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It took the Universe 9.2 billion years to create the Earth, and another 4 billion for complex life. Could we have gotten there faster? The story of how the Universe came […]
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Is today a repeat of yesterday? Rob Bell explains how the Japanese concept of Ikigai can help you wake up with a sense of wonder and purpose.
Which is better? Paper towels or electronic hand dryers? Click through to find out. Plus, we give you the best handwashing tips so that you'll get the cleanest hands.
A new study from researchers at Northwestern University and University of Surrey links being a night owl to dying younger. It’s a large study of nearly half a million people and the first to document such a link.
In the wake of several public setbacks since the start of 2018, Musk said Tesla is currently going through a “production hell.”
How we talk about genes shows many are confused. Seductive stats illusions, iffy gene ideas, bad causology, and lax jargon, are creating a recipe for epistemic comedy (and genetic tragedy).
Accident Claims Advice has made an infographic of the ways in which people often die, and figured out the odds of each one happening to you.
Black holes in these environments could combine repeatedly to form objects bigger than anything a single star could produce.
No, really. This stuff is getting pushed out as “fact.”
BICEP2 scientist Brian Keating’s new book is honest and insightful, but just as notable for what it fails to recognize. Imagine what it’s like to be a scientist working on […]
A map of the coming divorce between Left and Right America.
You need to have personality awareness to protect yourself from and deal with potentially high-conflict people on a regular basis without getting hooked by them.
Is it ever okay to believe in things we consider to be impossible or extremely improbable?
What seems like sorcery is actually smart science.
It’s the first time magnetoreception has been discovered in animals, researchers claim.
It's the most popular class of all time at the university—and it's now available free of charge.
The survey asked whether people had deleted Facebook, whether they’d pay for service, and whether they’d been using it less since the scandal broke.rn
A new coating material has been developed for fighting healthcare-associated infections (HAI) using overhead lighting. It’s a new coating for hospital walls and surfaces that uses quantum dots and crystal violet to kill germs.
This detailed infographic shows the path of Mark Zuckerberg's life.
Training enables growth for employees across any number of industries. Employees who receive training tend to perform better than those who receive no training and also tend to feel more […]