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ISS astronauts and NASA satellites capture amazing photos of the Raikoke volcano eruption.
#MeToo and #TimesUp catapult America into the club of world's most anti-women countries.
Not only do these monkeys use tools, they're developing new, better tools to adapt to their environment.
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.
You know it. Your employees know it. They’re likely to stay with your company only for just a short while. Two years, four years, seven years max. Yet you both […]
Some galaxies might not have any dark matter. Here’s why you should care. There are two assumptions that everyone makes about the Universe for extremely good reasons, but they might not […]
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At one point, America needed to be called a Judeo-Christian nation. Now, with growing populations of Muslims, Evangelicals, Sikhs, Atheists, and other faiths, what should America call itself next?
Charles Koch Foundation
Remembering a 1972 symposium gathering of the world's greatest physicists.
A large new study uses an online game to inoculate people against fake news.
Many governments do not report, or misreport, the numbers of refugees who enter their country.
Bernie Sanders reveals an even bigger plan than Elizabeth Warren, but does it go too far?
A new study found that smoking cannabis at a young age is associated with reduced brain volume in a region responsible for processing emotions on people's faces.
How much bravery can and should we expect from police officers?
A vacuum cleaner is the wrong picture. Time to bust that myth. There are no classes of object in our Universe more extreme than black holes. With so much mass present […]
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Jonathan Zimmerman explains why teachers should invite, not censor, tough classroom debates.
Institute for Humane Studies
Do prayers and well-wishes really help people heal?
Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you've never heard of.
It marks another milestone in SpaceX's long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.
Our favorite over-the-counter medication has its limits.