Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
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Engagement with generative AI is a business essential — but all companies should be vigilant.
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Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?
The first-of-its-kind map, which goes all the way down to the level of a single cell, could help prevent common birth defects.
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The ominous cloud of acid rain hasn’t vanished but rather drifted toward the developing world.
A basement renovation project led to the archaeological discovery of a lifetime: the Derinkuyu Underground City, which housed 20,000 people.
For 550 million years, neutral atoms blocked the light made in stars from traveling freely through the Universe. Here’s how it then changed.
As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.
Wolfgang Pauli was a brilliant, well-liked physicist and a scathing critic of balderdash.
We each have the same 24 hours in the day. How will you spend yours?
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Teller and Sagan debated fiercely over nuclear proliferation. But was the conflict as personal as it was intellectual for Teller?
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.