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Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
For every proton, there were over a billion others that annihilated away with an antimatter counterpart. So where did all that energy go?
People who score high in “obsessive passion” can become rigidly consumed by ideological causes — sometimes dangerously so.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers’ minds.
From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids’ reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
Wherever businesses are a powerful force for society, successful leaders embrace the “mission mindset” of shared purpose.
Planets can be Earth-like or Neptune-like, but only rarely are in between. This hot, Saturn-like planet hints at a solution to this puzzle.
Smaller family networks, more great-grandparents, and fewer cousins.
The midwest is particularly filled with them.
Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.
Environmental progress is happening quickly but we must keep pushing for change.
Why has the value of strategic thinking never been higher? It’s complex.
Finding it at all was a happy accident. Examining it further may help unlock the secrets hiding within the earliest galaxies of all.
A new measurement offers insights on the density of the mysterious force driving the Universe’s expansion.
Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
Each time you fold a piece of paper, you double the paper’s thickness. It doesn’t take all that long to even reach the Moon.
The record-breaking transmission could revolutionize deep space communication.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
Here in the 21st century, quantum computing is quickly going from a dream to a reality. But what’s hype, and what’s actually true?
It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.
They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
The heart’s rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.
Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
The cosmic scales governing the Universe are almost unbelievably large. What if we shrunk the Sun down to be just a grain of sand?
The U.S. ranked 59th worldwide.
Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.