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The move comes amid a surge of vaping-related hospitalizations.
An expert's take on how to ace your exams through mindfulness.
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If you're a great engineer, you can get ahead in Silicon Valley — to a certain extent.
We trust science more than we even realize, and yet we're quick to reject it. Why?
An A.I. named Aristo was able to use its language and logic skills to pass a standardized exam with flying colors.
Americans' inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.
Anxiety provoked by an unavoidable threat — like an electric shock in a lab — increases as the expected event draws closer.
Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest does not produce 20% of our planet's oxygen.
Can treating addiction as a disease work better than treating it as a vice?
In 1789, William Herschel discovered this unique moon around Saturn. 230 years later, its secrets are more promising than ever. Today marks the 230th anniversary of the discovery of Enceladus, one […]
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If teachers weren't taught to fear failure, could they see greater success in the mission of education?
yes. every kid.
Is it time to take the idea of panspermia more seriously?
The Category 5 hurricane was moving at speeds of about 1 mph over the Bahamas on Sunday and Monday.
This unsettling new understanding of vegetative patients raises medical ethics issues.
The effects of deforestation extend farther than previously thought.
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By putting yourself out there and overcoming anxieties, you just might land your dream job.