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There’s a reason they call work “work.”
It’s true that we have a thermodynamic arrow of time, and entropy always increases. But that can’t explain what we perceive. One of the enormous conceptual ideas that came along […]
“The hardest thing is the flying side of things.”
A tiny, perfectly preserved 3D fossil from Argentina tells us more about an early snake.
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Are you prone to view life as glass-half-empty? If so, don’t let it drag you down: Your day-to-day happiness level is something that was, in large part, set early in […]
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Researchers discovered a mysterious quantum effect that breaks a 60-year-old physics theorem.
A new children’s program may help displaced Syrian children find stability and belonging in their new communities.
Two house mouse subspecies meet again in a hybrid zone strangely reminiscent of the Iron Curtain
“For decades, a national anti-cruelty law was a dream for animal protectionists. Today, it is a reality.”
If you’ve ever had an affinity for machines or just wanted to know how to fix faulty household gadgets on your own, then learning the basics of electrical engineering might be up your alley.
Observations have been ruined; scientific satellites with the right-of-way have had to alter course. Here’s a how-to guide to doing better. In any field of business or industry, the prevailing rule […]
A gift guide of the hottest educational toys for your budding scientist, engineer, or mathematician.
Nearly anything political is now branded with a catchy hashtag.
The move reflects a broader nationwide effort to lower prices of the life-saving drug.
Why campuses are becoming polarized — and what we can do about it.
Deepfakes are “neither intrinsically good nor evil.”
As this map of Bouguer’s gravity anomaly shows, the pull of the earth varies considerably by region.
Can changing who delivers your electricity to you solve a slew of problems?
Mycologist Paul Stamets believes they should be.
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Reliability and innovation are the twin pillars of survival for any business. But it’s the rare company that’s willing and able to commit to rediscovering the leading edge on a […]
In physics, anything that isn’t forbidden must occur. So why don’t the strong interactions violate CP-symmetry? If you ask a physicist what the biggest unsolved problem facing the field today […]
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Bill Bryson’s new book, “The Body: A Guide For Occupants,” provides important (and funny) lessons in anatomy, neuroscience, physiology, biology, and more.