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Our state of extreme social interconnectedness has rapidly accelerated the rollercoaster pace at which societal confidence may collapse.
Mounted on horses and armed with unique, powerful bows, the archers of Genghis Khan inspired terror wherever they rode.
All stars, eventually, run out of fuel and die. Given all the stars we can see and the vast distance to them, are any of them already dead?
Your whole body is part of the instrument.
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
The debate goes back at least 400 years.
John Templeton Foundation
AI was the most divisive topic in a recent predictions tournament.
A classical equivalent to Chanel No. 5.
Over 50 years since humans last walked on the Moon, astronaut footprints and rover tracks are still visible. But they won't last forever.
With U.S. infrastructure crumbling, an honor oath and iron ring remind engineers of their profession's ethical weight.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on in our history, things were much smaller.
Two-time debate world champion Bo Seo gives 3 tips for constructing the perfect argument.
The giant impact theory suggests our Moon was formed from proto-Earth getting a Mars-sized strike. An exoplanet system shows it's plausible.
Science fiction met nuclear fission when Hungarian physicist Leó Szilárd pondered the explosive potential of nuclear energy.
For many years, cosmologists have claimed the Universe is 13.8 billion years old. A new paper says no, it's 26.7 billion. How do we decide?
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death."
Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.
Ignoring the legacy of William Shakespeare is difficult for any writer, let alone one as quintessentially English as "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien.
The separation of pleasure from procreation may occur throughout the cosmos, providing an explanation for the Fermi Paradox.
A Harvard astronomer went to the bottom of the ocean, claiming he recovered alien technology. But what does the science actually indicate?
The path of a curling stone on ice — and how it can be influenced — is a revealing metaphor for life's decisions.
The outrage machine is fueled by toxicity. But there are practical steps that we can take to recapture control over our emotions.
Will we ever unravel the mystery of consciousness? Two academics made a 25-year bet on it. The scientist lost.