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The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
Pain relievers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen are made with chemicals derived from oil. Scientists have shown how to make them from trees.
Your heart rate reveals your brain activity, which in turn can predict hit songs — and maybe stock performance, as well.
In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.
The National Ignition Facility just repeated, and improved upon, their earlier demonstration of nuclear fusion. Now, the true race begins.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
Uncovering the ideology of "Karens" and "Kens."
Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.
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Spirituality declines, depression rises. Is there a link?
From when its light was emitted, the El Gordo galaxy cluster might be the most massive object in all of existence. Here's how JWST sees it.
The Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills is filled with skulls and oil lamps — objects a new study says may have been used in dark rituals.
Fossil Cycad National Monument held America’s richest deposit of petrified cycadeoid plants, until it didn’t.
Ironically, the company did so using technology perfected by the oil industry.
An army of replicators belonging to national laboratories, research universities, and amateur garages is rushing to replicate ambient superconductivity in LK-99.
How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.
John Templeton Foundation
AI programs like ChatGPT can create "thanabots" based on deceased loved ones' digital communications, allowing us to talk with the departed.
It will be immensely difficult for the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains to protect their competitive edge if they do not pursue a radical change.
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Evolution doesn’t fix things — it reinvents them. A biologist explains.
John Templeton Foundation
1hr 13mins
This two-time debate world champion gives three tips for constructing the perfect argument.