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Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but no one is entitled to their own facts. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but no one is entitled to their own […]
Research finds that our sense of self can be manipulated by certain smells and sounds.
Google's "Year in Search 2020" results reveal a year when "why" was searched more than ever.
Learn how to get the best views no matter where you are. Every year, no matter what else is occurring on Earth or in the heavens, you can rely on two […]
Fractal patterns are noticed by people of all ages, even small children, and have significant calming effects.
A new observational study finds that red wine and cheese have protective effects.
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There’s a fortune to be made in data and silicon, and everyone is out for their share. Artificial intelligence is this century’s gold rush. Its promises scintillate in them there […]
You’re gonna die, cloud! All stars, even our Sun, will someday eventually die. After burning on the main sequence for billions of years, the Sun will expand into a red giant, […]
The 2020 election cycle is not yet as wild as the 1876 election that made Rutherford B. Hayes president.
We’ve found our first ones! The question is: how did they survive? Over the past 2 years, an exciting development has finally arisen: scientists have measured a large number of small, […]
NASA exoplanet
Scientists find an exoplanet whose strange behavior may lead to the Solar's System hidden ninth planet.
Humans churn out about 30 gigatons (30,000,000,000 tons) of material every year.
For a purely binary choice, wearing a ring either on the left or right hand can say a lot about the wearer.
Carbon dating allows us to know exactly when ice was melted for drinking water in pre-Columbian America.
If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]
Scientists find routes using arches of chaos that can lead to much faster space travel.
A new look at existing data by LSU researchers refutes the Trump administration's claims.
A new study explores the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, which has been used in Africa for centuries.