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Gazing upon the red, blood Moon during totality is only part of the wonders awaiting you. On July 27, 2018, the longest total lunar eclipse of the century took place. Totality […]
Behavioral ecology is a real science. But applying it to humans, with our social structures, is highly suspect. Imagine a scientist. Try closing your eyes and really picturing this person: envision […]
With 1.6 billion households in the world, how does Santa do it? With a little Christmas magic… and a lot of science! How does Santa Claus do it? In one long […]
Basketball is the exception, which leans very left.
If you want to feel less pain, meditate more often. According to this new research, it can genuinely erase the emotional reaction to pain. And since it’s long been said by coaches and some doctors that most pain is within the mind, here’s scientific proof to back that assertion up.
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Among the hundreds and thousands of codes that have been broken by cryptographers, the government, and even self-taught amateurs tinkering around at home, there remain a small few of codes and devices which have yet to be cracked by anyone.
Easter eggs have been hidden in video games since Atari’s Adventure; now Google search has hidden an entire adventure game.
Biologists at the University of Bristol demonstrate how the mysterious phenomenon of spider ballooning for great distances and at great heights works.
Canada’s recreational marijuana industry might not be poised to meet demand in the first year of legal sales, according to some experts.
We can’t help but wonder if it’s habitable, or even inhabited, but the evidence isn’t there for it. Every star that fills the night sky carries along with it one of […]
Multitasking has been shown to diminish our ability to learn, stress us out, and kill our productivity. Here are some techniques to limit multitasking and help us regain our lost time.
In his new book, Dying For a Paycheck, Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says we have to change the workplace environment—now.
Almost 200 cognitive biases rule our everyday thinking. A new codex boils them down to 4.
There are some big hurdles for Bitcoin to overcome. Cryptocurrencies must become practical for real-world use.
It’s still only in the lab at this stage, and then there’s the problem of where, exactly, to store the carbon-impregnated magnesite.
Gut bacteria play an important role in how you feel and think and how well your body fights off disease. New research shows that exercise can give your gut bacteria a boost.
The Thai boys soccer team rescued from underground caves was helped in survival by meditation practices led by its coach – a former Buddhist monk.
The FDA has approved the first drug designed to prevent migraines, a move that could help the four million Americans who suffer from at least 15 migraine days per month.
Actress Evangeline Lilly wonders if the reason male Marvel superheroes complain about their costumes so much is that they’re not used to being uncomfortable to look good, as all women are.
Decades of studies have shown parents to be less happy than their childless peers. But are the kids to blame?
Home network Porch has created infographics that depict the most dangerous kitchen items according to the 2017 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shocked investors and now draws the ire of the SEC after clumsily announcing that he intended to take the company private.
There’s a chicken and egg thing going on here when it comes to having a mood disorder and discordant circadian rhythms.
This is what the world will look like, 250 million years from now
How mutual admiration was torn asunder by the sex drive: Freud, Jung and the schism at the heart of psychoanalysis.
Binary stars and common envelope evolution illustrate messy but “tasty” science.
Where does Valentine’s Day come from? Let us introduce you to the festival of Lupercalia, a festival when naked young men and women ran around whipping one another with animal hides.
Does everybody really need to work? What three philosophers have to say about our dedication to finding everybody a job.