In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
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A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can't stay within their budgets.
The English Department is instituting a series of reforms that cuts across the entire university.
The move reflects a broader nationwide effort to lower prices of the life-saving drug.
He lost his passion for poetry and other aesthetic, spiritual interests.
The second in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
Strange underwater icicles form in the Earth's coldest regions and freeze living organisms in place.
The hard part was keeping the list down to ten.
Tesla's all-electric semi-truck is getting some big first orders and government help.
Logical fallacies will be everywhere this election season. Here's how to find the bad arguments and beat them.
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
Computers are growing more powerful and more capable, but everything has limits
The 2020 election cycle is not yet as wild as the 1876 election that made Rutherford B. Hayes president.
A 2020 study published in the journal of Psychological Science explores the idea that fake news can actually help you remember real facts better.
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When you have a decision to make, a behavioral psychologist suggests you ask yourself what you’d advise a friend making this choice.
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Gyms and fitness centers are closed, but your living room is always open.
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Are you and your partner happy with your sex life?
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The other great spiral galaxy in the local group demonstrates why we’re #2, even in our own backyard. The Milky Way is our cosmic home, containing hundreds of billions of […]
They said the “missing half” of the Universe’s matter was just found. But what they found barely makes a dent to the big picture. When we look up into the great […]
Playing and being creative shouldn't stop when you grow up.
We spent a day with a primate expert to find out.
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The only other large galaxy in the local group is larger in size and has more stars. But mass? Perhaps we’re the biggest, after all. The Milky Way is home to […]