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A Gun in Hand Makes a Man Look Taller
In a study of how people assess danger, participants who looked at photos of hands holding different objects thought...
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Physicists Possibly Discover New Type of Particle
In 1937, after the rise of quantum mechanics, Ettore Majorana, an Italian theoretical physicist, realized that the new physics...
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Baboons Can Recognize Words
Baboons can learn to tell the difference between real four-letter words and nonsense combinations of letters. And once they...
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Solving the Mystery of Stardust Recycling
When middleweight stars near the end of their cosmic lives, they shrug off their outer layers, shedding up to...
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Scientists Build First Working Quantum Network
Scientists at the Quantum Dynamics division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany announced that they...
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Dinosaurs From Space! Or Not
From the Smithsonian’s Dinosaur Tracking blog: Somewhere, out in the interstellar void, there may be a planet inhabited by hyper-advanced dinosaurs....
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How Wealth Reduces Compassion
Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? Research suggests as people...
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Tennessee Law Allows Creationism Theory in Classrooms
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam refused to sign a bill that would permit discussion of creationism in classrooms alongside the...
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‘Low-Effort’ Thought Linked to Conservative Ideology
When people use low-effort thought, they are more likely to endorse conservative ideology, according to psychologist Scott Eidelman of...
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Humans vs. Robots: Who Should Dominate Space Exploration?
Many space scientists, engineers and politicians argue that virtually anything a human can do on another planet, a robot...