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When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
A new method of extracting rare-earth elements could put us on the track toward a circular economy.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.
More than any other of Einstein's equations, E = mc² is the most recognizable to people. But what does it all mean?
The world’s great whales aren’t just vulnerable where they congregate, but everywhere they roam.
Graphical user interfaces are how most of us interact with computers, from iPhones to laptops. But they were once condemned as making students lazy and destroying the art of writing.
Planet Earth has been around for over 4.5 billion years, but humans? For 99.998% of our planet's history, humans were nowhere to be found.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
In "Off the Edge", journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
Professional astronomy images are the gold standard. But this Large Magellanic Cloud composite is the amateur community's best image ever.
Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can "scoop-up" and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
A study finds that sex is "moderate intensity physical activity," similar to light jogging or leisurely swimming.
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
Our research on a Martian meteorite provides new clues about early surface conditions on the red planet.
“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”
The natural wonders of Mauritius include the spectacular sight of an underwater waterfall. Here's the science of how it works.
Life is possible because of asymmetries, such as an imbalance between matter and antimatter and the "handedness" (chirality) of molecules.
Scientists captured it on footage 1.5 miles below the surface.
Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
Out of all the galaxies we know, only a few little ones are missing dark matter. At last, we finally understand why.
Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.
The odds are slim, but the consequences would be devastating. Here's what would happen, plus how to avoid it.
George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth
Washington first took the oath of office of the president of the United States with just one natural tooth remaining.
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Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back.
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Outfitted with wheels and rotors, the bot can morph from a land drone into a quadcopter in seconds.
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.