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More overweight people are no longer trying to lose weight and the health implications are not good.

Communication is more than a string of words that gets across static information. The language we use to converse does more than give facts—it can actually offer understanding.

The Actors’ Gang Prison Project has spent ten years proving that teaching prisoners self-worth and emotional intelligence pays off.

“Obviously, technology product and app designers seek to entice us to use their products. Few designers, however, are worried about the adverse effects of encouraging overuse.”

The social media behemoth wants you to use their platform less, not more, than before. 

A new study explains why and how people choose to avoid information and when that strategy could be beneficial.

Researchers used the same method that would be employed to detect life on Mars.    

A massive solar project has just been completed, and its specs are impressive.

The answer is a resounding yes—but not if it’s loaded with sugar and milk products. 

For older adults, playing video games isn’t just a way for older adults to keep in touch with the younger generation — it might be also be a way to stay in touch with memory itself.

Humanity has mapped the Milky Way better than ever with ESA’s Gaia. But 1.7 billion stars later, there are still no Dyson spheres. Perhaps the greatest ‘holy grail’ in all of […]

A new study examines reasons behind the persistence of neuromyths.

And if their conclusions will be different from ours, how can we be certain we’ve got it right? One of the greatest dangers in all of science is jumping to false […]

Have you ever been curious about how curiosity works?

A new look at the intertwined lives of two of the 20th century’s greatest minds. In the years prior to World War II, physics was in an odd, post-revolutionary state. Quantum […]

With so many charities relying on these donations to achieve their goals, how do we choose between them? How do we know how much impact our dollars actually have?  

Can understanding science make pop culture better, and can understanding pop culture make science more interesting? Absolutely.

Dark energy means that the Universe’s expansion is accelerating. But how big will it get, and how fast? Our Universe, as we observe it today, is a vast, enormous place, full […]

It’s a lot more than just being unable to measure two things simultaneously. “In the future, maybe quantum mechanics will teach us something equally chilling about exactly how we exist […]

LIGO and Virgo reveal a gravitational wave was detected on two different continents. Here’s what that means and why it matters.

Socrates: what a dummy. 

Weatherman Alan Sealls of WKRG in Mobile, Alabama knows how to explain Hurricane Irma.

An impossible map of all the sunset shadows across Europe

There are few more powerful positions than being a Supreme Court justice, yet the female justices are just like other women: talked over by their male colleagues.

Poachers, hunters, and collectors are targeting animals on the endangered species list for their rarity.

With the new year fast approaching, people often start brainstorming some personal goals to improve themselves and their lives. However, these “New Year’s Resolutions” aren’t exclusive to individuals. Organizations can […]

The solar neighborhood is so different than people imagine. But for the first time, we know what it’s like. When you look up at the stars in the night sky, they […]

Insert dial-up noise here. If you’re not concerned about what’s about to happen with net neutrality, you’re not paying attention. 

There’s no denying that technology has had an enormous impact on business communication—as well as almost every other aspect of business. The ability to instantly communicate with almost anyone from […]

In what Tristan Harris calls a “race to the bottom of the brain stem,” media companies and advertisers will do almost anything to keep your eyes locked where they want them.