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Did a poorly understood ancient civilization somersault over charging bulls?
For billions of years, dark energy couldn’t have been detected. Now, it’s everywhere we look. When we look out at the ultra-distant Universe, billion of light-years away, we’re seeing it as […]
Our culture has its own mistaken assumption: that the individual is an autonomous human intellect independent from the social environment.
If texting 'is starting to feel frustrating, stressful, or if you're overwhelmed or trapped by it, that's a good indication that you need to set a boundary.'
Few realize that the US was once "ruled" by a beloved monarch from San Francisco.
Saving money doesn't mean sacrificing quality of life; in fact, it can be a way to improve it.
 As Chief Learning Officer at Degreed and former Chief Learning Officer at LinkedIn, Kelly Palmer has thought a lot about architecting effective learning environments for employees seeking to grow their […]
The Universe is expanding, but we, our planet, solar system and galaxy all aren’t. Here’s why. Take a look out at almost any galaxy in the Universe, and you’ll find it’s […]
Eating a doughnut isn't the only way you can go wrong on the keto diet.
How important is it to consider a romantic partner's genetic profile before getting married?
The story of that one time a U.S. city was run by a Soviet, and what it was like to live in it.
North Korea's Great Leader would rather not fly for his second summit with Trump – but the trip is also a political message to China.
New research from the University of Buffalo makes the case for the smartphone.
Turns out pushups are more telling than treadmill tests when it comes to cardiovascular health.
We can see light from the atoms in the Universe before the first stars form. And no, I don’t mean from the CMB! After the Big Bang, it took only a […]
Happy birthday to Pluto, discovered on this day in 1930. Pluto, first discovered in 1930, was no more than a distant dot in our most powerful telescopes. Clyde Tombaugh’s original images […]
A new study of thousands links right-wing authoritarian attitudes and feeling one's life is more meaningful.
Mindy Kaling, Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, and more have learned a lot along the way.