Perhaps downhill and cross-country skiers don’t face the fate of potters, typesetters and saddlers, but their situation is certainly unclear.
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Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?
The Response Act calls on schools to increase monitoring of students’ online activity.
Sure, we’re warming now. But will this continue, or will natural factors change things? According to our best understanding of Earth’s climate, the global average temperature has increased significantly over the […]
Explore the many different iterations and times of New Year’s celebrations around the world.
Witchcraft and pagan spiritualities are on the rise in the United States — especially within mainstream youth culture.
Unbelievably enough, it all comes back to Pythagoras. One of the first theorems anyone learns in mathematics is the Pythagorean Theorem: if you have a right triangle, then the square […]
Ending social distancing won’t only make us sicker, but will tank the health care industry in the process. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world. As of today, […]
If you’re careful enough, you can learn more about the Solar System than you ever imagined. This year, on March 20th, the full Moon will illuminate the night sky. With […]
The best books, calendar, accessories and more are all just one click away. Every year, there are no shortage of wonderful, exciting, informative gifts you could get for those who matter […]
China has long spied on its own citizens, but a new report shows how foreigners are increasingly falling under the nation’s watchful eye.
Outside Europe, much of the world followed an assortment of rules and understandings about what time meant.
And it’s not because of leap seconds; it’s a fundamental property of most days. Human beings, in marking the passage of time, account for each day equally: with 24 hours. One […]
Some things have always been worth celebrating.
After 13.8 billion years, there’s still a whole lot that’s changing as time goes on. With each new year that comes upon us, there are a slew of new events awaiting […]
The future of food sounds bleak, but it doesn’t need to be this way.
A long-ridiculed theory about humankind’s early leap of consciousness is revived.
Devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has cut the Tasmanian devil population by 90 percent. Now, some devils have evolved to resist the virulent cancer.
The design ethicist did not hold back his concerns when talking to political leaders.
A DNA test promises to reveal your hidden history — but is it all smoke and mirrors?
She’s not a scientist, an expert, or even an adult. But she’s got one good lesson to teach us all. Like most people on Earth, Greta Thunberg is not a climate […]
You get out what you put in, and we haven’t truly invested in space since Apollo ended. Humanity should be an interplanetary civilization by now. There is no scientific reason that […]
The Academy is trying to win back viewers with a reboot, one that brings a new ‘popular film’ category, a shorter broadcast time and an earlier date to the annual ceremony.
“Hang on, Mom. My coffee just flew in.” IBM just filed a patent for drones to deliver coffee to people that they “sense” need it.
Remaining mentally active slows dementia’s symptoms, if not its progress.
Is Juche an ideology, a scam, or a very strange religion?
Three study participants described their own memories as almost completely lacking a first-person perspective or involving any sense of “re-experiencing.”
A new study shows choosing to be active is a lot of work for our brains. Here are some ways to make it easier.
Going mad with Christmas cheer? Try one of these alternatives.
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, but doesn’t have the earliest sunrise or the latest sunset. Here’s why. The length of a day on planet Earth might […]