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The new charge was announced in a tweet by the city's mayor.
A new study has identified specific genes that seem to play an integral part in characterizing the behavior of dog breeds.
How could we create a technology capable of replacing our own reality?
The study suggest implicit biases can change significantly over a relatively short timeframe.
How you feel influences what you watch, and vice-versa.
How mutual admiration was torn asunder by the sex drive: Freud, Jung and the schism at the heart of psychoanalysis.
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Carl Sagan—who first coined the term—was tempted to call them "star-tar."
You can become a tree or even the soil supporting it.
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Patently insane: How Big Pharma gouges drug prices
While nothing is ever certain about the future, here are 10 great achievements you can bet on. Every year, unexpected scientific discoveries challenge what we know. Observations using the Atacama Large […]
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Thou cans't not live on steak and avocados alone.
The sharp drop-off in world trade growth is a major risk in the coming year.
That disastrous rock may now looks to have been a Beta Taurid passenger
Japan looks to replace China as the primary source of critical metals
When two black holes merge together, about 5% of their mass gets lost. Where does that information go? Do merging black holes lose information? They absolutely must, according to General […]
The neurochemistry of working with your hands.