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Some of the coastal areas were not repopulated for millennia afterward, showing that there was a long-lasting memory of this tragic event.
Can we stop mass shootings? The first step is collecting data, and these authors have done just that.
The Universe is expanding, and the Hubble constant tells us how fast. But how can it be a constant if the expansion is accelerating?
Quite a lot, actually, even though it has no identifiable value as a scientific concept.
You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.
Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
Brands manufacture meaning through consensus; people must strive to create their own.
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Branding isn’t buzz — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years.
A clear alternative has yet to emerge.
The ancient Maya enjoyed filling their teeth with gemstones. A new study reveals how the procedure was done and how it didn't kill them.
Do you think you know the Solar System? Here's a fact about each planet that might surprise you when you see it!
In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.
It's not about leaves in tall trees.
Does your father say "I love you," or express it in another way?
Any alien civilization that grows to span an entire planet would spark the same effects that we have. So, what do we do about it?
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will study many dangerous cosmic phenomena, knowledge of which may help save humanity.
The sonnenrad is a Heathen symbol composed of 12 repeated runes.
A dispute marked by flags and booze has been replaced with an official land border.
The answer to this question depends on how you define "freedom."
According to author and entrepreneur Steven Kotler, at some point this century, we will confront the prospect of immortality.
John Templeton Foundation
Prison is an unreliable method of punishment. Let's do better.
Where did the “seed” magnetic field come from in the first place?
The weirdest thing about the 21 feet found near Vancouver since 2007? Foul play has been ruled out.
Science doesn't fit neatly into ideology.
John Templeton Foundation
In all of science, no figures have changed the world more than Einstein and Newton. Will anyone ever be as revolutionary again?
For centuries, men prevented women from writing music. These classical composers broke with social norms and made their mark on history.