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We often think only of grown ups taking pills, this study reminds us children can take them too.
Billions of years ago, the Milky Way would have been unrecognizable. Here’s how it took its modern shape. The Milky Way galaxy may be just one of trillions in the observable […]
It's possible that the Higgs boson is connected to a bizarre doomsday scenario for the universe.
With 1.6 billion households in the world, how does Santa do it? With a little Christmas magic… and a lot of science! How does Santa Claus do it? In one long […]
If you're not failing, you're not learning.
To go beyond meaning you might need a helpful phrase.
Despite being 28 years old and having a gyroscope failure, Hubble still delivered these 10 amazing snapshots in 2018. Year after year since its 1990 launch, Hubble keeps revolutionizing our view […]
Eight-dimensional octonions may hold the clues to solve fundamental mysteries.
Some games are just for fun, others are for thought provoking statements on life, the universe, and everything.
Remaining mentally active slows dementia's symptoms, if not its progress.
If you think you have problems today, be glad you’re not moving at the speed of light. Special relativity, even though it’s over 100 years old, is still one of the […]
When Cresswell returned to teaching after a five-year break, she noticed a marked difference in the ways undergraduates approached learning in the classroom.
The Tesla CEO said the Hardware 3 upgrade has "1000 percent more capability" than the current hardware.
Consider the decline and fall of the South China Morning Post.
Studies from neuroscience highlight how the brain both helps with and prevents collaboration.
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Following World War I, President Woodrow Wilson nearly died trying to ensure world peace.
As individuals, we scientists are all flawed. But the enterprise of science rises above our individual shortcomings. The enterprise of science is perhaps the greatest achievement in all of human […]
A new study reveals that it increases eye pressure, negating the effects of THC.