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Popular media often frame scientists as having a cold, sterile view of the world. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Singapore is a breeding ground of truly green buildings.
And debate over it started soon after.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
Paintings played an important role in these ancient civilizations. Unfortunately, pigment is not nearly as durable as marble.
The apes taught sign language didn't understand what they were doing. They were merely "aping" their caretakers.
The Spanish language has the ability to minimize and exaggerate by the simple addition of a suffix.
We have long thought that Pluto was completely frozen solid, but the discovery of cryovolcanoes challenges that assumption.
Safety through technology is no bad thing—Nietzsche himself sought doctors and medicines throughout his life—but it can become pathological.
Equations that describe time travel are fully compatible and consistent with relativity — but physics is not mathematics.
Diplomacy is war by other means.
Could we finally detect the elusive Unruh effect?
The simulation gave researchers some of the first concrete data linking climate change to human evolution and speciation.
The so-called "court painter of Silicon Valley" was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots.
Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
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Probably not. Even though we're still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
The Mayan calendar is revered for its impeccable accuracy. Now, a recent excavation in Guatemala reveals how the system developed over time.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not to mark Mexican independence.
All life forms, anywhere in our Universe, are chemically connected yet completely unique.
Was there ever life on Mars? Is there life on Mars now? Did it originate there or here, on Earth? All possibilities are fascinating.
It doesn't matter how ridiculous a lie is. As long as it is repeated often enough, some people will believe it.
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
Instead of a mental illness, some research suggests that psychopathy — in moderation — is a reasonable life strategy.
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
Presidential gravesites are spread out “democratically” — but this is more by accident than design.