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Ghosts can be spooky fun, but there’s no evidence they exist.
Up to 50% of US teens feel they are addicted to their devices. But help is out there.
An astronomer explains why space looks so dark despite containing 200 billion trillion stars.
Balancing well is a whole-body experience that develops over time and takes practice to master.
Measuring the ages of planets and stars is tricky. An observational astrophysicist describes the subtle clues that provide good estimates for how old different space objects are.
An aerospace engineer explains why it’s so hard to tell just how fast an airplane is really moving.
A pediatric urologist explains how the bladder and the brain communicate to wake you up when you need to ‘go’ – and how that communication might break down.
Animals often give birth to litters of more than one offspring at a time. But are those babies twins?
Flies often beat out competitors for food because of their specialized sensing organs called antennae.
Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for a while.
An ophthalmologist explains how important tears are to keeping your eyes feeling good and working well – whether you’re on dry land or swimming in a body of water.
You’re not allowed to visit the part of Nevada known as Area 51. That’s because it’s a top-secret government facility. But the secrecy has to do with spy planes, not space aliens.
Traditional businesses operate with an established solution to a known problem. Startups focus on a product or service no one else provides.
If an astronaut were to die on Mars, neither cremation nor burial would be good options.
Math is more than memorizing times tables and doing homework problems. It is woven into more aspects of your life than you might think.
Some people incorrectly say the Moon landings didn’t happen. But the evidence – and logic – isn’t on their side.
The United States has a two-party political system because of single-winner plurality voting.
An expert in high-end collectibles explains why certain items can become valuable – and also how they can lose worth.
You can squash small bugs by stepping on them, but can you crush even tinier microorganisms like viruses and bacteria? It turns out that you’d need to apply a lot of pressure.
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Professor of Biology, Clarkson University
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Professor of Astronomy, UMass Lowell
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee
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Doctoral Student in Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor and Chair of History Department, Colorado State University
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Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Physics, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Oklahoma State University
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College
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Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University
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Associate Professor of Astronomy, Boise State University
