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"You dream about these kinds of moments when you're a kid," said lead paleontologist David Schmidt.
A new study examines the under-researched area of water theft around the world.
Researchers figure out the average temperatures of the last ice age on Earth.
Just because something’s unlikely doesn’t mean that anything’s wrong. In our quest to understand the Universe, theoretical physics is perhaps the most powerful tool we have as far as making […]
The goal of this large-scale study was to provide actionable information on how to avoid depression or decrease depressive symptoms.
More people are looking up panic and anxiety attacks in quarantine.
A new study shows that anxiety has been rapidly increasing among young adults in the U.S. from 2008 to 2018.
Two anthropologists question the chemical imbalance theory of mental health disorders.
Quantum physics just keeps getting weirder, even as it gets more fascinating. “Is it a wave or is it a particle?” Never has such a simple question had such a […]
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Firsthand accounts of what it's really like to go to and come back from space.
Big Think co-founder and CEO Victoria Brown breaks down the process of transitioning from founder to boss in her new book, Digital Goddess.
Google's Arts & Culture app just added a suite of prehistoric animals and NASA artifacts that are viewable for free with a smartphone.
On the list of animals at risk are several endangered species.
The Big Bang started it all. And then we realized there was more. Of all the questions humanity has ever pondered, perhaps the most profound is, “where did all of this […]
A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.
Restflix has over 20 personalized channels for optimal sleep.
Spending time in green spaces seems to yield many health benefits, most of which researchers are only beginning to understand.
German researchers have just solved the mystery of how these substances work.
The Himalayan Kingdom best known for its concept of "Gross National Happiness."
The patient's second infection was asymptomatic, suggesting that subsequent infections may be milder.