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Enter an ancient version of Earth, where Santa Claus lives in South Korea, Cuba is land-locked, and Antarctica and India share the same climate.
In Australia, the idea of a universal basic income has floated in and out of our political arena for years, but remains only that, an idea.
Understanding how some East Asians celebrate Valentine’s Day can tell us a lot about Western culture and what the East and West have in common.
Are there really no good action and adventure films anymore, or is there an inherent bias toward them?
New data shows the way in which we decide what kinds of music we’ll like for the rest of our lives by the time we’re 14.
For the first time in Facebook’s history, the number of daily active users in the U.S. dropped—by about 700,000.
“The most pro-business thing you can to is to help middle-class people thrive.” Nick Hanauer, venture capitalist and entrepreneur.
From striking women with goat’s skin to showering them with chocolates and flowers, here is how Valentine’s Day became the holiday we know today.
Valentine’s Day has a surprisingly raunchy history, going back thousands of years.
Taking stock of the impact of the 36 love questions on Valentine’s Day.
The next-to-last episode of the first season is heavy on plot and character development, but packs a science and ethical punch, too. What do you do when, after a life-threatening journey […]
It neutralized not only the tumor it was injected into but malignancies all over the body.
With his 51st Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, composer John Williams has mastered the craft of the film score.
One patient retained the ability to dress herself, make a simple meal, and even change her plans depending on the weather.
Space is not the place to put waste, as it turns pretty much anything into a high-velocity projectile capable of causing incredible damage.
What happens when a good philosopher fudges the facts to promote his politics?
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Here are 7 current dictators that have ruled their countries the longest.
Single people have their own day to celebrate love.
Researchers are looking into what this fratboy fish of the Mexican underwater cave systems can teach us about sleep regulation.
Harvard University’s popular course on Buddhism returns with an interactive feature and great content.
The world’s largest e-commerce company has proposed some really interesting upgrades.
Did you hear the story about how a 100 petawatt laser will finally ‘break the quantum vacuum’? Get the facts. Empty space, as it turns out, isn’t so empty. The fluctuations […]
Want to work out more? Eat more healthily? Quit smoking? These neurons control the fate of your habits.
Major advancements in the field of transient electronics have paved the way for gadgets that evaporate. That’s important for consumers, and the planet.
A company specializing in A.I. medicine will tell you how long you’re likely to live.
CERN’s LHC has just found evidence of the odder on quasiparticle after a 44-year search.
SpaceX made history Tuesday after successfully launching its Falcon Heavy rocket into space, but not all are convinced any of that actually happened.
The game is afoot! It seems Shakespeare borrowed language from his contemporaries more directly than we previously realized.