Bees help pollenate much of our crops. Without them, the food supply is doomed.
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Europe is the continent where you are most likely to be killed by Liam Neeson.
And succeeds! “Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof.” –J. K. Galbraith One […]
Modern terrorism has roots in a mythical sect of assassins from the time of the Crusades.
A recent report covered in Runner’s World says the sweet spot might just be forty miles a week.
A new partnership is leveraging the power of AI to hunt down online sex traffickers.
And what it found was a world swimming, literally, with possibilities. Just as a Chihuahua is still a dog, these ice dwarfs are still planetary bodies. The misfit becomes the […]
The word parenting, as a verb, has only been around since 1958. Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik examines when caregiving became the art of hovering, and the pitfalls and anxiety of trying to shape children instead of raise them.
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There are strict scientific standards a new ‘claimed discovery’ needs to meet. Has cold fusion gotten there? “Between cold fusion and respectable science there is virtually no communication at all. …because the […]
SETI researchers have found a major radio telescope signal and are trying to nail down where it’s from.
Here, it’s men who suffer from a (reverse) gender pay gap
The strange origin of autocorrect during the development of an American secret Chinese computer.
Remember that one time when a Philosopher King ruled the whole world? Well, here is how that turned out.
We’re only seeing a fraction of the world around us. Amy Herman teaches the art of perception; if you’re game to test your visual intelligence, take one of her perception challenges here.
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Can the art of communal bathing teach us to be more social animals?
It’s a web, it’s a cloud – it’s under attack: how outages reveal the actual shape of the internet
Looking at how our technology and culture compare to Star Trek’s vision of the future.
Just imagining movement fires the same neurons as if we were actually moving. A new study shows we can wake our sleeping mind to practice motor skills in our dreams.
NASA will be putting most of the research it funds online for free in policy of open access to science.
We know that both aerobic exercise and meditation help curb depression. What happens when these interventions are combined?
One Alabama library is demanding jail time for late books. How is this happening in a nation that’s reading less and less?
There is software that can track drones in open areas, but none that can do so in tight-knit, urban ones.
Credit card debt is an increasing problem for many Americans. It seems insurmountable, but it can be overcome. It just needs to be conquered one step at a time, and […]
UCLA researchers successfully use a new technique to “wake up” a patient after coma.
The self-driving car is the future of personal transportation. Wireless charging is the future of battery-powered devices. Marrying the two technologies makes sense.
Marijuana legalization is no longer a libertarian or progressive issue. We need this new, legal industry to replace the depleted economies of the rural South and Midwest.
Jon Stewart shares his thoughts on many issues during a recent talk with the New York Times.
Dreams are not rational, neither are fantasy novels and comic books and yet they’re immensely valuable in processing our thoughts, feelings and moral quandaries. Does Tarot do the same?
Though just preliminary data, an anonymous patient’s blood is reportedly clear of HIV. A new trial testing a novel HIV therapy has seemingly cured a 44-year-old man, one of 50 participants.
Psychedelics are experiencing a resurgence. What can we learn from bad trips?