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A compass always points north—or does it? Magnets normally maintain a stable direction of magnetization, pointing from south to north (S→N). However,...
When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and wher...
Incels—involuntary celibates—believe they have been unconditionally excluded from the dating market and are doomed to remain virgins. This has negativ...
Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion technology. Researchers in...
A new North Carolina State University study examining the proteins found in fermented foods like yogurt, cheese and bread found that a surprisingly la...
Arctic fossil fuel development shows significant overlaps with Indigenous communities and ecologically sensitive areas, which might support calls from...
The meat and dairy industry accounts for 57% of total global food production emissions and at least 16.5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. But...
Increasing evidence suggests that our species emerged through interactions between populations living in different parts of Africa, rather than from a...
Additional product displays in supermarket aisles—so-called secondary placements—are intended to encourage impulse purchases. However, a new study by...
Lakes are often described as "hotspots" in the global carbon cycle, yet quantifying their "breath"—the exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2) between water...
A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in science: why life consist...
Fifteen years after Western astronomers first discovered "buckyballs" in space (soccer ball-shaped molecules that resemble a hollow sphere), they're b...
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