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Humanity won’t collapse from climate change thanks to the steps we’ve already taken. But we will still be in serious trouble if we don’t do more.
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A new energy startup wants to use lasers to make geothermal energy more accessible across the world. We should be rooting for their success.
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Researchers trying to give the world a nearly limitless source of clean energy are getting a hand from an AI trained to fight against 100+ million degree plasma.
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Websites were abuzz about quantum entangled tardigrades, making readers wonder what exactly does that mean and why you would do it.
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Yes, it seemed like the world was still falling apart in 2021, but there is still some very good news.
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No, we didn’t create a microscopic warp bubble. But we may be getting closer and closer to actually doing it.
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The question of nature vs. nurture may never be settled when it comes to humans.
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When science, the media, and short-sighted metrics meet, the end result is often long on flash and short on facts.
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New research says that talking to strangers has a lot of mental benefits. And they may just help us out of the societal mess we’re in today.
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Many of us are taught that civilization started around 5,000 years ago, even though we know it’s actually much older. But just how old is it really?