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Social media addiction may be on the rise. Surprisingly, there’s been very little research on it.
A questionable new study suggests green tea may be able to reduce the effect of Down syndrome on facial features.
In his first media appearances since the Cambridge Analytica story broke, Mark Zuckerberg spoke to several publications about how Facebook plans to protect user data going forward.
Scientists find a groundbreaking application of the supermaterial graphene.
Researchers are starting to get a handle on why ancient creatures returned to the ocean after their ancient ancestors climbed out of it.
Half of all blindness in humans is due to macular degeneration. There looks to be a cure.
Every February, Americans across the country celebrate Black History Month. This annual celebration recognizes the achievements of members of the African-American community, both past and present, and the central role […]
If it were, we wouldn’t be here. But there’s a scientific answer that’s been spectacularly confirmed. When we examine our Universe, looking out at the planets, stars, galaxies, and vast […]
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Thanks to the beauty (and rigor) of formal mathematics, coders can now create hack-proof technology.
As more research on psychedelics appears, we need to take their therapeutic potential seriously.
"The greatest change-agent profession... is the legal profession." But should these change agents side with big corporations?
A new study reveals that babies as young as one year old can think logically.
Self-actualization is a great goal, but how easy is it to actually reach?
Over the past week, former employees at Facebook and other companies have revealed how tens of millions of users' data has been harvested and passed along to outside parties.
Whether you are new to the workforce or a corporate executive, you may find yourself in the position of needing to write and present an effective message to a group […]
The 2018 World Happiness Index reveals some surprises and explains why the world's richest country is not one of its happiest.