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A new study overturns the conventional thinking about how we focus our visual attention.
A new study examines how and why the world’s cultures identify and name colors.
After decades of research and analysis of geoscience data, the seventh largest geological continent officially exists.
It isn’t the rapture or some crazy prophesy, but science, that tells us when and how the end will come. “The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic […]
Nothing says "late great nation" like a new map of your country with its territory reduced
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To understand ourselves, our creativity and emotions, we must grapple with our pre-human existence.
Some people think that poetry is just rhymes. But those people don't know that poetry helps your brain heal during bad times. (Hey, we tried)
These scientists scooped up the Nobel by detecting a ripple in space-time.
They proved how the biological mechanism works inside our cells.
An employee who is motivated and engaged with their work is frequently more productive than their disengaged counterparts—helping to drive success for the business as a whole. According to research […]
When you see Nazis in the streets chanting things like “Jews will not replace us," it can be difficult to comprehend why they would believe such horrid things.
The “pseudo-science" of this remake barely registers a pulse.
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Here's why you should always be looking for new income streams—even if you already have a full-time job.
It turns out Winston Churchill wrote an essay of predictions titled 'Fifty Years Hence'—and while he was off on the timing, some are finally coming true.
“Scientists should think like poets,” says E.O. Wilson, because new metaphors mobilize new thinking.
This study may help us better understand how genes and the environment interact.
A new study shows how feelings of empathy can be potentially harmful to your health.
When novelists and poets reveal their writing process we learn a great deal about our own development.
Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers a slew of suggestions for how to break up negative vibes in the office.