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Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Joyce Carol Oates on America, idealism, and the shackles we can and can't shake off.
85% of parents undermine their own efforts, nullifying the impact of a time-out.
Between 1990 and 2003, the world saw the completion of one of the biggest international scientific collaborations that led to the creation of the The Human Genome Project. Now, another […]
Biologists discover biofilms cooperating to share food.
From peanuts over petroleum to opium: these are the exports that power global trade
You lose whether you use protons or electrons in your collider, for different reasons. Could the unstable muon solve both problems? “It does not matter how slowly you go as […]
It was the first time the bomb was deployed in battle, which has the dubious distinction of being the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the American military arsenal.
This could have potential therapeutic applications in anxiety and trauma.
Photographer Craig burrows reveals the secret colors of plants.
Dr. Gottman, a psychologist who studies relationships, explains the 5:1 rule.
Alpha Centauri A and B are just 4.37 light years away. Do they have planets around them? And possibly life? We just might find out! “Resources exist to be consumed. And […]
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The painting measures 12,000 sq. ft. and includes over 300 life-like figures.
Take a look down. Chances are, you're looking at a lopsided tangle of bad technique.
A new study predicts air-travel turbulence may occur over larger areas thanks to climate change.
Its 18 large, segmented golden mirrors aren’t even the whole story. But how much gold is really in there? “Hey, if our eyes could access the infrared part of the light […]
A classic law of Internet debate explains why bringing up Hitler is a terrible idea as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer found out in a disastrous press conference.
For the first time, the World Health Organization has declared a new mental illness to be the leading cause of disability around the world.
It happens every once in a great while: the 'Kids' come down from their lofty peak and tell the elders what they think is "cool."
A new study finds LSD — a Schedule I drug with "no medical value" — to be therapeutically beneficial.