Researchers call this “intergenerational reciprocity.”
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It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.
It’s a pipe dream that violates the laws of physics, and not even quantum mechanics can give us a way out. One of the most fundamental rules of physics, undisputed since […]
Is the way we choose which animals to protect out of date?
If you’re always succeeding, you’re probably not learning much.
After 13.8 billion years, there’s still a whole lot that’s changing as time goes on. With each new year that comes upon us, there are a slew of new events awaiting […]
When facing a tough decision, it pays to trust your gut.
The blood, sweat, and tears might not be so intrinsic to the process after all.
Research has found that previously encountered information feels more “fluent.”
Viral ‘photo’ is composite image, but other map shows true and growing size of devastation
Researchers believe that war exacerbates climate change, threatening the environment and making future wars more likely.
A new study in Human Reproduction says men have to keep moving.
If you were to compress the entire history of the Universe into one calendar year, everything we love happens on December 31st. Our Universe has been around for 13.8 billion years […]
Attractive women are especially likely to dress modestly, but only in certain scenarios.
Antisocial is a deep dive into the extremist views.
New research suggests the ocean current that delivers warm water to Europe has a one-in-six chance of halting temporarily over the next hundred years, potentially resulting in freezing temperatures.
An immune molecule sometimes produced during infection can influence the social behavior of mice.
It’s officially the new year, and you’ve probably set a goal. Perhaps you’ve decided on the classic New Year’s resolution: Buy a gym membership and get in shape. Fueled by […]
The Eagle Nebula, complete with the Pillars of Creation, tells a mini-version of the story of how all the Universe’s stars formed. The Eagle Nebula, found 7,000 light-years away, demonstrates how […]
Just point the Nix at your surface of choice and within seconds, this eagle-eyed sensor analyzes the pigment and points you to the closest color matches from all the biggest paint brands.
An astrophysicist proposes new designs for stellar engines that can move a solar system.
Is feeling wretched actually helpful?
What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?
It’s not a question we know enough to know the answer to, but to dismiss the possibility is scientifically baseless. There’s one question that most of us ask at some […]
An ongoing experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to find out more about the fundamentals of combustion.
The Mars 2020 rover is set to launch in July of the same year, setting the stage for years and years of science on the Red Planet.
If you’re wondering whether the blast wave or the radiation would kill us first, you’re asking the wrong question. As far as raw explosive power goes, no other cataclysm in […]
Few career moves can make as immediate an impact as adding some advanced certifications to the resume. Meanwhile, the right certifications can increase your salary by as much as 40%.
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by an excess of antimatter particles. Unfortunately, dark matter is probably not the solution. When you look out at the Universe, what you see […]
