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There's no debating evolution, but there remains a debate among biologists over how it works. Is evolution deterministic in that its outcomes could not have been otherwise, or is it more random?
Those head-scratchers can be "symmetrical" or "asymmetrical." Here's how.
All sorts of futuristic technologies have come true. So why are astronauts all still weightless? Put a human being up in space, away from the gravitational bonds of the surface […]
CDP releases its 2017 A-List, that reveals more companies making serious efforts to combat climate change.
These findings fit in with an overarching evolutionary theory on loneliness.
Okay, so everyone who wanted to order an autographed copy (or N autographed copies) of my new book, Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive, here’s […]
Knowing who you are can stop you from becoming who you want to be.
Scientists propose an out-of-the-box theory about why the world has no more than three dimensions.
And if we don’t prepare to catch it now, it’ll be too late. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been redefining how we view our Universe. From hundreds of miles […]
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Is providing healthcare for all too expensive, or is it a failure of our moral imagination to say so? What first appears as an economic reality can too quickly become an excuse for inaction.
The McVegan is a real thing... in a tiny small town test market, that is. But what are customers saying? And will it be available to everyone soon?
Two meditation pioneers, Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson, answer that question in their new book, Altered Traits.
Forty percent of Americans sleep less than seven hours per night, and that's a problem.
Why did Shakespeare find fault in ambition?
Researchers at the University of Adelaide found high success rates for lucid dreaming.
The first detections were incredible. But now the real fun — and the real science — truly begins. On August 17, the signals from two merging neutron stars reached Earth after a journey of 130 […]
Innovation is often thought of as the result of rare genius. To create a new solution to an old problem that is both more efficient and practical than older methods […]
Experts say dependable scientific evidence has lagged behind.
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Millennials are criticized for not working hard and wanting a participation trophy. Bryan Cranston doesn't buy it. He thinks they have valuable lessons to teach older generations, if they can listen.
This sucks. And is also great for the environment.