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Research suggests that cold showers are an effective way of boosting the circulation system while also offering mood-lifting benefits on the side.
If you’re one of the 85,000 readers who took the three-question quiz I posted last week, chances are you answered some items incorrectly. Like some of my smart, accomplished friends and family […]
Sometimes a small business model is the way to go, so companies don’t have to sell off user data to make money.
Consider the octopus: a creature, researchers say, unlike anything here on Earth.
Mindfulness meditation is at risk of being separated from its beneficent roots, which grounded the practice in ancient philosophical/religious systems that emphasized ascetic virtues.
Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, has been brought up on Title IX charges that appear to infringe on her First Amendment rights. She published an account of her experience yesterday.
The court of public opinion has never been stronger than in our current social media age. But does the brand of justice it dishes out improve upon or subvert the rule of law?
The latest in a string of lurid allegations about initiation ceremonies in elite British universities has shocked the British public. What causes otherwise intelligent individuals to engage in unspeakable acts?
Dr. Christopher Watson explains the barriers to finding another haven for human life.
Research finds that some early screening for breast cancer may do more harm than good. But that’s what the numbers say. How will women feel?
Meet the mischievous computer whizzes who started it all.
Algorithms are in charge of hiring people and data collection. You should have the right to know what they’re saying about you.
Prosperity preachers like Creflo Dollar and Joel Osteen are only the latest incarnations of a long lineage of American hucksters.
Rear monitors on trucks, showing live footage of the road ahead, could significantly reduce overtaking mistakes.
I can see it in your eyes. I can see it in your smile.
Designers of the new federal system for sending emergency alerts to our cellphones devoted a lot attention to setting up the technical aspects, but not enough to figuring out what the messages should say. Research suggests those messages don’t say enough to keep us safe.
Scientists are keeping their eyes on social media in order to track and map the appearance of auroras.
Why look for rare, precious metals on Earth when you can find them here? “Well, this is a thing unheard of. An Elf would go underground, where a Dwarf dare […]
If you took all the energy out of something, you’d reach absolute zero, the coldest temperature of all. But is there a highest temperature? “Nothing is lost… Everything is transformed.” […]
The Urban Gun-Detection System helps police pinpoint gunshot locations, but privacy advocates worry about the secondary uses this listening technology holds.
How the biggest NASA mission of the decade will solve some of the Universe’s greatest mysteries. “Now the world has gone to bed,Darkness won’t engulf my head,I can see by […]
After years of their anti-drug rules going unenforced, recent revelations have caused the ESL to take action.
Blitab is similar to an e-book, but uses liquid-based technology to create small, physical bubbles that rise and fall on the surface on demand to display the necessary text or graphics.
Researchers have discovered that the measles virus erases the body’s natural immunity to other diseases.
The Dutch city of Utrecht has set up an experiment to find out. Will everyone turn into lazy do-nothings or will people be encouraged to pursue passion projects?
Words of wisdom from Nikola Tesla: “There is no conflict between the ideal of religion and the ideal of science, but science is opposed to theological dogmas because science is founded on fact.”
Researchers predict the benefits of driverless taxis on the roads and the environment, and the outlook is good.
It’s not breaking news that the universe is slowly dying. It is significant that scientists have been able to finally measure the degree to which it’s dying. Let’s just say you should push up any appointments you might have 100 billion years from now.
The odds against those with obesity aren’t good — not just in terms of health, but also in losing that weight gained.