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For over 50 years, it’s been the scientifically accepted theory describing the origin of the Universe. It’s time we all learned its truths. The Universe we know today, filled with stars […]
Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution.
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Technological advances in molecular biology could help fix the planet.
A new dinosaur species related to Tyrannosaurs found in Canada.
Considering strands of liberalism and how each determines right from wrong.
Two of our biggest science-fiction dreams might not remain fiction for much longer. Here’s how 21st-century science could make it real. For as long as human beings have looked up at […]
The White House is reportedly considering an executive order that would open up public access to scientific research.
They can be signs of how people feel in their relationship – and may send an important message to potential rivals.
It's the first American news channel to focus on African-American experiences.
Scientists figured out how a certain treatment for skin cancer gives some patients a visual "superpower."
The world's most isolated inhabited island also has some of the world's strangest toponyms.
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Without regulations, implicit bias could shape artificial intelligence into a nightmare for some.
If galaxies are cities in the Universe, how unfortunate that our ‘cosmic country’ is dissolving. On the largest cosmic scales of all, planet Earth appears to be anything but special. […]
The bonding experience is promoted by important neurological changes.
A therapist explains acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
A new report calls on the departments of certain scientific fields to double the number of black students by 2030.
A new study at the University of Basel shows how interactive literature has become.
The center of the galaxy is mostly obscure in visible light. But thanks to the world’s most powerful infrared telescope, we can see inside. Throughout history, the sight of the Milky […]
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Ezra Klein offers good reasons to take a skeptical look at automation apocalypse theories.