What do communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong have in common with U.S. Presidents like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan? Hint: It’s the same thing they have in […]
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Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
Trump is #45 but Pence is #48 – and other strange consequences of the curious office of vice president.
A new study found that personality growth in young adults predicted career benefits such as income, degree attainment, and job satisfaction.
Those bananas you love are Cavendish bananas, and they're probably about to go extinct.
The unfamiliar landscape of America's medical past is marked by bizarre incidents, forgotten breakthroughs and selfless sacrifice.
We’ve come fantastically far in our understanding of the distant Universe. Here’s how we’ll go even farther. Sometime in 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will launch, deploy, and begin science […]
Galaxies can have regions both hotter and colder than the background radiation of the Universe. When we talk about the depths of space, we get this picture in our heads […]
All of these conflicts have a long history. They may also have a long future.
Studies have shown that dominant sexual activity can often boost your work ethic several days after a sexual experience.
"It's not always about agreement, more often it's about business."
Here's why scary stories were once an integral part of Christmas Eve festivities.
When he was developing his famous hierarchy of needs, Abraham Maslow cited 9 historical figures that achieved self-actualization.
Or is doubt a self-fulfilling prophecy?
One of NASA’s original great observatories, Spitzer showed us the infrared Universe as never before. On January 30, 2020, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope was retired after a 17 year mission. Prior […]
When I was a teenager and music was still on cassettes, a mixtape was an act of love. In this episode, I'm putting together some of my favorite moments of 2019, strung together with minimal interruption from me.
5-HTP could help both constipation and depression, but dosage matters.
From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.
If this newfound galaxy is just the tip of the iceberg, the entire Universe may fall into place. One of the greatest challenges for a scientist is that every time you […]
Research suggests dog ownership may improve heart health, decrease depression, and even help you live longer.
"It is almost impossible to put into words the difference that Alan Turing made to society."
How an off-the-radar Nobel Prize brings us ever nearer to finding a major cure.
What qualifies someone for the top position in American government?
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
In all the Universe, there’s only one Earth. But can we find the other worlds that are like ours? Even though the ingredients for life have been confirmed to be practically […]
Happy birthday to Pluto, discovered on this day in 1930. Pluto, first discovered in 1930, was no more than a distant dot in our most powerful telescopes. Clyde Tombaugh’s original images […]
The famed author headed to the pond thanks to Indian philosophy.
Senator John Sidney McCain III, who died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 at the age of 81, is lying in state in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol.
With thousands of discovered planets around stars beyond our own Sun, why haven’t we found the next Earth? Over the past 30 years, astronomers have gone from zero known extra-solar planets […]
You can name a dozen rock stars on drugs, but can you name the philosophers who partook? We're here to help.