How friendship affects your brain
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If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they...
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If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they...
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It was dark when two mysterious, shrouded figures appeared in a hillside village. The strangers...
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On a daily basis, you spend between a third and half of your waking hours daydreaming. That may...
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato recounted the legend of the Ring of Gyges...
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A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice– 70% of...
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Picture this: you’re working a shift in a hotel lobby when someone approaches the front desk....
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The James Webb Space Telescope is the world's most powerful telescope and humanity's latest...
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A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her...
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How do you know you’re a person who has lived your life, rather than a just-formed brain full of...
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Have you had your daily dose of fun? It's not just enjoyable, it's also essential for your health...
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With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues,...
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In 1775, General George Washington received a poem from one of colonial America’s most famous...
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Many economists think that an eternally growing economy is necessary to keep improving people’s...
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In the 7th century CE, the prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through...
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Prior to the mid-20th century, art restorers took a heavy-handed approach, often drastically...
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Beginning in the third century BCE, the Romans conquered the Iberian peninsula. This period gave...
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In 2010, South Korea experienced a particularly cold winter. People couldn’t activate their...
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In the middle of Florida’s Apalachicola National Forest, a bizarre, almost magical scene is...
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In 2020, Mali produced over 71 tons of gold— an amount worth billions of dollars. But Mali saw...
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While cases of monkeypox are being found worldwide, the nature of the disease and the science we...
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With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity gained the power to destroy itself for the first...
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The vagina harbors hundreds of different kinds of microorganisms. Candida yeasts are usually...
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In 2017, a truck screeched to a halt. One of its containers slid off, hit a car, and spilled its...
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Each year humanity produces roughly 400 million tons of plastic, 80% of which is discarded as...