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Your inner voice can be the devil on your shoulder or the angel. It depends on where your focus lies.

Despite all that we’ve learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could “God” be the answer?

Find your wallet or keys — or a nuclear submarine.

Are there any advantages to looking so cumbersome?

Probably not. Even though we’re still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.

“Tristram Shandy” trolled its way to fame.

A clear alternative has yet to emerge.

A conservator from the Rijksmuseum explains how they went about investigating whether the painting is a genuine Rembrandt.

Archaeologist Bernard Frischer spent decades uploading the ruins of the Eternal City to the cloud. Here’s what it looks like.

Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.

Mesopotamian beer was not flavored with hops, and it was probably on the thick, porridgey side.

Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.

Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.

As improving biotech offers us longevity, we can prepare to live much better as we age.

The heart’s rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.

Negative feedback ignites the primal (“fight or flight”) and emotional (“do they hate me?”) parts of our brain first.

A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.

In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.

As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.

We don’t know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.

Volunteering at a food bank, doing a coding workshop, or taking an online course might earn you micro-credentials.

The information could influence future treatments.

There’s the textbook answer, then there’s the real answer.

New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells.

From astrobiology to geology, a Moon base could serve as a laboratory unlike anything on Earth.

The monsoon rains were not always so reliable.

This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.

Trust can be a fragile thing. Like decorative china or a ship in a bottle, it breaks if handled clumsily. But unlike those, you can’t set trust in your curio […]

Here are five things to know before conducting a training evaluation.

The cannabis plant produces both THC – the psychoactive component in marijuana – and the compound commonly known as CBD, which does not lead to a “high.”