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It’s a record magnetic field, but… yeah. That didn’t last long.
Scientists have grown a model human esophagus using pluripotent stem cells for the first time.
A survey conducted at the Joint Multi-Conference on Human-Level Artificial Intelligence shows that 37% of respondents believe human-like artificial intelligence will be achieved within five to 10 years.
At least he wasn’t burned at the stake, right?
What do we see from watching birds move across the country?
Scientists think constructing a miles-long wall along an ice shelf in Antarctica could help protect the world’s largest glacier from melting.
It’s a development that could one day lead to much better treatments for osteoporosis, joint damage, and bone fractures.
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.
A groundbreaking new study shows that octopuses seemed to exhibit uncharacteristically social behavior when given MDMA, the psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy.
Overspeciliazation may be hampering progress in the context of higher education and scientific research.
Scientists in Japan have genetically modified chickens to lay eggs containing an extremely valuable protein that helps treat cancer, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis in humans. The cost of one of […]
Maybe try counseling first before you try this, married folks.
Want to be a great scientist? Think like a child.
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Heather Heying knows that a true understanding of the world comes not from the answers, but the questions as well.
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Roaming horny hippos obtained illegally by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar? It’s a heck of a true story.
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Most of us show humility in the face of Nature as we flirt with the unknown.
Adam Frank and Marcelo Gleiser, founders of the popular blog, have landed at ORBITER.
Are hot dogs or hamburgers the healthier option? It’s a question that has plagued many a summer barbecue guest.
Spirituality plays a different ballgame than science, so the language used in either of them doesn’t often match up to the other side. This, says religious teacher Rob Bell, creates a lot of conflicts.
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A newly discovered phenomenon shows that humans communicate outside of mere auditory and visual modes.
Magical thinking has always run deep in America, but in the last 30 years things have begun to escalate. “Nutty fringe ideas” are making their way into the mainstream.
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Debunking the myth that Enlightenment-era pastors opposed modern science.
How useful are the algorithms dating sites use? According to one regulatory agency, not very.
Cute things are usually vulnerable, fragile, and weak. But cuteness itself is mighty indeed.
Evolution has trained your mind to create in-groups and out-groups in a flash—but the lines are more flexible than you think.
Middle America is tired of those latte-sipping liberals and their “elite media” hanging out in New York City, but Ariel Levy makes the case that Americans aren’t as different from one another as they’d like to think.
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If you’ve ever wondered which part of physics covers which part of space, fret no more. Here is an awesome map that lays it all out.