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Young people could even end up less anxiety-ridden, thanks to newfound confidence
Charles Koch Foundation
The Space Force will soon launch its X-37B spacecraft on a classified mission.
A new study finds evidence of an important neural speech pathway in macaques.
Over the past 30 years, we’ve revolutionized what we know about the Universe. But we couldn’t have done it without these lessons. On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope rocketed […]
4mins
The key to raising indistractable kids is to first determine why they're distracted.
Ultrarunners scored significantly higher on the resilience questionnaire than non-runners.
Sheltering at home is anti-instinctual behavior. Yet doing so saves lives.
In order to gain more from spending time alone, it is important to be open to the benefits that solitude can bring.
U.S. Army maps show how Western and Eastern Fronts met by May 1, 1945.
Despite being raised in a screen-lit world, today's children make and maintain friendships as well as past generations.
The dream of an ‘Earth-like’ planet showcases our astrobiological ignorance. Over the past decade, our understanding of what planets exist around stars other than our own has exploded. The number […]
3mins
It's normal if you're not productive in your creativity all the time. Even the greats took breaks.
Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely.
How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect relationships? One study aims to find out. If you have 20 minutes, take the survey!
Some purveyors of "wellness" sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.
A study finds that while musical newbies exercise the brain's so-called creative hemisphere, pros have moved on.
Many of the bathrooms uncovered at Pompeii and elsewhere were communal.
The coronavirus pandemic offers online education companies a chance to prove themselves.
USGS's 'Unified Geologic Map of the Moon' is the definitive blueprint of the lunar surface.
The Sahara is a harsh environment today. It used to be much, much, worse.