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Physicists achieve quantum entanglement in larger systems

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Roman Emperors were known for their excesses and violent behavior. From Caligula to Elagabalus, the emperors...
Roman Emperors were known for their excesses and violent behavior. From Caligula to Elagabalus, the emperors exercised total power in the service of their often-strange desires.Most of these emperors met violent ends themselves.We rightfully complain about many of our politicians and leaders today, but historically ...

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The human brain builds structures in up to 11 dimensions

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Lessons from Roman Empire about dangers of luxury

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The Roman writer, Tacitus, argued that the Roman Empire was built by enslaving conquered people who...
The Roman writer, Tacitus, argued that the Roman Empire was built by enslaving conquered people who became accustomed to fine living and luxury. Technology today has become so essential to our daily lives that it seems impossible to break free of it. It's as much a cage as a luxury. Being dependent on a thing gives ...

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GPS Spoofing – Ghost Ships Circling Off California

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'Circle spoofing' is an as-yet unexplained version of GPS interference.It shows ships moving in virtual circles...
'Circle spoofing' is an as-yet unexplained version of GPS interference.It shows ships moving in virtual circles while they're somewhere else.Is this the cheaper, off the shelf version of a well-known cyberweapon? The Princess Janice, seen travelling from Point Reyes inland. Inset top right: moving around Utah, in ci...

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Scientists create a lifelike material that has metabolism and can self-reproduce

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A close up of Bathynomus raksasa Surprising Science Humanity knows surprisingly little about the ocean depths....
A close up of Bathynomus raksasa Surprising Science Humanity knows surprisingly little about the ocean depths. An often-repeated bit of evidence for this is the fact that humanity has done a better job mapping the surface of Mars than the bottom of the sea. The creatures we find lurking in the watery abyss often ...

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Circle spoofing is an advanced form of GPS manipulation; nobody knows how or why

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The sun tries to break through the trees and mist of Cannock Chase Forest at Severn...
The sun tries to break through the trees and mist of Cannock Chase Forest at Severn Springs in Stafford, England. 13-8 The tension between science and religion is old news to us moderns. Historical events like the Catholic Church's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair" target="_blan...

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Talking with your hands alters the perception of your words

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A team of researchers from the Netherlands found that hands gestures, when used strategically, influence how...
A team of researchers from the Netherlands found that hands gestures, when used strategically, influence how certain words are heard. Participants were 20% more likely to hear and interpret the words being spoken when accompanied by a matching hand gesture, and 40% as likely to hear the wrong word when the gestures ...

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Physicist creates AI algorithm that may prove reality is a simulation

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A remote area visited by tourists and cruises, and home to fishing villages, is about to...
A remote area visited by tourists and cruises, and home to fishing villages, is about to be visited by a devastating tsunami.A wall of rock exposed by a receding glacier is about crash into the waters below.Glaciers hold such areas together — and when they're gone, bad stuff can be left behind. The Barry Glacier giv...

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The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle may finally be solved

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Surprising Science <ul class="ee-ul"></ul> Imagine it's 2045. You start hearing rumors from your well-heeled friends about...
Surprising Science <ul class="ee-ul"></ul> Imagine it's 2045. You start hearing rumors from your well-heeled friends about a mysterious corporation based on an undisclosed island that's offering an unprecedented service: the ability to genetically design your baby.The baby will have some of your genetics, ...

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China's schoolkids beat American students in all academic categories

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Mind & Brain Among the first people I met was a young man who believed...
Mind & Brain Among the first people I met was a young man who believed that he might be responsible for harm coming to his family if he didn't engage in time-consuming rituals, including arranging his shoes very particularly for up to half an hour. The logic motivating this man's behaviour was notably rather mag...

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New technique turns junk into valuable graphene

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Mind & Brain Among the first people I met was a young man who believed...
Mind & Brain Among the first people I met was a young man who believed that he might be responsible for harm coming to his family if he didn't engage in time-consuming rituals, including arranging his shoes very particularly for up to half an hour. The logic motivating this man's behaviour was notably rather mag...

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Why East Germany is a map zombie

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East Germany has been dead for a little more than three decades.But the former GDR just...
East Germany has been dead for a little more than three decades.But the former GDR just keeps popping up on all kinds of maps.It's a sign that life in the east of Germany is still very different from the west. The Berlin Wall in 1986, seen from West Berlin.Noir, CC BY-SA 3.0The GDR may be forgotten, but it's not gon...

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Kurt Vonnegut on 8 ‘shapes’ of stories

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Information Has Mass

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Culture & Religion Evil is not inherent to our nature. We have achieved so much...
Culture & Religion Evil is not inherent to our nature. We have achieved so much because we are friendly and decent. The radical thinker Rutger Bregman paints a new, more beautiful portrait of humanity.Try standing in front of the mirror and remember the worst things ever done – by you personally, and by <...

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The value of owning more books than you can read

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Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let them linger on...
Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let them linger on the shelf.Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes surrounding ourselves with unread books enriches our lives as they remind us of all we don't know.The Japanese call this practice tsundoku, and it may provide lasting benefits....

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Ever wonder how LSD works? An answer has been discovered

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Surprising Science <ul class="ee-ul"></ul> From time to time, asteroids whizzing past Earth get trapped by our...
Surprising Science <ul class="ee-ul"></ul> From time to time, asteroids whizzing past Earth get trapped by our gravitational pull, falling into orbit around the planet. These rocks only stay for a while, eventually escaping and continuing on their journey to who-knows-where. While they're here, they're considered...

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DMT drug study investigates the ‘entities’ people meet while tripping

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Marchetti's constant – The average commute, from antiquity to now: half an hour

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