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1 in 3 people over the age of 65 live alone in the United States, and by age 85 it's 1 in 2. Loneliness is an epidemic. Here's how to fight it.
The President’s consideration and rejection of stating a no-first-strike policy puts the U.S. in a no-win position.
It’s the most distant galaxy cluster ever discovered, and it’s exactly in line with our predictions! “These galaxies are among the most massive galaxies in the universe and are believed […]
Turns out narcissistic personality disorders might be hiding a confrontation with fears of inadequacy.
Astrophysicists have been looking for worlds like Proxima b since the 19th century. At last, they’re found! This article is contributed by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in […]
How we know some galaxies have more than others. “Motions of the stars tell you how much matter there is. They don’t care what form the matter is, they just tell […]
UCLA researchers successfully use a new technique to "wake up" a patient after coma.
This discovery could lead to a whole new class of drugs for psychiatric disorders.
Scientists think they may understand why our brains produce false memories.
The sender didn’t have a name nor an address for his letter. So he drew a map instead.
Hospitals are starting to get serious about just how noisy they can be for patients trying to heal.
Which came first, monogamy or the social contract? Evolutionary psychologists and biologists think the latter.
Mother Teresa will be canonized this Sunday, September 4th. What does it take to become a saint, and is the Vatican mistaken to not address Mother Teresa's flaws?
An expansive new study shows that marijuana use by Americans has increased significantly since 2002.
The thinking behind Turing Machines and "universal systems," is being extended to build a new kind of physics. “Constructor Theory,” is being developed by David Deutsch and Chiara Marletto to better explain life. It even suggests why morality arose.
When the next big solar flare comes for Earth, will we be ready? “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to […]
From obesity and heart attacks to mental disorders and compromised immune systems, a lack of sleep is deadly.
Want five or six extra days every year? Easy – choose streaming over network TV. Adults are sacrificing 130 hours, and kids 150 hours, to ads annually when they watch commercial programming.
Recent research in psychology reveals insights into how the stories we are exposed to affect our identities and ideas. What implications does this hold for the influence of the news and the ethics of journalism?