Studying ‘episodic memory’ in animals may hold the key to understanding memory loss in humans.
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Explore the many different iterations and times of New Year’s celebrations around the world.
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No, the Syrian civil war is not over. But it might be soon. Time for a recap.
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The Green New Deal is an ambitious attempt to fight climate change, but is it destined to hit the political skids?
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The buildings of the future will be fluid, impermanent, and in constant transformation. But will human nature catch up?
Louie Psihoyos — the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove — is scouting out locations for his latest project, a real-life dolphin sanctuary.
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There are some big hurdles for Bitcoin to overcome. Cryptocurrencies must become practical for real-world use.
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The ICARUS Initiative aims to track migratory animals from space using special transmitters and antennae. The data retrieved from the project will help us conserve biodiversity but has the potential to promote human well-being and prosperity, too.
A moving mural by street artist Eduardo Kobra is one of the first fruits of a revolution about to take the art world by storm.
Poachers trade on a black market estimated to total $40 billion. It’s impossible to stop every poacher, but new technology could bolster the efforts of conservationists by putting a set of eyes in the sky.