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Despite our successes at describing the inner workings of the universe (Higgs, anyone?), there are still some gaping…

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Unlike Gwyneth Paltrow's diet, which you can mimic yourself as long as you have a grillion dollars and access to…

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The hero of Mur Lafferty's Shambling Guide to New York doesn't wear tight pants, tote a crossbow, or have the most…

Subway construction workers in Thessaloniki, Greece, have uncovered a golden olive branch that dates back…

The Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine is a special notebook that combines the pleasantness of writing in a…

For the past few months, everywhere I go in San Francisco, I see young people in cool outfits all reading the same…

Humans likely first took to the seas about 50,000 years ago. But there's mounting evidence that our Neanderthal…

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The hunt is on for shipwrecks belonging to the Minoans, the ancient culture that ruled the Mediterranean over 3,000…

Around 1,500 BCE, a student in ancient Babylon inscribed six riddles on a tablet. 3,500 years later, these…