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This usually occurs inside the hottest places in the universe, such as in the heart of a supernova.
The Brazilian government has been trying to answer this very question in its ever-growing prison population, which has doubled since the year 2000.
If you've ever wondered which part of physics covers which part of space, fret no more. Here is an awesome map that lays it all out.
Could neuroscience help a Jeffrey Dahmer or a Ted Bundy become... better people?
What's really involved in snuffing out a country’s nuclear capabilities—and is that the right war to be waging?
You don’t have to wait for 2018 to know that it likely won’t be a year with 25+ magnitude 7.0 earthquakes. A new story based on a fascinating scientific paper […]
Psychology professor Frank T. McAndrew writes that the type of ghost you see depends on the religion you have faith in.
Thanks to NASA’s HiRISE camera, prepare to see Mars in a whole new light. Twelve years ago, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched. The descent of Mars Science Laboratory (i.e., the Curiosity […]
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Do we really need to spend such a mind-bogglingly huge amount of money on surveilling the world (and the American taxpayers) to find a terrorist-needle in a global-haystack?
It's that time again. Are you ready to throw down the wit-gauntlet and put those potently chucklesome or chin-strokingly insightful words to fingertips?
This could change everything we know about gravity and universal expansion.
A report on the effects of global automation highlights the dramatic changes over the next 13 years.
The study also discovered a downside to having a big brain.
In 1922, Albert Einstein explained how to live a happy life to a bellboy in Tokyo.
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Being bored is great. It's where we come up with our best ideas, and how we become better people by being able to mentally solve our biggest personal problems. So why are we destroying boredom with our phones?
This polymath's papers—full of personal and scientific revelations—have joined the World Register.
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So, how do you make something popular? Simple! You just update something old. This applies to storytelling, design, and even tech gadgets.
The Flat Earth theory has gained a surprising amount of traction in recent years, thanks largely to YouTube. What exactly do Flat Earthers believe?
The researcher behind some well-known gender studies is accused of making them all up.