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These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.

Kim Kardashian is meeting with Jared Kushner and President Donald Trump on Wednesday to talk prison reform and the case of Alice Marie Johnson, who's service life for a nonviolent crime.

Sibling rivalries can lead to some impressive moments in history, how did these seven sets of siblings do?

Infographics chart the growing acceptance of drinking during the day, compiled and created by Family Center for Recovery.

When we call something ugly, we say something about ourselves – and what we fear or dread.

The controversy over whether Jesus had any siblings is reignited after an amazing new discovery of an ancient text.

AI may help organizations overcome unconscious biases in hiring and increase diversity.

A game designer creates games that can change attitudes and behaviors. 

"Nice and in control: the twin peaks of a good reputation...But since we are riddled with contradiction, this is not a simple story."

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Mary Gaitskill on vulnerability, alienation, and Cerebus the Aardvark. 

In an analysis of more than 140 million of its U.S. members, LinkedIn identified a key difference between how men and women present themselves in their profiles.

Since the moment humans became aware of their existence, they have been haunted by the knowledge that it will inevitably come to an end and the hope to change this […]

A large-scale study of students in Maastricht provides valuable data on student performance. 

If a former Nazi realized its importance nearly 50 years ago, perhaps we all can, too. Around the country and around the world, there is no shortage of human suffering. Poverty, […]

There is no end to philosophies on living a good life, just as there is no end to those wanting to sell you a program for doing so.

Want to think more creatively? Move your body, and move away from your emotional baseline—in any direction.

Percy Shelley's 1811 essay, "The Necessity of Atheism," still speaks volumes today.

Should political preference be a deal-breaker when looking for love? There are now dating sites for progressives, Trump fans, and Americans looking to escape the Trump presidency by marrying a Canadian. In an age of deep political polarization, dating sites based on ideology may exacerbate the problem and prevent a star-crossed love from blossoming. 

A handful of noble families own large tracts of the British capital - and have done so for centuries

The average person checks their phone 200 times a day. It borders on addiction for some, but according to cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken there are easy ways to unlearn this compulsion.

“Memory is a poet,” Marie Howe once remarked, “not an historian.” When it comes to fake news, our minds can be easily and permanently misled. 

Cambridge professor and author Mary Beard explores the mythical sex stories of the Roman Empire, before she lays down the realities.

While Kellyanne Conway spoke of a nonexistent massacre, there was a real, historical massacre that took place at Bowling Green - in New York City.

The polls are in, and what will be the deciding factor in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election is something a little more human. 

Researchers at Queen Mary University have inched us closer toward an invisibility cloak, for starters.   

The infrared reveals stars — and a surprising population of failed stars — we’ve never seen before. “…innumerable stars, thousands of double and multiple systems, clusters in one blaze with their tens of thousands of […]

Sean Curry takes aim at the rapidly evolving "gourmet" food industry that is warping our expectations, mindsets and first-world privilege to a scary new level. 

Although not every act of street harassment ends in murder — some certainly do — the people experiencing it have no assurance of their safety.  

Mary Anning lived in a time when women couldn't attend university.

The sender didn’t have a name nor an address for his letter. So he drew a map instead.