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The puzzle of play
The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.
When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.
Mongol forces never fully conquered the continent, but they played a key role in its historical development.
Stars orbiting black holes were observed to move significantly slower than expected. One explanation centers on dark matter.
Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, finding a bland, featureless world. Now, in 2023, JWST's sights are similar. There's a reason for that.
Robots must identify themselves.
It wasn't merely an act of brutality; it was a condemnation for the afterlife.
Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good.
Eternal twilight.
When white dwarfs explode, they create a type Ia supernovae. After decades of following the leading theory, here's the complete overhaul!
Zombies aren't a modern-day obsession. Throughout history, fear of the undead led to bizarre burial rituals all over the world.
Fortune cookies emerged from one of America’s darkest moments.
The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
In the beginning, genes weren't needed.
John Templeton Foundation
Self-help gurus for the digital age.
His plan to replace it with homegrown rice did not go well.
From up close, the cracking sound of a thunderclap dominates. From far away, it's more like a drawn-out rumble. Can science explain why?
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
FIRE is a lifestyle that promotes extensive saving in order to retire early, despite the fact that early retirement is far from practical.
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More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.