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In a world driven by technological progress, many impoverished communities are bucking the trend by successfully turning to "low-tech" and unorthodox treatments.
Why is it so hard to agree with some people? They are literally wired to value different things than you.
For those who still don’t believe in global warming, the science has had it right for half a century now. “Greenhouse gases are the second most important factor for climate, after […]
Scientists discover unusual galaxies that raise questions about Einstein's theory of gravity and the existence of dark matter.
The US Air Force and DARPA are even working on laser shielding. That’s right. Force fields.
Paris, France is just too real for some tourists to handle. This results in Japanese tourists getting sick, and seeking therapy because of unmet expectations.
Bottoms ups! A Southern Calfornia brewery is taking its beer from toilet to tap. San Diego's Stone Brewing has started making Full Circle Pale Ale using treated sewage water and recently held a tasting. While Bill Gates has shown that drinking "poop water" is perfectly fine, will consumers chug down this beer?
What did Nikola Tesla or Bertrand Russell think of fewer working hours? Can a good life only come from work — and if so how much of it, and what kind?
When a quantum interaction happens, one interpretation leads to an infinite number of parallel Universes. Here’s how that could be true. “As an analogy one can imagine an intelligent amoeba with […]
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the nature of time and the conundrums of time travel in a recent interview.
"Shut up and take my money" isn't just a meme anymore, it's the way people are increasingly choosing to access art, news, and culture.
When galaxy clusters merge together, they form the largest objects the Universe will ever create. “On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in […]
In March 2017, the New Zealand government made history by passing the Te Awa Tupua Bill.
Australia could soon ban unvaccinated children from attending preschools nationwide.
A new study explains why and how people choose to avoid information and when that strategy could be beneficial.
America's most popular conspiracy theories and the science behind them.
The beloved honeybee has more in common with vertebrates that anyone thought.
A new study from Johns Hopkins University supports making birth control pills available without a prescription.
A Swiss scientist identifies the top predator in the world in a new study.
Knowing the details of genetic variance may help improve personalized medicine.