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A new window to the early universe (and aliens?)

Astrophysicists anxiously await the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, slated for December 18. Things can go wrong.This spectacular

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If there is one thing that Russia scholars can agree on, it is the poor quality of leadership that has plagued the country since its inception.Though

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Mindfulness has become a billion-dollar industry.Research shows mindfulness can be an effective wellness practice, yet the effect sizes found in

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Compared to other Big Tech companies, Apple has been the poster child of privacy protection.Unfortunately, a recent announcement has breached that

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Right now, there's just one virus on everyone's minds: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But humanity is plagued by many respiratory

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The Einstein field equations appear very simple, but they encode a tremendous amount of complexity. What looks like one compact equation is actually

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Imagine you've just sat down to watch your favorite TV show. You decide to snuggle in with your legs crisscrossed because you find it more

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To prevent the present from erasing the past, non-profit organizations are creating detailed 3D scans of famous monuments.Stored online and shared

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Plato wrote profusely, and his ideas are intelligent, well argued, and powerful. His works form the backbone of so many subjects: epistemology,

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A new study suggests that exomoons are common in multistar systems. Thus far, only a few exomoon candidates have been identified. Exoplanets with

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We assume that physical constants do not change from time to time or location to location.Measurements aimed at calculating the fine-structure

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Researchers observe in a series of photos an unexpected rescue of two young wild boars from a trap.The whole rescue took less than half an hour

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Daoism is the philosophy that there is a right way to live life, and it involves finding and following the "Dao", or path, to our life and

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Anxiety is an inevitable feature of our lives.Our brains need stress in order to thrive, but neither too much nor too little.By harnessing

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This article was originally published on our sister site, Freethink.Oxford scientists have proposed what they believe is a more sustainable approach