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Here’s why you might eat greenhouse gases in the future.
The study — which involved more than 2 million children — is the largest of its kind.
This new research could help individuals recover from one of the most dreaded types of injury.
Considering the U.S.’s history of biological warfare, maybe this theory isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
Hunting for dark matter, neutrinos, and other elusive signals isn’t just a satisfying endeavor, it’s a way of life for Dr. Laura Manenti. We know that there’s more to the Universe […]
The nature of our quantum Universe is puzzling, counterintuitive, and testable. The results don’t lie. Although our intuition is an incredibly useful tool for navigating daily life, developed from a lifetime […]
New report shows the extent of China’s hidden power as the developing world’s creditor.
Fingerprinting and facial recognition may lead the way in air travel.
The latest phones have more than one million (1,048,576 to be exact) times more memory than the Apollo computer had in RAM.
The FBI has been called to investigate it.
At 18 percent of the population, Hispanics account for 67.2 percent of U.S. net homeownership gains.
Most diseases don’t differ depending on where you’re from. Schizophrenia, however, is heavily dependent on your culture.
Schadenfreude has always been with us.
The Soviet Union’s space program was years ahead of the USA’s. So how did they lose the space race? Here in the United States and all across the world, humanity is […]
For eons, belonging to a tribe was essential for survival. But today?
A new paradigm for machine vision has just been demonstrated.
“A monkey has been able to control a computer with its brain,” Musk said, referring to tests of the device.
Why doesn’t the U.S. generate more electricity from wind?
Physicists sure do give counterintuitive names to the things they find. Most of us are confounded by the idea of relativity when we first encounter it. Objects don’t just move through […]
The results contradict the popular assumption that men react far more strongly to pornography.
The reason one diet does not suit all may be found in our guts.
It’s a popular buzzword among the self-help community, but does trying to become self-actualized do any good?
July 16, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the mission that first landed a man on the Moon.
Steve Wozniak doesn’t know if his phone is listening, but he’s minimizing risks.
Bats are being subjected to a deadly plague that may be threatening their existence. However, a new bacterial spray may help fight the fungus responsible.
Not only can’t astronomers and planetary scientists agree, but the IAU made it worse for everyone. If you were alive in 2006, you likely remember a momentous event in astronomy: […]
Jokesters and serious Area 51 raiders would be met with military force.
Strangely, the sun showed no sunspots at the time the photo was taken.