so quiet? Scientists have studied the closest, largest, brightest galaxies to Earth for centuries. […]
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The older we are, the less our chronological age may say about us.