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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 […]
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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.
It’s one way to interpret recent X-ray data, but it conflicts with much, much better data we already have. Earlier this month, a new study came out claiming something shocking: perhaps […]
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Rather than trekking up a mountain, a more accurate metaphor for human development involves navigating the waters of a choppy sea.
Johns Hopkins University professor Susan Carnell explains the neuroscience behind eating out of boredom (and how to stop).
Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.
Europe's border closures due to coronavirus go against a fundamental freedom enshrined in the Schengen Agreement.
Researchers decoded the love signals of lizards "spoken" through chemical signals.
With the right technology, we can continue to "flatten the curve," even as we venture out of our homes.
According to researchers at Washington State University, the answer is yes.
We know what effective teaching looks like. Implementing it can change the lives of Americans.
Charles Koch Foundation
Its record-holding galaxy is 32 billion light-years away, in a Universe that’s only 13.8 billion years old. On April 24, 2020, humanity celebrates the 30th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. […]