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NTNU researchers may have found the answer to one of the big, unanswered questions in physics. The universe is full of ...

Across the globe, water scarcity is no longer a distant concern—it’s a present and growing crisis. Today, more than 2.3 ...

Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, ...

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether ...

Fentanyl is the deadliest illegal drug in US history by far. It’s often described as the ultimate high, but it’s actually an ...

It’s a question that’s long been the cause of debate: is it better to shower in the morning or at night? Morning shower ...

A new study shows that our ability to recall details about familiar objects, like a banana’s typical color, depends on strong ...

We’ve all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have sho ...

By combining information from many large datasets, MIT researchers have identified several new potential targets for treating ...

Sets of metabolites found in blood and urine reliably correspond with how much energy from ultra-processed food a person ...

(via TEDEd) Clambering through the bush on one of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands, suddenly you spy a Komodo dragon in the clearing ahead. Forked tongue flickering; sharp, saw-like teeth glimmering; ...