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Are breakthroughs really a matter of chance, or are they simply waiting to be uncovered by the right person at the right time?
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Research suggests curiosity triggers parts of the brain associated with anticipation, making answers more rewarding once discovered.
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Scientists might be looking for Martian life in the wrong place.
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The multifaceted nature of company culture is what makes it so challenging — this guide will help you make sense of the complexity.
A man rubs his eyes while holding his glasses in his left hand and wearing a white shirt, with a watch on his left wrist, perhaps tired from hours of Zoom science sessions.
Why “audio gaps" in video meetings wear us out — and why we need the meaningful relationships forged in communal workspaces.
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In theory, dark matter is cold, collisionless, and only interacts via gravity. What we see in ultra-diffuse galaxies indicates otherwise.
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"In that conversation with Laozi’s text, I began to see the shape of my own life, the questions that opened seams, the patterns that pooled and shimmered."
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Want to get ahead? The best leaders are always humble, proactive and — above all — curious, advises Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota.
A spacecraft travels at the fastest spacecraft speed record through bright, yellow-orange streaks of plasma and solar wind near the Sun.
The Parker Solar Probe is about to undergo its seventh encounter with Venus on its journey toward the Sun. Here's how fast it'll go.
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A simple plate of vegetables has found the gaping blindspots in generative AI, and points the way to fixing them.
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New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
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Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.
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Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?
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In all directions, at great distances, the Universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved. Does that mean Earth must be the center?
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“Having more stem cell activity is good for regeneration, but too much of a good thing over time can have less favorable consequences.”
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Australia's AAPowerLink boasts three global superlatives: largest solar farm, largest battery, and longest power cable.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Time is relative, not absolute, as gravity and motion both cause time to dilate. Your head and feet, therefore, don't age at the same rate.
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Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
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The writer’s tragic death at age 46 has led many to view him as a tortured artist. Here’s why this label is reductive.