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In any sufficiently large protest, police officers may "kettle" protesters. Critics say it violates human rights, while advocates claim its one of the few safe tools available to police during a protest.
13.8 billion years isn’t close to enough time, but if we wait long enough, even our Sun will become one. The Big Bang happened approximately 13.8 billion years ago, and it […]
If the only advice you've heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article's for you.
 “Doing any sort of creative work takes so much intellectual tussle that if there’s any way you can escape from it, you will.” So says Tina Brown, founder of the […]
The owner's personality was the most important factor in examining the stress-hormone relationship between pet and owner.
Is it time we outlaw circus animals altogether?
New Zealand's recent budget policy puts the health and well-being of its citizens over economic growth.
That's five more unicorns than the previous three years combined.
If you look everywhere between the numbers 1 and 2, you’ll never find 3. Let’s say you have an idea about how our physical reality might be different from how we […]
YouTube's constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?
Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
With the interest of these tech giants, it looks like cryptocurrencies are here to stay.
Extensive research at Yale signals the future of personalized medicine
When it comes to climate change, today's airplane pollution is a real problem.
The solar eclipse of May 29, 1919, was the nail in the coffin of a Newtonian Universe. On May 29, 1919, the world changed forever. For hundreds of years, Isaac […]
Walmart is selling "snake oil," said the general counsel of the organization bringing the lawsuit.
Chinese scientist He Jiankui edited the genes of two babies to be resistant to HIV, provoking outrage. Now, a new genetic analysis shows why this was reckless.