After looking at a series of upsetting photographs, research subjects who made amiable jokes about the images had more positive emotions afterward than those who laughed mockingly at the pictures.
The Alchemist details the journey of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago, who, believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, decides to travel to the pyramids of Egypt to find treasure.
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Birds colliding with glass buildings may seem like an intractable problem, but architect Guy Maxwell aims to find a solution. He is looking for glass that birds can see, by breaking up the reflection with patterns and colors.
Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators with mallet-shaped heads that improve their ability to find prey. Their wide heads house a wide array of specialized sensory organs.
Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators with mallet-shaped heads that improve their ability to find prey. Their wide heads house a wide array of specialized sensory organs.
Those used to solemn funerary rights may find the coffins of the Ga-Adangbe in Ghana to be bizarre. The specialized caskets are carved to symbolize the deceased.
Those used to solemn funerary rights may find the coffins of the Ga-Adangbe in Ghana to be bizarre. The specialized caskets are carved to symbolize the deceased.
Those used to solemn funerary rights may find the coffins of the Ga-Adangbe in Ghana to be bizarre. The specialized caskets are carved to symbolize the deceased.
Those used to solemn funerary rights may find the coffins of the Ga-Adangbe in Ghana to be bizarre. The specialized caskets are carved to symbolize the deceased.
Studies find air expelled during a sneeze travels at an amazing 100 mph (160 km/h). Hold one in and you run the risk of heavy nosebleeds, burst eardrums, or even a stroke.
A new study shows that reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue.
A new study shows that reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue.
A new study shows that reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue.
The Starship Enterprise is diverted to the planet Romulus, supposedly to negotiate a truce, but the Federation soon finds out that the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.
The Starship Enterprise is diverted to the planet Romulus, supposedly to negotiate a truce, but the Federation soon finds out that the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.
Scientists bear down, attacking H7N9 on multiple fronts. They are testing wild birds and thousands of domestic fowl, analyzing the viruses they find, and trying to trace people who have been exposed to infected patients.
Scientists bear down, attacking H7N9 on multiple fronts. They are testing wild birds and thousands of domestic fowl, analyzing the viruses they find, and trying to trace people who have been exposed to infected patients.
Scientists bear down, attacking H7N9 on multiple fronts. They are testing wild birds and thousands of domestic fowl, analyzing the viruses they find, and trying to trace people who have been exposed to infected patients.
Slurred and incoherent speech is one of the classic signs of a stroke. But new research finds that another symptom may be garbled and disjointed text messages, which could provide early clues to the onset of a stroke.
Slurred and incoherent speech is one of the classic signs of a stroke. But new research finds that another symptom may be garbled and disjointed text messages, which could provide early clues to the onset of a stroke.
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumors state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
While its couplets often juxtapose wildly different or unrelated tweets, Pentametron manages to find poetry in everything from mundane life updates to 140-character bits of philosophy.
While its couplets often juxtapose wildly different or unrelated tweets, Pentametron manages to find poetry in everything from mundane life updates to 140-character bits of philosophy.
While its couplets often juxtapose wildly different or unrelated tweets, Pentametron manages to find poetry in everything from mundane life updates to 140-character bits of philosophy.
Coyotes have managed to elude much serious scrutiny by being exquisitely wary, so much so that even dedicated coyote scientists struggle to find ways to lay eyes on them.
Coyotes have managed to elude much serious scrutiny by being exquisitely wary, so much so that even dedicated coyote scientists struggle to find ways to lay eyes on them.