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Americans' acceptance and desire of "dad bod" is increasing every year.
If loneliness is a "disease," is this one of the complications?
When thinking about your shortcomings, it pays to be kind.
2018's winter was particularly harsh on U.S. honeybees. What's causing bee populations to plummet, and what can we do about it?
7mins
Gigantic explosions of light are reverberating across the universe.
Empathy is what allows us to understand works of art, right?
Big data is here to save your dinner.
The wonder and the ethics of deep time. The "wood-wide-web". The claustrophobia of the Anthropocene. In our 200th episode, UNDERLAND author Robert MacFarlane takes us on a journey deep into the Earth and ourselves.
Two independent techniques give precise but incompatible answers. Here’s how to resolve it. If you didn’t know anything about the Universe beyond our own galaxy, there are two different pathways you […]
11mins
There are clues to the future and past trapped in Greenland's ice.
Scientists may have seen a way to cure a maddening symptom of hearing loss.
Its scarcity could impact scientific research as well as the high-tech industry.
The U.S. law regulating the cosmetics industry was passed in 1938, and it hasn't been significantly updated since.
Ever wondered why the longest day of the year happens when it does?
Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.
If we restrict ourselves to looking for extraterrestrial life on Earth-like worlds, we might miss it entirely. When we think about life out there in the Universe, far beyond the […]
5mins
Michael Pollan explains what goes on during the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience.
Three academic papers from Australia shows sizable bone spurs growing at the base of our skulls.
Facebook was careful to say that Libra is not maintained internally and is instead serviced by a non-profit collective of companies.