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The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
Of the world's 300 honey varieties, none is stranger and more dangerous than mad honey.
Seneca thought the use of ice was a "true fever of the most malignant kind."
In 2020, scientists took more than a kilo of moon rock and soil back to Earth for testing.
Ever since the Big Bang, cataclysmic events have released enormous amounts of energy. Here's the greatest one ever witnessed.
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
We might be dining on insect-based Christmas pies with robot-harvested algae on the side.
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A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
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Parity tasks (such as odd and even categorisation) are considered abstract and high-level numerical concepts in humans.
"The Da Vinci Code" popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It's wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint all contributed to her pioneering work in computing.
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Some analysts predict that Amazon's revenue will double over the next five years.
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"A modern five-day forecast is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980."