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These people had no access to magazines and, generally, no access to the internet.
An epidemiologist explains.
It isn’t just a day that comes every four years; it’s everything we need to keep our calendar aligned with Earth’s orbit. Once every four years, at least under most circumstances, […]
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Misinformation is rampant—but it is the Internet.
Ever wonder, exactly, how stars form from molecular gas and dust? So do scientists. One of the great challenges for astronomy is to determine, in gory detail, how stars are […]
The Hollywood blockbuster may have been right, if only 3.2 billion years off the mark.
Few scientific ideas have been as polarizing as string theory. There are good reasons to both love it and hate it. String theory is perhaps the most controversial big idea in […]
The path to sobriety isn't one that can be traveled alone, studies suggest.
From travel restrictions to forced isolation, the new coronavirus brings psychological threats, too.
Some fish evolved legs and walked onto the land. Right?
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Here's a look at the space agency's astronaut candidate requirements.
There are three possible ways we’ll find alien life. With all of these chances, the only question is which will come first. Given everything humanity has learned about the Universe, it […]
Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?
Information is the best armor against panic.
Here's what scientists know about how the virus spreads, and how to avoid contracting it.
OCD sufferers cannot trust past experiences, making the future even harder to manage.
It’s one of only five spacecraft that will exit the Solar System, and the only one we have a chance to aim at another star. Of all the spacecraft ever launched, […]