In order, they go: hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon, neon, nitrogen, magnesium, silicon, iron, sulfur. Here’s how we made them. Everything found on planet Earth is composed of the same ingredients: atoms. […]
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These Jurassic predators resorted to cannibalism when hit with hard times, according to a deliciously rare discovery.
Start building momentum by breaking your new side business idea down into manageable baby steps.
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SpaceX’s momentous Crew Dragon launch is a sign of things to come for the space industry, and humanity’s future.
Researchers devise an effective new predictive tool for maritime first-responders.
The program aims to notify people after they’ve come in close contact with someone who tested positive.
A new study may help us better understand how children build social cognition through caregiver interaction.
Researchers at UT Southwestern noted a 47 percent increase in blood flow to regions associated with memory.
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Was the hamburger menu always so ubiquitous?
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To create wiser adults, add empathy to the school curriculum.
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While building a new airport, construction crews uncover a gigantic collection of ancient bones.
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Currently, more than 100 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed worldwide.
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Sweden tops the ranking for the third year in a row.
Neo’s superhuman powers were only inside of The Matrix. The outside world offered a different reality.
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Inbreeding leads to a problematically small gene pool.
The Demo-2 mission represents a new era for American spaceflight.
Universities claim to prepare students for the world. How many actually do it?
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When facing a hard decision, consider choosing change over inaction.
A debate is raging inside and outside of churches.
An MIT system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.
If you traveled in a straight line for far enough, would you come back to where you started? If you were to set out on a journey from anywhere on Earth’s […]