Two massive clouds of dust in orbit around the Earth have been discussed for years and finally proven to exist.
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As victor of WWII, America set out with its allies to rebuild the broken world through its greatest diplomatic effort in history: The Marshall Plan.
Arranged marriages and Western romantic practices have more in common than we might think.
There are many ways to posit the fundamental nature of reality.
At least he wasn’t burned at the stake, right?
An economist’s outside-the-box new idea to level the American playing field
A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provides even more reason to think Ross 128 b, the second closest exoplanet to Earth, could harbor life.
The famed author and public intellectual has a bone to pick with the American legal system.
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If all you see is low-energy light in a myriad of directions, you can’t be sure. But this light comes from the Big Bang. There are a lot of things that […]
A new computer model suggests that the 21st century will have more frequent hurricanes of staggering force.
The era of cheap energy is coming to an end and societies will need to reshape energy consumption and infrastructure or face consequences, warns a new scientific background paper issued to the United Nations.
We know the dangers of too little sleep. Now for the other side of the story.
Her support of Democratic candidates has the alt-right furious.
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences used survey data from 2 million Americans to examine the links between climate change and mental health issues.
To raise awareness on one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time, the team partnered up with Adidas and Parley, a campaign group working to stop waste plastic getting into the oceans.
U.S. laws regulating online speech offer broad protections for private companies, but experts worry free expression may be threatened by “better safe than sorry” voluntary censorship.
A comprehensive energy efficiency infographic that lays out the ways you can make a home energy efficient, from smart window treatments and roofing to walls and doors.
“People should be free to walk down the street without being watched by the government.” — ACLU and a coalition of civil rights groups
The relationship between our genotypes and our psychological traits, while substantial, is highly indirect and emergent.
Many school districts are switching over to a four day week. Is this a good idea?
Rwanda is pioneering the regulation and use of drones – such as delivering blood
Researchers are looking into what this fratboy fish of the Mexican underwater cave systems can teach us about sleep regulation.
Our attention is more than just a resource. It is an experience.
Researchers in Mexico discover the longest underwater cave system in the world that’s full of invaluable artifacts.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that AT&T may purchase Time Warner, without any conditions, arguing that the $85 billion deal doesn’t violate antitrust law.
The world’s greatest observatory can go no further with its current instrument set. The Hubble Space Telescope has provided humanity with our deepest views of the Universe ever. It has […]
A team of researchers reverses the arrow of time in quantum experiments.
It’s okay to be skeptical. That’s why we have evidence. In all of human history, only 24 people have ever flown to the vicinity of the Moon, traveling hundreds of […]
