Mind-boggling as it is, some of the world’s roundest countries are also some of the most rectangular ones.
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Scientists have identified a new shape called the scutoid, and it helps explain the how cells in the body arrange themselves in tightly packed three-dimensional structures to form tissues.
A study of over 15,000 men and women reveals interesting data regarding what we claim.
Don’t get your Wacker in a Wabash, Chicagoans. This is just one poll.
A new report from the Boston Globe shows how a shadowy Transportation Security Administration program, dubbed ‘Quiet Skies’, orders undercover federal marshals to track citizens who aren’t necessarily on a terrorist watchlist.
Richard Feynman wrote a lot of things. Here, you can read his most touching letter.
A new study reveals the most popular conspiracy theories believed by Russians.
It wasn’t just the Milky Way and Andromeda two billion years ago. Here in the Local Group, our two largest galaxies dominate: Andromeda and the Milky Way. Our Local Group of […]
The study also showed that students who didn’t use electronic devices but attended lectures where their use was allowed also performed worse on tests.
Over 1,500 species of flora and fauna would be at risk if a US-Mexican border wall were ever constructed.
A new study says climate change could cause an additional 40,000 suicides in America and Canada by 2050.
Job hopping can be a smart career move for many employees, but only if they do it right. Here’s how.
Is Nessie real or just a tourism ploy? There might be more to this (in)famous monster than you think…
Now’s your chance to become part of an exciting new venture. Or to think about it. Maybe just think about it for now.
Truth is, dinosaurs aren’t as distinct as you may think, but to find out why, we first have to consider how we got the term “dinosaur.”
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a compostable material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that might not only be able to replace plastic.
It’s no small secret that we are addicted to our phones. This so-called ‘dumb watch’ can help you check it less… and looks great, too.
Scientists have discovered a rare hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in waters near Kauai, Hawaii.
It’s one of the most common tropes in science fiction. But which movies actually get the science right? The way we travel through time, at a speed of one second per […]
A new study contests the benefits of meditation in the workplace. We show everything that’s wrong with the research.
On hallucinating a teensy Virgin Mary in a water fountain, our weird relationship to fame, her stint as an elf-hunting camp counselor, and more in what feels like a 4 am college conversation with the inimitable Parker Posey.
Why do secular groups often act like churches? The answer is simpler than you think.
Exactly 65 years after the end of the Korean war, these soldiers are headed home.
Did the Universe begin at time t=0? Did space and time emerge from that? The Universe, today, is expanding and cooling, as the volume of the Universe increases while the number […]
Hungary’s Two-Tailed Dog Party campaigns on an ‘anti-anti-immigration platform, with slogans such as: “Sorry about our Prime Minister”, and “Feel free to come to Hungary, we already work in England anyway!”
If our current laws of physics can’t predict what will happen, even probabilistically, we need something new. There are two theories we have that explain all the particles and their […]
“This is a promising line of research because omega-3 fatty acids are thought to improve brain health in children and adults.”
Almost two-thirds of doctors in the U.S. say they’re burned out, depressed, or both. What do we do when the very people charged with safeguarding our health against the effects of burnout are themselves suffering from burnout?
The Russian intelligence agency KGB was legendary for its spycraft, violent methods, and far-reaching influence on world affairs.
A massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and a single star did it.