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A long-lost eight wonder of the world may have just been found in New Zealand.
Participants receiving brain stimulation were more likely to solve difficult problems creatively.
Memory illusions may be making us overconfident about our memory recall.
Researchers may have discovered the oldest homo sapiens yet, in Morocco.
There’s been an alarming uptick in sufferers of depression turning to opioids, increasing addiction numbers.
The jawbone scanned in the study is the oldest hominin fossil ever found.
We may pay a price for abstract thinking.
New study suggests chronic sleep-deprivation causes overactivity in the brain’s self-cleaning mechanism, leading to the destruction of healthy cells.
Some scientists posit that our brains are actually quantum computers.
The gluten free trend is growing. Does the science behind it hold up?
A physicist has an experiment to see if the mind operates on a quantum level.
Advertisers say they help with ADHD, anxiety, stress, and autism. But what do studies suggest?
Time-management tips from someone who should know how to reduce your cognitive load: a neuroscientist.
A process which occurs in all mammals may be to blame.
Poaching is acting as unnatural selection in favoring tuskless African elephants.
Are Americans finally embracing a better work-life balance? New Research by Project: Time Off indicates that Americans used more paid vacation days in 2016. On the downside, Americans still feel guilty about taking time off and often forfeit their vacation days. Men are also more likely than women to use their time.
Forty years ago cat hyperthyroidism didn’t exist. Now 10 percent of senior cats suffer from it.
A commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medication may have killed the Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.
Has Google become our modern confessional? Former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz discusses how Google knows you better than your friends and family–maybe even yourself. He is the author of Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are.
University of Houston researchers discover a catalyst that may make commercial-scale hydrogen extraction from water possible.
Our hands lead us to certain choices, according to Zachary Estes of Bocconi University.
Visualization of how the average working American adult spends the days of his or her life.
Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.
A study suggests that countries with a high prevalence of parasites are likely to have authoritarian governments.
Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.
The global rise in meat consumption is accelerating climate change.
Neil deGrasse Tyson suggests that longevity isn’t what concerns him so much as living what time he has well.
Where gravity comes from has been an utter mystery. String theory offers an explanation.
If it proves true, it could heal the rift between quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.
The stress we take on at work now will surely pay off in retirement, right? Well, brace yourself.