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Artifacts uncovered in southeast Asia offer clues on early complex human cultures.
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Three scientists examine three dimensions of psychopathy: neurological, social, and criminal.
Solar geoengineering ideas could weaken storms in both hemispheres, scientists find.
A team of scientists in Basel believes this will open up new lines of research.
The view from beyond Pluto is far enough from Earth that we can see the stars shift. NASA’s New Horizons, humanity’s first spacecraft to encounter Pluto, is more than 4.3 billion […]
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The COVID-19 disruption is a really an opportunity for collaborating and building stronger relationships.
While many people don't think its all that bad, a new study suggests you should lay off while expecting.
Yet, the real-world roles and expectations of fathers have changed in recent years.
Comfort has won, and most formality is gone.
It could be the most spectacular annular eclipse of the decade.
Nothing in the Universe can travel faster than the speed of light. So how does space itself do it? One of the fundamental rules we all learn in physics — set forth by […]
Research suggests we need to create a new kind of work-life balance to prevent burnout while working from home.
OpenStax reimagined textbooks and saved students $1 billion. Now is a moment to reimagine even more. How can education help students learn more, better, and faster?
Charles Koch Foundation
It turns out big ideas don't always fit in sign-sized slogans.
Even physicists sometimes fall for these. For centuries, the laws of physics seemed completely deterministic. If you knew where every particle was, how fast it was moving, and what the forces […]
Astronomers propose new estimate of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy.
In spite of a government mandate, females are often treated as afterthoughts in scientific research.
Join New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova as she leads this special edition of Big Think Live.
Can researchers use data science to accurately predict the future?
The politicalization of mask-wearing doesn't help stop the spread of infections.