The massive number of casualties and injuries created during these battles necessitated some quick, creative ideas… some of which we still have today.
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Cash currency goes back a long time – 40,000 years.
Starting this fall, public schools in Florida will be required to display the words “In God We Trust” in a noticeable place within each building used by a district.
TheTrueSize.com offers hours of fun while you stretch and shrink countries and states all over the globe.
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.
Being an American president is a powerful but dangerous job, a fact shown by many assassination attempts.
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In his new book, Nick Chater writes that what we see is what we get.
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The coming few years should really tell us a lot more about them.
TMS might also help those with anxiety, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury.
A new study discovers the “liking gap” — the difference between how we view others we’re meeting for the first time, and the way we think they’re seeing us.
Want a happy, satisfying relationship? Psychologists say the best way is to learn to take a joke.
When it comes to optimizing your workout, breakfast might be winning again.
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Digging deeper into the mystery of the brain, soul, and consciousness.
A new study contests the benefits of meditation in the workplace. We show everything that’s wrong with the research.
Designed for a 90-day mission each, dust killed the overachieving Spirit and threatens to now kill Opportunity. But it didn’t have to be this way. In 2004, NASA launched two exploration […]
Xenon-124 isn’t stable, and the direct detection of its decay could lead us to an even greater prize. Our Universe is old: 13.8 billion years old, to be precise. Many of […]
What would it cost to move some of the world’s most famous landmarks to new locations?
One possible solution to the opioid epidemic is already accessible in several states, with more to come.
Rather than one layer at a time, this method creates an entire object all at once, using lasers.
Chris Hughes earned nearly half a billion dollars after co-founding Facebook. Now he’s arguing for fairer wages in the form of a $500 monthly ‘social dividend’ for low- and middle-class Americans.
For many years the concept of virtual worlds and far flung digital realities was the stuff of speculative fiction and philosophy. But it may soon take over the world.
President Donald Trump has requested that the U.S. armed forces stage a parade in the nation’s capital to feature America’s military might. The timing and source of the request has drawn a mixture of opinion.
Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That’s long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.
13.8 billion years ago, our Universe as-we-know-it came into existence. Here’s what it was like. Looking out at our Universe today, we not only see a huge variety of stars and […]
The hallmark of a good scientist is changing your mind when new evidence arises. Here’s what that looks like. Science, like many things in life, is always a work-in-progress. While a […]