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One option was presented as the “future of how we’ll unlock our smartphones.”
A new psychology study finds that Christians and atheists behave differently to members of their own groups.
It does undergo nuclear fusion, but there are more reactions and more energy released from reactions other than H → He. “The sun is a miasmaOf incandescent plasmaThe sun’s not simply […]
Imagine charging your phone using the power of your heart.
Get lost in a good book. Time and again, reading has been shown to make us healthier, smarter, and more empathic.
A new study shows that most people are surprisingly ambivalent about their decision to break up with their partner — even right before they do it.
New landmark research of 101,000 Americans shows stark religious and ethnic changes.
I’m not saying it wasn’t aliens… but… it wasn’t aliens. “Just the fact that you so desperately attempt to dismantle our theory proves that we are on the right track. Otherwise […]
Molecular biologists are hopeful about the results, but a long road lies ahead—so far this diet has only worked proven wonders on mice.
Another week, another thrilling installment of our Comment of the Week feature with handpicked favorites from our Facebook page.
A study finds that happen music enhances divergent thinking, and thus, creativity.
The strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) that kept the world safe for over 50 years may no longer matter in the modern world.
The results have implications for consumers, educators, and business people.
Weatherman Alan Sealls of WKRG in Mobile, Alabama knows how to explain Hurricane Irma.
Scientists discover that humans are still evolving, with natural selection weeding out certain diseases.
Scientists in Japan have discovered why yawning is so contagious.
It isn’t just supernovae or neutron star collisions that make the heaviest elements. The physics might surprise you! “Comrades, this man has a nice smile, but he’s got iron teeth.” –Andrei A. […]
The first pop album composed and produced by AI, and Taryn Southern.
There are four main stages. Each has its own particular set of advancements and challenges.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Salman Rushdie on the secret life of cities and so much more.
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New research suggests that whale stranding are the result of the navigational mistakes cause by the same magnetic anomalies that produce the aurora borealis.
Caffeine makes us feel more awake but also decreases our ability to taste sweetness
How the gravitational Casimir effect might cause our Universe’s accelerated expansion, without any new physics at all. “For although it is certainly true that quantitative measurements are of great importance, it […]
John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut, and Maya Angelou all had different approaches to writing. Here’s some of their best advice.
Can imagination be measured and quantified? That’s what scientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Imagination Institute are trying to figure out.
This research may help us develop diamonds for products and better understand nuclear fusion.
These may not be the only social predators that do.