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A new study finds that narwhals race dive deep with their hearts barely beating as they escape humans.
A predictive-keyboard app has just written an utterly crazy new Harry Potter chapter and the internet loves it.
Elon Musk expresses some support for President Trump's new space plans.
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The agricultural revolution was one of the best things to happen to the human species, right? Wrong.
Rather than one layer at a time, this method creates an entire object all at once, using lasers.
First, let me tell you how smart I am. So smart. My fifth-grade teacher said I was gifted in mathematics and, looking back, I have to admit that she was […]
A student’s award-winning explanation of relativity and reference frames is the best one yet.
A new study found that listening to other people speak—as opposed to just write—tends to make us think they’re more mentally capable.
Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]
Archaeological evidence in the Republic of Georgia pushes back wine's earliest appearance nearly a millennia.
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Middle America is tired of those latte-sipping liberals and their "elite media" hanging out in New York City, but Ariel Levy makes the case that Americans aren't as different from one another as they'd like to think.
Amnesty International and The Economist are very different organisations, but they have reached similar conclusions on policies regarding sex markets. Last August, the International Council of Amnesty International decided to […]
Marijuana use may help clinicians better identify those vulnerable to bipolar disorder and help them to develop better intervention methods.
Because intelligence is not the same thing as rationality.
China's expanding middle class is changing the world. The results are a global recycling dilemma.
The cryptocurrency bitcoin has been surging in the stock market. How does bitcoin work and will its success last?
The end of the year is nearly here, and all throughout the nation employees are beginning their holiday celebrations.. For many, the holidays are a chance to sit back, relax, […]
Dark matter, dark energy, and why there’s more matter than antimatter? There’s an experiment to explore if neutrinos could solve all three. When you take a look at the Universe in […]
A 1947 U.N. resolution called for Jerusalem to be an international city.
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The origin of the word 'respect' comes from the Latin verb 'respicere', which means to take another look back at something or someone. Here's how to restore respect after conflict.