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Life arose on Earth very early on. After a few billion years, here we are: intelligent and technologically advanced. Where's everyone else?
In his new book, "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy," former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang explores how media narratives can warp public perception of political candidates.
Opportunistic agility is running rampant among hackers and scammers.
It’s last “hard” test is over. Now, we wait for its launch. Despite numerous delays, funding crises, and technical challenges, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready. The science instruments […]
Strange bone circles made from mammoths revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe's last ice age.
What good is a conspiracy theory you can't profit from?
Sharing QAnon disinformation is harming the children devotees purport to help.
Anyone with a killer idea for a podcast can learn valuable tactics for turning that idea into a success with the training in the How to Start a Podcast Bundle.
Pandemic rumors and information overload make separating fact from fancy difficult, putting people's health and lives at risk.
It turns out big ideas don't always fit in sign-sized slogans.
It’s one of only five spacecraft that will exit the Solar System, and the only one we have a chance to aim at another star. Of all the spacecraft ever launched, […]
A recent survey also found that political messaging from the pulpit increased the likelihood of believing presidents to be ordained by God.
Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.
The first COVID-19 vaccines are here. So are the anti-vaxxers. Over the past year, most of us have learned more about coronaviruses than we ever thought we’d need to know. […]
"We can't allow people to get sick," President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office.
An Oxford scientist's controversial theory rethinks dark matter and dark energy.
A clip of this disingenuous documentary is making the rounds.
Could this be the beginning of the end of insulin injections?
They said the “missing half” of the Universe’s matter was just found. But what they found barely makes a dent to the big picture. When we look up into the great […]
Why doesn't the U.S. generate more electricity from wind?
Archetypes of creation and the origin of all things.
The fine Facebook just paid was huge, but many in tech say it wasn't nearly enough to protect your data.
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Does wishing someone well actually affect their health?
It's the secret ingredient that makes cooperation—and civilization—possible.
YouTube's constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?
New research at Carnegie Mellon University suggests a game of musical chairs.