Long assumed to be a devoted vegetarian, ancient sloths were fine with some meat.
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After the 2011 Fukushima disaster, it was Germany, not Japan, that cracked down most severely on nuclear power plants.
For the past 150+ years, the big ones have all missed us. But at some point, our good luck will run out.
Deep brain stimulation could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of mental health disorders like major depressive disorder.
Studio Ghibli movies celebrate the natural world using a very Japanese mixture of Shinto, Buddhist, and Daoist themes.
The key is finding which lifestyle suits you best: hedonic, eudaimonic, or experiential.
Asymmetric organocatalysis is an environmentally friendly way of accelerating chemical reactions and creating specific types of molecules.
Even if we traveled at the speed of light, we’d never catch up to these galaxies.
Marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s.
The thrills and horrors of strange heavenly bodies condensed into one attractive snapshot.
The trial will test whether adding graphene to recycled asphalt can prolong the road’s lifespan.
Real-time online learning is where our dated education system is heading.
MIT scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples, demonstrating their critical importance in advancing computing.
Time and again, studies have found a connection between authoritarian ideals and meaning in life — a notion backed up by historical documents.
If you’re looking for work, a new study says having fast internet helps.
Stoicism says that we should change what we can, endure what we must. The company we keep is something we can, and often should, change.
In 1966, Disney announced his intention to build Epcot, an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.”
The microscopic tardigrades are an elusive species. Fossils are rare, but each new find adds a piece to their unsolved evolutionary puzzle.
Nebulae are beautiful, but so is the process of science.
In a world without “bullshit jobs,” we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
Two mounds of rice and a tiny flag in a sea of curry is enough to re-heat an old territorial conflict.
Computer Space lacked a critical ingredient that the other games possessed: gravity.
The “overview effect,” experienced by astronauts when they view the Earth from outer space, irrevocably changes your perspective as a human.
The new book “Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs” documents 100 archaeological discoveries that changed the world.
The beauty of this magical medicine called silence is that it is available to all of us, even in cities, if only we care to listen.
The Chegg cheating scandal reveals a critical need to rethink the student experience in post-COVID education.
The infamous misogynist had some profound insights on romance.
From forecasting stock prices to diagnosing disease, Swarm AI enables better group decisions.
“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.