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Can targeted interventions save Americans?
Anger and silence are the two worst reactions.
The technology could yield "made-to-order resistance genes" to protect crops against pathogens and pests.
A 1.5-million-year-old hominin bone shows signs that the victim was eaten by lions — and humans.
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How do “you” emerge from a collection of cells? A biologist explains.
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Theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku outlines the evolution of computers from analog to digital and introduces quantum computers as the next frontier.
Some constants, like the speed of light, exist with no underlying explanation. How many "fundamental constants" does our Universe require?
The use of the letter x as an unknown is a relatively modern convention.
Nature may not allow us full access to the weirdness of quantum mechanics.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society's overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
In many ways, it was worse than Chernobyl.
Two fundamentally different ways of measuring the expanding Universe disagree. What's the root cause of this Hubble tension?
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
Today, many Maya sites are polluted with toxic levels of mercury. The contamination likely originated from cinnabar paints and art.
Ice harvesters once made a living from frozen lakes and ponds, but the work was strenuous and dangerous. Then refrigeration changed everything.
Researchers estimate there may be as many as ten million trillion trillion phages on Earth — that's 10 with 30 zeros after it.
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The best orgasms come when you learn how to unlock a sexual “flow state.” Emily Nagoski, a sex educator, shares a meditation to help you get started.
The Schumann resonances are the background hum of the entire planet. But they don't affect humans in any way.
Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?