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The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.
This flying car — more properly called an "electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle"
— will seat five and fly up to 135 mph.
People around the world, mostly Generation Z, are obsessed with the look and feel of gothic, elitist universities. Why?
It has been 50 years since an American has claimed the title of World Chess Champion. Will it ever happen again?
Impressive but deadly physics underlie catastrophic eruptions.
The problems that Americans face are often too complex for fact-checking alone.
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called "butterfly disease."
In terms of the planets we've discovered, super-Earths are by far the most common. What does that mean for the Universe?
Regret isn't just unpleasant, it's unhealthy.
Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using "directed-energy" weapons against Americans.
We are generally taught that there is an arc of history — an inevitable path of progress that leads to modern society. Maybe it isn't true.
The book "The Genesis Machine" outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.
Pizzanomics isn't an official field of research, but it can save you big money.
Blended learning reflects how people learn and develop naturally every day. Here's how to put it into practice.
It is time to give the Russian cosmologist the credit he deserves.
It is often assumed that AI will become so advanced that the technology will be able to do anything. In reality, there are limits.
People who visit Florence seem strangely susceptible to Stendhal syndrome, which is blamed on an overwhelming sense of awe.
With a new telescope on the horizon, we reflect on the best pictures of space that came before.
If you want to understand what the Universe is, how it began, evolved, and will eventually end, astrophysics is the only way to go.
The author of classics like "A Farewell to Arms" and "The Sun Also Rises" is known and loved for his simple yet effective writing style. Here’s how to imitate it.