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When did athletes get so rich?
Stephen Curry's yearly salary is a cool $34 million. Where did all this money come from?
What keeps elite athletes motivated to win? It's not just money.
A wealthy team doesn't automatically make for a successful team.
What stress can do to the body (and what you can do about it)
Stress affects everyone, but there's something you can do about it.
Scientists are still fascinated by Phineas Gage. Here's why.
A blank canvas for generations of science.
Dogs help humans with disabilities socialize with others, researchers find
Having a dog may be one way to curb lonelieness.
Harvard's Cass Sunstein: Algorithms can correct human biases
A tool that can slowly build a better world.
Scientist's accidental discovery makes coral grow 40x faster
There might be hope for our oceans, thanks to one clumsy moment in a coral tank.
What to do if the 'Oumuamua space "probe" comes around again
Time to build a Corellian shipyard?
Can AI laugh? We investigated.
Comedy, A.I.-style. Our roving reporter, Evan Fleischer, went into The Laughing Room and here's what happened
Increased air travel may decrease the chances of a global pandemic
The closer together we get, the argument goes, the healthier we'll be.
New air-conditioning design cools without using fossil fuels
Is the future with radiative cooling?
Study: hot coffee is better for you than cold brew
The long-raging debate over hot coffee versus iced coffee may soon be settled with this news.
Three paralyzed men are walking again thanks to targeted neurotechnology
Spinal implants deliver intermittent bursts to stimulate movement.
Tall people may be more at risk for skin cancer, new research suggests
Why? Because you have more cells, the researchers say.
There are 15 scientists running for Congress. Here's what's at stake.
Now is a good time to brush up on who's on the ballot.
Report: Just 23% of Earth's wilderness remains
A new paper in Nature adds urgency to the fight against climate change.
Burger King designs meaty-cheesy horror burger to induce nightmares
It's "clinically proven" to induce nightmares, says Burger King, which ran a pretty weird study.
Talking about racial health inequality in Boston
What does it take to tackle a multifaceted problem?
Study: heightened emotional states leave the elderly more vulnerable to fraud
Emotion has an impact on the decision-making process.
Girls who play video games 3x more likely to study STEM degrees
Turns out those violent video games might be a blessing in disguise.
Will China’s green energy tipping point come too late?
Pay attention to the decisions made by the provinces.
Single algae cells can help deliver targeted medicine
Tiny and efficient, these biodegradable single cells show promise as a way to target hard-to-reach cancers.
Giant fans that suck CO2 out of the air are operational in Italy
But they are only taking the CO2 equivalent of 32 cars off the road every year.
Doctors in Scotland can now prescribe nature to their patients
Take one long stroll, four times a week.
The font that can improve your memory
Early reports show that it works, as odd as the approach may seem to some fontologists.
Judge blocks first planned hunt of Yellowstone grizzly bears in over 40 years
People were about to start hunting grizzly bears in Yellowstone again, for the first time in 40 years. Thankfully, that has now been blocked.
Airport security trays are dirtier than airport toilets, new study finds
Self-cleaning trays may be on the horizon across the world.
Why birds fly south for the winter—and more about bird migration
What do we see from watching birds move across the country?
Scientists sequence the genome of this threatened species
If you want to know what makes a Canadian lynx a Canadian lynx a team of DNA sequencers has figured that out.
The neuroscience behind ‘gut feelings’
Fight or flight? We've all been there. Now we have an understanding of how it works.
How exercise helps your gut bacteria
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.
Eating your kids may improve your sex life? Sounds fishy.
Maybe try counseling first before you try this, married folks.
