What's the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human
Presents are about giving, receiving and reciprocating, and how this cycle strengthens relationships.
Presents are about giving, receiving and reciprocating, and how this cycle strengthens relationships.
From COVID-19 vaccines to cancer treatments and beyond, the flexibility of mRNA-based therapies gives them the potential…
Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come…
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Heart rates that are too slow or too fast can sometimes be lethal. Medical implants can help the heart get its rhythm back.
Two dental experts explain that these furthest-back molars may be a not-so-necessary leftover from early human evolution.
Do you dread delivering or receiving feedback at work? Two organizational behavior experts describe a better way to have…
Disinformation campaigns often use a set of rhetorical devices that you can learn to spot, like conspiracy narratives, good…
Translation involves more than just transferring words from one language to another. Better translations of study materials…
Scientists analyzing isotope ratios have found that many of the elements that make up life could be left over from Earth’s…
Your car’s safety technology takes you into account. But a lot of that technology helps car companies collect data about…
Electroconvulsive therapy often evokes inaccurate images of seizing bodies and smoking ears. Better understanding of how…
An intellectually humble person may have strong commitments to various beliefs − but balanced with an openness to the…
Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity.…
Claims about the discovery of a coveted room-temperature superconductor peppered the news in 2023. We pulled three stories…
Hate is for the haters. Much of the thrill of posting toxic messages can come from the attention and social approval a poster…
Sound needs matter to propagate, so the vast vacuum of space is not just empty − it’s silent.
A centuries-old experiment shows the differences between classical and modern physics. Physicists use thought experiments…