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Like some cold poison creeping up our veins, there’s a frisson in the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Humans who’ve lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
Here’s your gateway to enjoying the best of literature.
A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.
It’s time to put on your listening hat.
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?
It has no moving parts and could allow us to tap into renewable energy year round.
Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?
The observable Universe is 92 billion light-years in diameter. These pictures put just how large that is in perspective.
Technologically, the answer is definitely no. But that doesn’t mean CGI is always used to good effect.
Regardless of political ideology, one of the few things that many people seem to have in common is a moral hypocrisy that arises from a fundamental lack of self-reflection.
Only 1% of corn grown is the U.S. is the type that people eat.
In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
Easily distracted? Try a “distractibility delay.”
A doctor once joked that statins will be added to the water supply. Humor aside, the data shows that statins really are a “wonder drug.”
Willpower alone likely isn’t enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
OmnesViae is a modern route planner based on the roads of the Roman Empire.
Some astrobiologists believe life is rare, while others believe it is common in the Universe. How can we find out which view is correct?
Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
Over time, the Universe becomes less dominated by dark matter and more dominated by dark energy. Is one transforming into the other?
An effect called the “urban heat island” means that temperatures are often 10 degrees higher in cities, according to NASA.
We all know assholes. Perhaps, you are one. Now, psychologists are trying to answer one of life’s biggest mysteries: What, exactly, makes someone an asshole?
Immersive learning creates an interactive environment in which learners have the power to customize their experience.
The Hyperloop is physically possible, but engineering challenges will make its construction very difficult. Also, accidents would be catastrophic.
The hyperloop would be a great idea for a completely flat planet. With topography and infrastructure, it’s a very different story.