A common plot device of all those obnoxiously entertaining teen movies from the 2000s actually has some scientific validity.

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Researchers found that nearly 70 per cent of participants experienced persistent, clinically significant sleep problems, ...

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence has created a widespread misconception. Because large language models can ...

This video takes a close look at the true motion of string instruments, such as the guitar, which has really bizarre movement ...

On July 20, 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to safely touch down on Mars. Shortly after, it beamed back our first close-up image of the surface—a drab view of pebbles strewn ...

In a new study, University of Maryland astronomers spotted a supermassive black hole lurking at the edge of a galaxy. It’s ...

A team of researchers has discovered that the winds generated by supermassive black holes are 100 times more powerful than ...

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The existence of humans on Malta, a tiny Mediterranean island, in the Mesolithic period is puzzling. Archaeological evidence ...

Philosopher and Big Think columnist Jonny Thomson explores why evil is oddly easier to fight than stupidity, why Hitler's own ...