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Here's a look at the space agency's astronaut candidate requirements.
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When it comes to the quality of school systems and curriculum, does the U.S. need a reality check?
There are three possible ways we’ll find alien life. With all of these chances, the only question is which will come first. Given everything humanity has learned about the Universe, it […]
Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?
Information is the best armor against panic.
Here's what scientists know about how the virus spreads, and how to avoid contracting it.
OCD sufferers cannot trust past experiences, making the future even harder to manage.
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Effort-focused exercises often lead to better, more innovative ideas.
It’s one of only five spacecraft that will exit the Solar System, and the only one we have a chance to aim at another star. Of all the spacecraft ever launched, […]
The video fragment only shows increase in COVID-19 cases, reversing the video's original message to induce panic.
Break into the lucrative world of tech with training you can do anywhere.
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Technology best serves the user when organic development combines necessity with collective values.
Don't feel like going out to vote? These ten thinkers have something to tell you.
As the new coronavirus epidemic spreads, more and more people are wearing surgical masks—despite their questionable effectiveness. An anthropologist explores the reasons why.
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
The photos may not be fake, but the context is.
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It's possible to seek equality without seeking sameness.
If all forms of energy experience gravitation, then why does dark energy make the expansion accelerate instead of slow down? Of all the revolutionary discoveries that we’ve made about the Universe, […]
People who score highly on the dark triad are vain, callous, and manipulative.
It's the first time scientists have discovered an animal that doesn't perform aerobic respiration.