Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.
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While most participants fibbed a little bit, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more.
The far side of the Moon is incredibly different from the Earth-facing side. 63 years later, we know why the Moon’s faces are not alike.
If you’re trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.
Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand, but there is a solution.
Sigmund Freud developed the decidedly unscientific principles of psychoanalysis in a time when most psychologists were trying to join the ranks of chemists and medical doctors.
The Big Bang is commonly misunderstood, warping our understanding about the Universe’s size and shape.
Expressing gratitude encourages others to continue being generous, promoting a cycle of goodness.
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.
Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.
Scallop shells have accompanied pilgrims to and from Santiago de Compostela for centuries, for more than one reason
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Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think.
We could even benefit from more whataboutisms — if they’re used properly.
Sooner or later, Earth is going to be hit by a large enough space object to cause significant damage to humanity. Stopping them isn’t easy.
The recipe for a perfect date night: a rom-com, a bowl of popcorn, and a syringe of testosterone — at least for gerbils, anyway.
Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
The artifacts were often made from found objects – an Ivory dish-soap bottle transformed into an earthenware figure.
Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
From politics to culture, we blame “tribalism” for humanity’s problems. This explanation is entirely wrong.
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
The theory is accurate within at least one part in a quadrillion.
No matter what physical system we consider, nature always obeys the same fundamental laws. Must it be this way, and if so, why?
Since our arrival, humans have driven a seven-fold drop in the mass of wild land mammals.
When you hold yourself financially accountable, you’re likely to gain more than just some extra money.
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.