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Astronomers claim to have found structures so large, they shouldn’t exist. With such biased, incomplete observations, perhaps they don’t.
College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they’re about average.
The innovative investor and entrepreneur deals out advice for anyone looking to follow in his footsteps.
Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that’s anything but the norm.
One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
From AI to health and the metaverse, this year’s CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
The answer is set to change in the year 2113, a recent estimate suggests.
Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what’s the full explanation behind it?
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.
Placebo treatments don’t always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we’ll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
Life became a possibility in the Universe as soon as the raw ingredients were present. But living, inhabited worlds required a bit more.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.
Today, supermassive black holes and their host galaxies tell a specific story in terms of mass. But JWST reveals a different story early on.
High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.
Observations of an enormous cosmic structure, dubbed the “Big Ring,” seem to violate the Copernican principle.
Archaeologist Bernard Frischer spent decades uploading the ruins of the Eternal City to the cloud. Here’s what it looks like.
For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.
A new analysis suggests previous “total cost of ownership” studies overlooked key factors.
Could subfertility be an under-explored factor in autism risk?
Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
Our cosmic home, planet Earth, has been through a lot over the past 4.5 billion years. Here are some of its most spectacular changes