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The study is among the first to explore the relationship between emotional abilities, political ideologies, and prejudice.
Girls tend to have more advanced language skills than boys, the researchers state.
If a new hire is expected to put in 40 hours, 50 hours, or even more at their job, their new position will be their life for as long as […]
The move comes amid a surge of vaping-related hospitalizations.
An expert's take on how to ace your exams through mindfulness.
We trust science more than we even realize, and yet we're quick to reject it. Why?
An A.I. named Aristo was able to use its language and logic skills to pass a standardized exam with flying colors.
Americans' inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.
Anxiety provoked by an unavoidable threat — like an electric shock in a lab — increases as the expected event draws closer.
Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest does not produce 20% of our planet's oxygen.
Can treating addiction as a disease work better than treating it as a vice?
In 1789, William Herschel discovered this unique moon around Saturn. 230 years later, its secrets are more promising than ever. Today marks the 230th anniversary of the discovery of Enceladus, one […]
Is it time to take the idea of panspermia more seriously?
The Category 5 hurricane was moving at speeds of about 1 mph over the Bahamas on Sunday and Monday.