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Some on this list are downright scary.
More plant-based options are usually a good idea, but you need a lot of them to shift people's options.
When we reach a certain threshold, a superintelligent machine will be too much for us to contain.
Anything can happen... but it usually doesn't.
Conservatives have long accused Twitter of having a bias against them -- but the opposite seems to be true.
A new study may help explain how some gender stereotypes become entrenched from early childhood.
It's a tale as old as history -- but it could be a misleading tale.
You've heard of endangered species, but have you heard of endangered alphabets?
If there's this much waste in Sweden, a country of 10 million, what does this mean for the entire planet?
Focus on what can be solved.
Not all conferences should be stopped. But cutting down on needless travel is something we should all consider.
It's easy to erase the progress made in our fight against measles.
Not so stealthy after all, eh?
The space race heats up in multiple ways.
Here are some of the most famous equations, from the ancient Greeks to modern physics.
It's a relatively new type of breed -- and a pretty unusual one as well.
Researchers from Walter Reed say they will announce results publicly within weeks.
We continue our foray into the history of Christmas.
The technology is progressing faster than our moral framework for it.
The treasure contains some remarkable pieces that were made in Egypt over 3,000 years ago, from the time of Nefertiti.
It's more than just filling in the blanks: it's like going to the museum with your coloring.
It's almost everywhere already, and it's showing signs of vaccine resistance. But it's not all bleak.
The "Smiley Kids armband with negative ions" was not so smiley after all.
They may be inexperienced, but the immune systems of infants are capable of mounting a defense.
The discovery is important for understanding the geology of Mars -- and it's not what researchers were expecting.
It's still just a study on mice, but it suggests that nasal vaccines could be more effective.
A new generation of vaccines is coming. Will it live up to the hype?
MRIs are often prohibitively expensive -- but that could change.
Organic food may not be all it's hyped up to be, but it does seem to have some benefits.
The risk of a tsunami seems to have subsided for now, unless powerful aftershocks follow.
Apparently, these condors can reproduce without mating.
This group of researchers believes so.
Not only do they recognize their keepers, but they also seem to understand that photos are representations of reality.
Researchers emphasize the importance of not believing this myth.
A favorite of many companies, the open plan office is under great pressure and may be forced to change substantially -- or go away.
It could be a solution for an aggressive type of cancer.
Golf courses could be turned into something much more useful and eco-friendly -- and some places are doing just that
The plant uses leaves to build "greenhouses" for its fruits.
These creatures are full of surprises.
It's just one of the many ways in which the poultry industry subjects animals to cruel treatment.
An unusual method could help us assess glacier melting in real time.
It's one of the most badass feats in medical history.
The site marks the earliest unequivocal evidence of hominin bipedalism.
There's some really good ones this year.
It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to unravel the secrets of this fossil.
It's a chemical produced by the fruits themselves.
We had so much time to act.
Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) are tough creatures. They’re the northernmost-living nonhuman primate, inhabiting various habitats across several islands in Japan. The most rugged of the bunch live in the Kamikochi area of Chubu Sangaku National Park of the Japanese Alps. But winter isn’t easy for them. Although the snow monkeys are omnivorous and not particularly fussy […]
Not too long ago, toothbrushes were a pretty simple thing. But with a bit of science and some marketing, things have changed quite a bit.
It's steep, but there's also some trickery involved.
