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Here's what Israel Guillen learned about life by studying 8 hours a day during his 22-year prison sentence.
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Have you heard the one about the U.S. Open and Yom Kippur? You're about to.
LIGO and Virgo reveal a gravitational wave was detected on two different continents. Here's what that means and why it matters.
American food banks are rejecting junk food for healthier fare, and so food corporations are hedging their bets elsewhere.
While Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive, many major restrictions remain on their rights.
A newly discovered papyrus contains an eye-witness account of the gathering of materials for the Great Pyramid.
By modifying an old virus and vaccine, researchers have found a new way to attack some cancers.
NASA scientists are sifting through some of the last transmissions from Cassini. And what they’re finding are kittens. You read that right.
AI has not only beat chess, Go, and Jeopardy champions, but now it has defeated some of the world's best poker players. And unlike chess or Go, playing poker involves unknown information like bluffing.
It’s currently billions of tonnes of fossil fuels every year. With new (or existing!) technologies, we could literally change the world. “In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far […]
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From the depth of the AIDS crisis, a new community discovered itself and defeated victimhood.
Is atheism on the rise, or is religion? At times we hear polls claiming both, but new research shows it's not that simple.
The findings have implications for both men and women.
If you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the Universe, you’re about to have your imagination unlocked. “Hubble often takes images of distant gravitationally lensed galaxies to […]
About 51 million people around the world suffer from schizophrenia, yet half of the general public doesn’t understand what schizophrenia really is
A Midwestern university has created a first-of-its-kind program in medicinal plant chemistry that focuses on marijuana.
The psychedelic drug LSD is still popular. But how dangerous is it?
A major Silicon Valley company is funding a trial of Universal Basic Income in the U.S.
The US island territory of Puerto Rico, recently devastated by category 4 hurricane Maria, remains without electricity.
Many businesses could benefit from applying the principles of design thinking to their work. However, too many businesses focus on the wrong things when they use design thinking, which can […]