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Experts on the science of giving look into whether there’s another possible upside to doing good: physical attractiveness.
Yukio Mishima treated his life as if it were a story — one with a surprising and deadly final act.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
From corrupt czars to bloodthirsty Bolsheviks, Russia has had no shortage of bad leaders. But just how evil were they really?
When maps meet stamps, you get a love child called “cartophilately.”
The results could help NASA’s Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars.
After it became clear that the world wasn’t 6,000 years old, some proposed that northern peoples had emerged independently from others.
Einstein’s most famous equation is E = mc², which describes the rest mass energy inherent to particles. But motion matters for energy, too.
An ancient Martian meteorite carries with it some compelling implications.
Exceptionally high-quality videos allow scientists to formally introduce a remarkable new comb jelly.
Success can be measured in different ways. When it hinges entirely on our careers, we fall victim to a devastating addiction.
When we satisfy our curiosity, the brain has a particular way of rewarding us.
In the night sky for March of 2022, only stars and the Moon, not planets, will greet you. The real show, however, arrives just before dawn.
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter recently captured images that could help scientists better under the mysterious physics of our Sun.
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
Can we affirm everything in life, the beauty and the suffering? Nietzsche says yes.
One of the best-known allegorical depictions of love has a rather pessimistic male twin.
There are dozens of learning and development conferences to choose from each year. Here are 10 of the most popular, along with what makes them unique.
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.
Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here’s why we don’t buy it.
Time will tell what the reign of Charles III will look like, but one thing is for sure: the “new Elizabethan age” is long gone.
Can a non-native species be a friend instead of a foe?
Do we actually live in a deterministic Universe, despite quantum physics? An alternative, non-spooky interpretation has now been ruled out.
In Einstein’s relativity and the Standard Model, we only have three spatial dimensions. But there could be more, and many think there are.
A toxicological study shows that the victims of human sacrifice consumed coca leaves and ayahuasca before they were killed, but not for reasons we originally thought.
About six minutes after the heart stops, the brain essentially dies.
Zircons in a Martian meteorite widens the possible timeframe for life on Mars.
It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.