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how much dark matter
The Universe gravitates so that normal matter and General Relativity alone can't explain it. Here's why dark matter beats modified gravity.
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Instead of worshipping Yahweh, the devotees were perhaps dedicated to Mars and Jupiter.
The researchers suggest that their results demonstrate intelligence in silico.
We are not yet at the point where quantum communications can be deployed to secure the internet, but we might not be far off. 
If you believe that you're perfect, then somebody else must be responsible for your failures.
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Black women are 3x more likely to die giving birth. Here’s one plan to fix that.
It's literally the one and only trick that separates top-notch physicists from crackpots, dropouts, and those who can't cut the mustard.
Research has found that words are more accurately heard when accompanied by hand gestures.
Unfortunately, the Lunar Ark project is an idea more at home in science fiction than science fact.
Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
1.9 billion years ago, a star's explosive death created a black hole. Its light just arrived at Earth. But did it set a cosmic record?
herpes cancer
Biotechnology can convert enemy viruses into anti-cancer mercenaries.
After 70 years, "The Power of Positive Thinking" remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
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Don’t take the prodigy pathway. Become a broad thinker instead.
metastasis
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.
8 billion
Humanity is poised to pass the 8 billion milestone mid-November, but population growth is actually slowing down.