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An exhaustive report from The New York Times shows the alarming extents to which Facebook has been sharing user data.
TheTrueSize.com offers hours of fun while you stretch and shrink countries and states all over the globe.
From psychology to neuroscience, what we believe is not nearly as relevant as why we do.
Sunken nuclear submarines and covert operations against the Soviet Union eventually led to Titanic's discovery.
It's safe to say not everyone was immediately impressed.
Looking at the 2011 earthquake in Japan, researchers found that natural disasters make men — but not women — more fond of taking risks.
It’s okay to be skeptical. That’s why we have evidence. In all of human history, only 24 people have ever flown to the vicinity of the Moon, traveling hundreds of […]
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What if consciousness isn't all about the brain?
Behavioral ecology is a real science. But applying it to humans, with our social structures, is highly suspect. Imagine a scientist. Try closing your eyes and really picturing this person: envision […]
What we can learn from King Abdullah II, 2018 Templeton Prize Laureate.
Alternative treatments are often better for noncancer pain, the study found.
Moving from HOT to HAT, a dazzling new acoustic technology.
A new study flies in the face of anecdotal evidence and raises questions about how we read data.
"This is a great example of a forest restoration plan which is both good for the people and good for nature," one researcher said.
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The most powerful editors in the world? Algorithms.
It will be the most extreme test of Einstein’s General Relativity ever. And we already have the data. With every year that goes by, the total amount of knowledge that humanity […]
Synthesizing the vast research in the scientific study of religion is a huge task.
The findings of the controversial study flew in the face of past research on ice gains in Antarctica.
"We must end the needless and unjust convictions and the debilitating criminal stigma and let's legalize the adult use of recreational use of marijuana once and for all," the governor said.
A new study from Nvidia researchers show just how far artificial image-generation technology has come in recent years.