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University of Tokyo scientists observe predicted quantum biochemical effects on cells.
Coherentism accepts that circular reasoning is probably the best any of us can do.
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
Nikolaas Tinbergen’s concept of “supernormal stimulus” explains why humans are attracted to a heightened version of reality.
Socrates lived during a time when people did not strive to separate fact from fiction. So how much of what we know about Socrates is true?
Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
The first of many dodecahedrons was unearthed almost three centuries ago, and we still don’t know what they were for.
The vaccine just passed its first clinical trials, but it has a long way to go.
It is difficult to save a species that does not seem to care about saving itself.
Jains believe that karma weighs the soul down. This can be overcome through extreme asceticism, in which one slowly withdraws from life.
History is not the story of great people directing the course of the world. It’s about networks. Sure, great people may have had an outsized pull on certain events. But […]
The opening of jars, while impressive and often used to illustrate octopus intelligence, is not their most remarkable ability.
Thomas Baldwin’s Airopaidia (1786) includes the earliest sketches of the earth from a balloon.
A study uses sugar water experiments to show that hummingbirds can see colors invisible to us.
Wind energy is one of the cleanest, greenest sources of power. But could it have the sneaky side-effect of changing the weather?
Noise causes stress. For our ancestors, it meant danger: thunder, animal roars, war cries, triggering a ‘fight or run’ reaction.
A famous thought experiment from the 1970s is more relevant today than ever before.
Masks are great, but what happens when we try to throw out a billion masks at once?
Awareness of one’s own heartbeat has some positive effects.
An intriguing theory explains animals’ magnetic sense.
Maybe you’ve been wondering if you’re seeing one persistent squirrel or a rotating cast of characters.
Social media distorts the reality of the public sphere.
In ancient Greece, the Olympics were never solely about the athletes themselves.
These pink feathered folk form complex social networks and are choosy about who they spend their time with, according to a new study.
The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.
Starling flocks, schools of fish, and clouds of insects all agree.
While other factors exist, sexual prowess appears to have helped determine the role of Protoceratops frills.