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Staring into another person’s eyes for 4 minutes increases intimacy. Now we know which genes might play a role.
A new study suggests implanted pig cells may alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Education executive Jeff Livingston makes the case that our old higher-educational model is obsolete for our current reality.
What made the Golden Age of Greece, and Western Civilization, possible? One author says "free trade".
What we think of as our average region of the Universe might not be average at all. “No matter what technique you use, you should get the same value for the […]
This theory may square differing calculations in the universe’s expansion rate.
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The best career advice that you are not getting? Financial feminist and Wall Street powerhouse Sallie Krawcheck delivers.
The World Science Festival just wrapped earlier this month. Here's 4 top World Science Festival sessions that ORBITER recommends.
Some say it’s more than all of humanity emits in a year. But people say a lot of things. What does the science say? “One volcano puts out more toxic gases — one […]
How can we make the internet a better place for kids? Google has just released a free program called Be Internet Awesome to educate kids on phishing, passwords, media literacy, and being kind online. Will it help?
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The clash of tectonic plates beneath us is just part of life on Earth—unless, of course, there is human interference like in the American Midwest.
Mathematicians are working to combat partisan gerrymandering.
Research on varied forms of intermittent fasting is proving to be of value.
Designed by two MIT professors, this build-it-yourself kit teaches kids to "think with their hands" in an effort to bolster STEM skills early on.
Think the periodic table is complicated? Now learn how each element in it was created. “It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order […]
Astronomers make the first direct observation of a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
If people who experience near-death experiences have less fear of death, could an out-of-body experience through virtual simulation lead to the same result?
An Australian dog was accepted to the editorial board of numerous scientific journals and asked to peer review papers.
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Having trouble learning? Take a break and your brain will process the information. You'll learn better and faster.
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Is all life on Earth bound together by mathematics?