Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?
The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
Is science absolute? Its truths and discoveries guide us toward the nature of reality, but we must always remain open-minded to revisions.
But don’t buy your own brain zapping machine, yet.
Hubble revolutionized astronomy more than once. Here’s what we can expect from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Thanks to genetics and improving nutrition, denizens of the Western Balkans have surpassed the Dutch in height.
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about cats are more likely to interact with cats in ways they don’t like.
The antibodies elicited by the “S2 vaccine” not only neutralize COVID’s multiple strains but also coronaviruses that cause the common cold.
We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.
Einstein’s “happiest thought” led to General Relativity’s formulation. Would a different profound insight have led us forever astray?
From 260-year-old ciphers to the most recent Zodiac Killer solution, these unbreakable codes just needed time.
Spicy foods are enjoyed the world over, but scientists don’t know why people partake in culinary masochism.
What’s the point of all that money?
When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.
Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn’t often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.
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A common weed uses uncommon types of photosynthesis.
More than mindless bloodshed, the gladiatorial games were organized sports. Gladiators were treated as world-class athletes, receiving superior diets and medical care.
Exercise culture is crazy. But what you need to do is exceedingly simple.
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Argentina’s black market for cash is embracing crypto — but it’s not what crypto proponents expected.
Our model of the Universe, dominated by dark matter and dark energy, explains almost everything we see. Almost. Here’s what remains.
“When you see me, weep.” When rivers dry up in Central Europe, “hunger stones” with ominous inscribed warnings from centuries past reappear.
In special relativity, the statement that two events happened at the same time is meaningless.
An interview with CRISPR co-discoverer and Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna.
Should we be searching for life on other planets, or technology?
Magnetic monopoles began as a mere theoretical curiosity. They might hold the key to understanding so much more.
Why should it be considered impolite to discuss something so important to our long-term well-being?
If you want a medication to kick in faster, lean right.