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Highly engineered composite materials let skis ride smoothly, carve neatly and turn quickly – for top athletes and regular…
It's a classic adage for those seeking love. The problem is that psychology research shows it's just not true.
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Seeing black lead characters who are accomplished scientists could be just the thing to help inspire future generations…
Research suggests a new threat to life on Earth from the meteorite's crash: Via seismic waves, the impact triggered…
What happens to your Facebook account, your iTunes purchases and your email messages when you die?
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Adolescents have important developmental work to do. Despite what worried grownups think, taking needless risks isn't…
A new study finds it's possible to train the brain to better distinguish between speech and background noise.
Comparing crash rates between humans and self-driving cars requires more data than anyone currently collects. And some of…
A scholar of digital trust evaluates Facebook's current efforts and proposes some improvements the company could make.
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Medicinal chemists are tweaking a natural molecule that can be a deadly poison – a modified version might work as a nonhormonal…
Today, there are more refugees and displaced people than ever before. Sophisticated analytics could be a game-changer for…
As tensions between the US and Russia escalate, both sides are developing technological capabilities, including artificial…