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They say laughter is the best medicine; you might not be able to laugh a broken leg away, but it might help your depression.
 The confidence and respect that successful executives enjoy isn’t simply conferred upon them by their job title. It’s the knowledgeability they project, the manner in which they conduct themselves, and […]
Using a new process, a mini-brain develops retinal cells.
As more time passes since the Big Bang, more of the Universe comes into view. But how much? Even though it’s been billions of years since the Big Bang, there’s a […]
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Being on shaky financial footing is making Americans dumber.
A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.
Less than a mile long, the Dorfbahn in Serfaus is also the world's highest metro system.
The two concepts might seem contradictory, but anarcho-capitalists exist.
50 years ago, Apollo 9 launched. Without it, we never would’ve landed on the Moon. The Apollo program is most famous for its greatest achievement: taking humanity to the Moon. It […]
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Here's how to set clear expectations about household management.
Over 100 new pages of Einstein's writings, including long-lost calculations, have been made public.
The American Museum of Natural History presents the new, more accurate T. rex.
These powerful habits from six powerful people are worth taking to heart.
Globally 72 percent of scientific researchers are men. But there are some exceptions.
What gets a wolf or a pigeon up in the morning? No offense to wolves or to pigeons, but it’s probably not the desire to make the world a better […]