The Oedipal complex, repressed memories, penis envy? Sigmund Freud’s ideas are far-reaching, but few have withstood the onslaught of empirical evidence.
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A phrase buried deep in the Declaration of Independence set off alarms in Silicon Valley, and outrage in Texas.
Police violence is experienced by a large proportion of Russians. Is America going the way of its geopolitical foe?
The more diverse minds we have, the better we are as a population.
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About twice the size of Earth, 503b orbits its own star every six days.
We know that it’s ‘the red planet’ because of the iron in its soil. But why, with such a thin, carbon dioxide atmosphere, is the martian sky so red and bright? […]
A Japanese astronomer shows that the Milky Way galaxy was formed in two stages, “dying” in between.
Ketosis is known to work wonders in terms of short-term weight loss. But what about the diet’s effects over the long term?
By time you see a pillar at all, almost all of your ‘formation’ is already finished. In the heart of the Eagle Nebula, the iconic Pillars of Creation loom as […]
Cryovolcanoes that eject ice instead of magma have been confirmed to exist on Ceres, which will help studying this formation on other planets and moons throughout the solar system.
The Boomerang Nebula, in our galaxy, is even colder than completely empty space. Here’s how that’s possible. Imagine the coldest place you possibly can. Inside it, the particles that make […]
An entire Universe of possibilities await stars like our own, even after they run out of fuel. One of the most profound rules in all the Universe is that nothing lasts […]
The oldest people in our lives frequently shock us with hateful comments about others that seem out of character with the people we always thought they were. What’s going on?
No, it won’t be as big as the moon, as some have claimed. Still, it will be a nice show for the next month or so.
It’s made up of scores of telescopes at many different sites across the world. But it acts like one giant telescope. Here’s how. If you want to observe the Universe more […]
It turns out, that tattoo ink can travel throughout your body and settle in lymph nodes.
We aren’t lunarly exclusive. Earth has a few minimoons whizzing around us, including one that comes back into our orbit every 20 years or so.
Synthesizing the vast research in the scientific study of religion is a huge task.
Hubble holds the record, finding a galaxy when the Universe was just 3% it’s age. In just a few years, James Webb will shatter it. One of the great scientific lessons […]
Folios cheese wraps can be a surprisingly healthy substitute for traditional tortillas. Of course, there’s a catch.
What inspired the Mona Lisa, China’s Terracotta Warriors, and more?
A mining company in Australia has unearthed what could be some of the largest gold specimens ever discovered.
Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.
A Toronto-based startup that sells customizable temporary tattoos has received $10 million in Series A funding from venture capitalists, the company’s chief executive officer announced Tuesday.
Both schizophrenics and people with a common personality type share similar brain patterns.
The medal-winning Norwegian team had a most unusual explanation for why their speed skaters wore blue. Is there any science to back it up? Every four years, the Olympics come around, […]
Between Carl Sagan’s laughter, the brainwaves of somebody in love, and a live theremin concert, humanity has sent a lot of data out into the stars.
As the popularity of sparkling waters grows, many wonder if it represents a fresh turning point or a crisp new snake oil.