A Cambridge Ph.D. student has solved a grammatical problem that has befuddled Sanskrit scholars since the 5th century BC.
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JWST's revolutionary views arrive in high-resolution at infrared wavelengths. Without NASA's Spitzer first, it wouldn't have been possible.
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Ice harvesters once made a living from frozen lakes and ponds, but the work was strenuous and dangerous. Then refrigeration changed everything.
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The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
The way to understand the earliest moments of creation is to recreate those conditions and study them. Why would we stop now?
Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.
Long before tobacco arrived from the Americas, ancient civilizations in the Old World were getting high off hemp smoke and opium.
Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.
They are expected to be cheaper to build and even more reliable than today’s nuclear plants.
To understand Vincent van Gogh, we must first debunk the myth of the tortured artist. Van Gogh believed his illness inhibited his creativity.
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.