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Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
Weighted blankets have been proven to help you get a better night's sleep by mimicking swaddling and increasing serotonin levels. 
Why does the Universe have the properties it has? There may be no natural reason at all. “When you listen to a lecture, you should not have any idea of yourself. […]
Lise Feldman Barrett says emotional harm is worse for your health than physical harm. The legal system needs to catch up to the science.
The new Carbon Majors Report 2017 puts all the greenhouse-gas puzzle pieces together in one eye-popping report.
75% of all people will live through a traumatic event. 35-37% will experience PTG.   
The stories in Shakespeare's plays and 'Game of Thrones' are often bloody, but which are ultimately more violent?
Diversity in the workplace is a long-standing issue for many companies. Diversity and inclusion training programs aim to help improve interactions between employees with different backgrounds; however, getting the lessons […]
If space were really curved due to matter and energy, we should see light deflect. A solar eclipse provides the perfect opportunity. “Eddington had needed to make significant corrections to […]
Many people were upset when NPR tweeted out the Declaration of Independence.
Four countries around the world host both Russian and American military bases. 
At just 3 billion years old, this galaxy should be blue and full of new, young stars. Instead, it’s already out of fuel. What gives? “This new insight may force us […]
A new study suggests that older couples may help their marriages by drinking together.
Breakfast is often cupcakes and cake with different names, like muffins and yogurt. That does not bode well for our waistlines. 
A new study challenges what we understand about the workings of time.
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LHC researchers discover a double-heavy set of quarks that may reveal new insights into the strong force.
Scientists solve the mystery of why 2000-year-old Roman concrete still stands strong.