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When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.
A new study shows the benefits of calorie restriction. Never has such advice been more needed.
Benjamin Franklin once wrote in a letter that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” As much as we admire Franklin’s wit, he forgot […]
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A new study says curiosity and creativity are computational errors.
Metal really does sometimes stick to some people’s skin. Here’s the science of why. Every once in a while, a claim comes along that wildly challenges the mainstream scientific narrative. These […]
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Sometimes, moral lessons can be learned from blowing away zombies.
A recent survey also found that political messaging from the pulpit increased the likelihood of believing presidents to be ordained by God.
A new study looks at why mysterious voices are sometimes taken as spirits and other times as symptoms of mental health issues.
For too many people, a poor education is a destructive barrier in their lives—a source of limitation rather than opportunity. Together, we can change this.
After more than two decades of precision measurements, we’ve now reached the “gold standard” for how the pieces don’t fit.
It’s not just an old superstition — it’s your stressed-out brain.
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Brain-computer interfaces give scientists their closest look so far at what the human brain does while we’re asleep.
Playing and being creative shouldn’t stop when you grow up.
New research pinpoints the neurons responsible for your choices.
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.
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And what might we learn as we collect new, never-before-seen data? If you took one of history’s top scientists from 100 years ago and dropped them into today’s world, what […]
Complex organisms and living worlds couldn’t exist without these transitions. You couldn’t make the Universe we have today if everything were always the same. Although many philosophically favored the idea […]
Our remarkable olfactory senses are modeled in a new research chip.
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Researchers from Norway discover that the Moon’s tides influence the release of methane from the ocean floor.
As droughts threaten water supplies across the planet, some municipalities aim to utilize an untapped resource: sewage water.