How Many People Were Born in Antarctica and Why?
Argentina and Chile encouraged family settlements at their Antarctic bases in the late 1970s and 1980s, hoping to reinforce territorial…
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What Is the Flynn Effect and Is It Reversing?
The Flynn effect is the long-term rise in average IQ test scores, roughly three points per decade through the 20th…
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What Is Direct Collapse to a Black Hole and How Does It Work?
Direct collapse to a black hole is when a massive star collapses into a black hole without producing a bright…
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Is the Federico Castelluccio painting story real?
How the Sopranos actor bought a misattributed Guercino for about $68,000, had it authenticated, and why estimates reached $10 million…
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Are 30-Second Sprints for Panic Attacks Effective?
Yes. A randomized controlled trial found that a 12-week program using 30-second sprints for panic attacks reduced panic disorder severity…
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What Is Project West Ford and How Did It Work?
Project West Ford was a U.S. Cold War experiment that released roughly 480 million copper needles into orbit to create…
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Can Apes Pretend?
Yes, apes can pretend. New controlled experiments with a symbol-trained bonobo named Kanzi show that a great ape can participate…
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Is Moon Dust Toxic?
What lunar regolith does to human health and equipment, and how NASA plans to control it on Artemis missions Is…
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How Does Psilocybin Produce Long-Term Antidepressant Effects?
Psilocybin appears to produce long-term antidepressant effects by inducing persistent changes in how neurons fire, a form of functional plasticity,…
