Humans churn out about 30 gigatons (30,000,000,000 tons) of material every year.
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For a purely binary choice, wearing a ring either on the left or right hand can say a lot about the wearer.
Carbon dating allows us to know exactly when ice was melted for drinking water in pre-Columbian America.
If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]
Scientists find routes using arches of chaos that can lead to much faster space travel.
A new look at existing data by LSU researchers refutes the Trump administration’s claims.
The biggest risk comes from doing nothing at all.
A new study explores the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, which has been used in Africa for centuries.
There’s a flowchart if you aren’t sure. It’s a situation that comes up all too frequently: an expert in their field publicly states a conclusion that is thoroughly accepted by the […]
Neuroscientists and ethicists wants to ensure that neurotechnologies remain benevolent.
Research shows that sparrows and other animals use plants to heal themselves.
Gun violence is a public health crisis that is notoriously difficult to study because of politics. Finally, a new research initiative has the green light to collect life-saving data.
Our ultimate fate depends on something we’ve barely begun to measure. One of the biggest mysteries in all of physics is dark energy. According to our best observations, the Universe cannot […]
The pieces don’t represent an army, they stand in for the Western social order.
A new study shows that at least one long-ago journey would have required deliberate navigation.
Here’s why you may want to opt-out of Amazon’s new shared network.
The vaccine just passed its first clinical trials, but it has a long way to go.
A new study found that personality growth in young adults predicted career benefits such as income, degree attainment, and job satisfaction.
There is a neurological link between serotonin levels and the brain’s ability to control impulses and patience levels.
A cosmic puzzle is finally solved, as new observations answer the question of why this galaxy exists at all. For the last couple of years, astronomy has had a tremendous puzzle […]
The rush to clean up outer space has begun.
Don’t wait until Christmas to gift a telescope this year. All throughout the year, two bright lights have stood out in the post-sunset skies. Earlier this year, on March 31, 2020, […]
New research spotlights how low-income Black households face greater financial distress and vulnerability as a result of the pandemic economic crisis.
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
A new “evidence-based nature prescription program” will see patients spending time in the woods.
“Our mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food technology by 2035,” said Patrick O. Brown at the 2020 Web Summit.
First picture of worldwide bee distribution fills knowledge gaps and may help protect species.
Is Bitcoin akin to ‘digital gold’?
Singapore has approved the sale of a lab-grown meat product in an effort to secure its food supplies against disease and climate change.
Smiling makes us feel happier. If you strike a superhero pose, you’ll feel more assertive and confident in your abilities. We all have a limited pool of self-control that can […]