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Physicist Frank Wilczek proposes new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life.
Global warming has shown that permafrost is not so permanent after all.
The origin and phylogeny of the Yaravirus are not yet clear.
Is the experience we call "love" felt the same in every language?
The Sun will eventually become a red giant star, swallowing Mercury and Venus in the process. But what will happen to Earth? There are a few existential questions we can ask […]
A recent study on monkeys found that stimulating a certain part of the forebrain wakes monkeys from anesthesia.
One in five people have ended sex because of bad bedroom talk. Here's the data and science on how to do it right.
It’s been called the biggest conundrum in all of cosmology, and recent measurements just add to the confusion. One of the most puzzling facts about the Universe is that different […]
The CDC estimates that more than 210,000 people in the U.S. have been hospitalized by the flu this season.
Add some color to the internal structures and you've got some eye-popping imagery.
One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?
Cognitive behavioral therapy has the Stoics to thank for inspiring this field.
For over 50 years, it’s been the scientifically accepted theory describing the origin of the Universe. It’s time we all learned its truths. The Universe we know today, filled with stars […]
Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution.
A new dinosaur species related to Tyrannosaurs found in Canada.
Two of our biggest science-fiction dreams might not remain fiction for much longer. Here’s how 21st-century science could make it real. For as long as human beings have looked up at […]
The White House is reportedly considering an executive order that would open up public access to scientific research.
They can be signs of how people feel in their relationship – and may send an important message to potential rivals.