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Between Carl Sagan's laughter, the brainwaves of somebody in love, and a live theremin concert, humanity has sent a lot of data out into the stars.
As the popularity of sparkling waters grows, many wonder if it represents a fresh turning point or a crisp new snake oil.
 We don’t have to tell you that business is complicated. You know. Maintaining productive employee and client relationships, mastering challenges and opportunities, and navigating the future are things that don’t […]
From 4 billion miles away, it says a lot about the meaning of time.
Researchers discover whether genes or social interaction shape personality.
If you photograph the Sun at the same time every day, you get a bizarre figure-8 shape: an analemma. Here’s why. At any time of day, you could theoretically set up […]
The new charge was announced in a tweet by the city's mayor.
A new study has identified specific genes that seem to play an integral part in characterizing the behavior of dog breeds.
How could we create a technology capable of replacing our own reality?
The study suggest implicit biases can change significantly over a relatively short timeframe.
How you feel influences what you watch, and vice-versa.
How mutual admiration was torn asunder by the sex drive: Freud, Jung and the schism at the heart of psychoanalysis.
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Carl Sagan—who first coined the term—was tempted to call them "star-tar."
You can become a tree or even the soil supporting it.
While nothing is ever certain about the future, here are 10 great achievements you can bet on. Every year, unexpected scientific discoveries challenge what we know. Observations using the Atacama Large […]
The sharp drop-off in world trade growth is a major risk in the coming year.
That disastrous rock may now looks to have been a Beta Taurid passenger