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A new study shows that adult dogs can learn to distinguish generous and selfish people, but puppies can’t.
The establishment of a colony on Mars seems inevitable given just how many groups are drawing up plans for the red planet. NASA intends on sending manned expeditions in the […]
But if the campaign isn’t successful, this scourge could return with a vengeance.
Each discovery we make seems to raise even more questions. It’s a wonderful example of how science never ends. On August 17th, both the light and the gravitational wave signals from […]
Richard Thaler is trying to simplify economics. So they gave him the Nobel Prize.
A phonetic map to help Warsaw Pact soldiers find their way around the Home Counties
The results of this study could have implications for autism, addiction, and domestic violence.
Are you more likely to think everything is going well with your finances if the politics of your country’s leaders align with yours? One new study says yes. 
Infographics that show how we’re all addicted to something.
A children’s hospital is “the first of many solar + storage projects going live” on the island, Elon Musk announced.  
Different brain patterns during the resting state may be associated with different cognitive abilities.
Never underestimate the power of having a strong set of goals for your business. Business goals are more than just figures on an earnings chart displayed in boardroom meetings—they’re also […]
Those head-scratchers can be "symmetrical" or "asymmetrical." Here's how.
All sorts of futuristic technologies have come true. So why are astronauts all still weightless? Put a human being up in space, away from the gravitational bonds of the surface […]
CDP releases its 2017 A-List, that reveals more companies making serious efforts to combat climate change.
These findings fit in with an overarching evolutionary theory on loneliness.
Okay, so everyone who wanted to order an autographed copy (or N autographed copies) of my new book, Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive, here’s […]
Knowing who you are can stop you from becoming who you want to be.  
Scientists propose an out-of-the-box theory about why the world has no more than three dimensions.
And if we don’t prepare to catch it now, it’ll be too late. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been redefining how we view our Universe. From hundreds of miles […]