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If fair treatment for all is something that’s important to you, here’s how you can help level an uneven playing field. In some ways, it’s true that life isn’t fair for […]
From the Aquinas viewpoint, it was both a human and divine process.
The German island of Riems is home to some of the most dangerous virology research on the planet.
Groundbreaking neurological research on songbirds provides insight on human learned behavior and speech.
Not only will this help diagnose schizophrenia earlier, but it also points to a possible cause of schizophrenia.
An Oxford scientist claims a Nobel-Prize-winning conclusion is wrong.
Misinformation in political ads bring "significant ramifications that today's democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said.
NASA's intrepid Curiosity rolls upward into Mars history.
If laziness is written into our genes, why not embrace it?
These maps show surprising juxtapositions of ancient and modern toponyms of the Mother Continent.
One of Socrates’s best-known claims was that “I know that I know nothing.” It’s no fluke that this quote has survived more than 2,000 years or that Socrates is nearly […]
Ferrets are not humans, but this new drug is showing promise.
After living through a terrible epidemic, two inventors have created a self-cleaning door handle.
It’s been spectacularly confirmed by observation, but theoretically, it couldn’t have been any other way. If the Sun were to spontaneously cease emitting light, we wouldn’t know about it for about […]
Unnatural Selection and the thrilling, terrifying possibilities of genetic editing.
A DNA study looks for the home of the earliest modern humans.
Among the variety of human screams, it is screams of terror that stand out most vividly.
Ads from political figures are exempt from fact-checking, according to Facebook's recently updated policies.
In the fight between talent and hard work, hard work usually wins.