Science

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These days, medical treatments go through years of testing before they reach the public. For most of history, though, people were working with limited knowledge and a lot of confidence. That led to some truly bizarre health trends that sounded perfectly reasonable at the time but seem almost impossible to believe today.

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Stress is an unavoidable fact of life, and it both pushes us to succeed and occasionally stops us in our tracks. Here are some intriguing facts about stress.Stress Facts27. HeartbreakAcute stress can cause a condition...

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The James Webb Space Telescope looks like some weird, honeycomb, spaceship...thing. What gives? Well, this brilliant machine has a few tricks up its sleeve.

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Maybe they irrationally hate your grandma. Maybe it's the blank stare. If you've asked yourself "Is my cat a psychopath?", science may have the answer.

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Many claim that yoga has physical and mental benefits—but what does science have to say? Does this method of exercise really work?

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How exactly did a single asteroid strike cause the dinosaurs to go completely extinct? Let's go back to that day and find out.

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From the seemingly harmless mosquito to the powerful saltwater crocodile, here's a closer look at some of the world's most dangerous animals.

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“Hasta la vista, Baby” –The TerminatorPeople have been dreaming about Artificial Intelligence for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Well, it’s starting to feel like the future is actually here, and AI can be seen...

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Low carb, slow carb, Atkinson, clean eating—there are so many diet and nutrition trends, it can be mind-boggling to keep up with the latest information about what our bodies need to feel healthy and happy....

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Checking our phone can instantly drag you into a hole of endless scrolling—but the consequences of this addiction are more nefarious than we realized.

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The convergence two seemingly incompatible themes, science and religion, inspired one of Dali's greatest paintings: Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus).



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