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New studies show that energy drinks and junk food adversely affect the developing brain in numerous ways. 
A new study of the stone monuments on Easter Island reveals the mysteries of the ancient people who made them.
Getting up from your computer for frequent breaks might help you retain information better, new research shows. 
Aging lithium-ion batteries have Apple, and other phone makers, in a corner.
Your IQ score may not be able to tell you much about how successful you will be, but these traits can.  
His guiding spirit Thomas helped the author make better financial decisions and take care of his health.    
An MIT astronomer famously explained why aliens haven't contacted us yet.
Also, where are you going to find a ram's horn at this time of year? 
It isn’t the Big Bang or stars like the Sun that gave rise to us. The story is far more… explosive. At the smallest level, the human body is made […]
The controversy over whether Jesus had any siblings is reignited after an amazing new discovery of an ancient text.
A new study shows that teens who use bullying tactics have more sexual partners.
Did Elon Musk invent Bitcoin? The mystery surrounding the creator of the world's most popular cryptocurrency deepens.
Do these five experiments right in your own living room, and explore some of the most baffling phenomena in all of nature. It’s a revolutionary idea that the Universe is made […]
Only a radically new tax system, one that affects everyone’s bottom line, can compel the environmental transition in consciousness that we so clearly need.    
At the very least such fake news could further divide us. At worst, a violent incident occurs, perhaps even on a large-scale.
Here are some of the most impactful scientific achievements in a year full of discoveries.
The ‘big discovery’ is nothing of the kind. We need a new planet-finding mission to probe the next frontier. Last week, NASA dropped a bombshell that it’s Kepler mission — the greatest […]