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You want your baby’s name to be unique, but so does everyone else.

If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.

We want to fight invasive species. But to wage a war, you have to know who your enemy is.

We think of physical reality as what objectively exists, independent of any observer. But relativity and quantum physics say otherwise.

From health to leadership abilities, a good sense of humor can help improve many aspects of life.

What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.

In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.

At 1,600 light years away, the black hole is practically in our cosmic backyard.

For centuries, the only way to travel between the Old and New World was through ships like the RMS Lusitania. Experiences varied wildly depending on your income.

It’s rare that one single image packs so much beauty and science simultaneously. This Hubble view of a nearby star-forming region has both.

They are expected to be cheaper to build and even more reliable than today’s nuclear plants.

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.”

Three years after the pandemic began, we still don’t know the origin of COVID. A strange lack of curiosity has stifled the debate.

Supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies gobble up whatever matter ventures too close, becoming active. Here’s how they work.

Methane is a shorter-lived but more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Cleaning it up could have a quick impact on global warming.

Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.

Years of shoddy research have overstated the risk.

Foster your own moments of mystery.

True north, magnetic north, and grid north have aligned. There’s also a connection to James Bond.

They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.

Children who have a brain hemisphere removed — a procedure known as hemispherectomy — behave completely normally.

We’re used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?

You are trapped in time. You never live in the world as it is but only as you experience it as it was.

There are many ways asynchronous learning benefits both individuals and organizations, from learner autonomy to cost savings.

When your passion becomes your day job, sometimes the day job becomes a chore.

Here’s how to avoid getting duped by the “dark patterns” of online businesses.

A new study concludes that eating more carbohydrates reduces a person’s risk of major depressive disorder.

Based on data since 2000 alone, global warming is still occurring at a whopping 7-sigma significance. How hot will planet Earth get?

Astronomers have been looking for radio waves sent by a distant civilization for more than 60 years.

Humanity is in trouble. Here’s how aliens could help.