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A well-planned international move can help you get the most out of your Social Security benefits and other savings. Just be prepared to give up some typical comforts.
Swedish scientists have created a smart, eco-friendly battery that runs on alfalfa and pine resin. The recyclable power source provides about as much power as a regular lithium battery.
If you’re binge-watching through the night, chances are you’re not getting enough sleep. That means you’re probably not nearly as productive or happy as you should be during the day. Take a crash course in story structure and self-control in order to quash your addiction.
An analysis of 101 essays penned by failed founders revealed that 42% of startups go under because their product isn’t wanted by the market.
On one hand, asbestos is a major health hazard. On the other: 27 world championships.
Spruce is a new iPhone app helps you secure prescription drugs to treat acne. It’s just another in a long line of telemedical advances coming soon to your device.
Better models of our nature are needed. Freud’s ideas, though discredited by many, still haunt the arts, and exert influence within science. Three ideas buried in Steven Pinker’s book about declining violence can help.
It’s hard to imagine empathy being anything but beneficial. It has become one of the most championed mental states in the neuroscience age: the ability to feel what someone else is feeling and, if all goes well, extend a hand altruistically or compassionately.
Hiccups occur when your diaphragm contracts suddenly, likely due to a lack of CO2 in your system. Restoring that carbon dioxide is the key to regaining control.
As the importance of interpersonal interaction grew, so did variations in our ancestors’ facial appearance. This why the face and it features are the most diverse parts of the human body.
With limited land space and widespread public distrust in nuclear power, the Japanese have taken to the seas to cull energy by installing sprawling solar power plants that float right on the water.
An Inspector General report has determined that poor leadership and a lacking organizational structure contributed to lackluster performance by NASA’s Near Earth Object Program.
Our current age calls for more and more snap decisions that don’t allow for a proper and pragmatic assessment. The only way to deal with this is to adapt by training yourself to make better snap decisions.
When it comes to the overall happiness of a marriage, it matters more that the wife is happy with the relationship than the husband, according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
Being poor results in sleeping less for a variety of reasons. One major factor is public transportation and the fact that conforming to bus schedules can sometimes take hours out of one’s sleep schedule each day.
Consciousness is what it’s like and how it feels to be you. Thus, consciousness exists in a realm of irreducible subjectivity with which science isn’t always comfortable.
It’s never too late to learn a new language. In fact, it’s probably most beneficial to do so later in life.
The creators of Minecraft, for example, a game in which complex structures are built out of simple cubes, have created an educational version of the software.
Nearly 50 years after his famous self-control experiment involving marshmallows and pre-schoolers, Columbia professor Walter Mischel has published a book about mastering impulses.
The results of a new study suggest that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can help reduce the severity and length of migraines in chronic adult sufferers.
California regulators have deemed the companies’ newest “charter-party carrier” services illegal. UberPool and Lyft Line offer discounts to passengers who choose to share a ride with a similar destination.
Scientists have confirmed a sizable improvement in ozone levels over the past decade. The news is a testament to the world’s noble dedication to reducing usage of hazardous chemicals.
Two individuals separated by 5,000 miles have successfully communicated without typing or saying a word to each other. Rather it was their brains that did the talking.
Of the countless natural wonders dotting Iceland’s famous Ring Road, perhaps most notable are the country’s bountiful and majestic waterfalls. Iceland’s unique location and climate have made it home to some […]
After millions of years of adaptive evolution, our bodies have become naturally suited to functioning during the day, and certain organic chemicals are released into the blood stream accordingly.
Sangeeta N. Bhatia, M.D., and Ph.D, runs a bioengineering lab at MIT, has helped to start ten companies, and counts among her close friends some of the nation’s most successful women.
Many take caffeine from tea or mate, an herbal drink popular in South America. But the drug, unlike so many others, didn’t come from a chemistry lab. It came from millions of years of plant evolution.
German researchers have found that archerfish, a unique type of fish that shoots jets of water at its above-water prey, possess human-like adaptive capabilities.
Most new habits require 66 days to form. More intensive habits, such as establishing an exercise routine, may require up to an average of 84 days.