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While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.
Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.
If cocaine affects sharks at all, it does so as an anesthetic, not as a stimulant.
Even with the quantum rules governing the Universe, there are limits to what matter can withstand. Beyond that, black holes are unavoidable.
What better explains the prevalence of heavy metal in Scandinavian countries: culture or economy?
Lab-grown meat may work better as a complement to animal agriculture rather than a replacement of it.
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
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We know that humans are an intelligent species. But this biologist breaks down the intelligence of each of our cells — and it will blow your mind.
There are two types of missing, or "dark" matter: baryonic (made of normal matter) and non-baryonic. Have we finally found the normal stuff?
The topical gene therapy could one day help millions regain their vision.
Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
Alchemy had its golden age in the 17th century, when it counted Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle among its adherents.
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A primer on Judith Butler’s theory of gender and performativity.
Rocks and minerals don’t simply reflect light. They play with it and interact with light as both a wave and a particle.
Exercise can have surprisingly transformative impacts on the brain, according to neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. It has the power not only to boost mood and focus due to an increase in […]
Nothing can escape from a black hole. So where do Hawking radiation, relativistic jets, and X-ray emissions around black holes come from?
Opponents of America's entry into the looming Second World War believed the U.S. would be dismembered.