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Physicists Have Been Trying to Remove Time From the Universe
For centuries, time has seemed like the one thing nobody could argue with. Clocks move forward, people grow older, stars form and disappear, and every event appears to happen somewhere between a past and a future. But when physicists tried to write an equation capable of describing the entire universe, they ran into a bizarre…
A Dad Built Beeping Easter Eggs So His Blind Daughter Could Hunt Without Help
Most Easter egg hunts come down to one simple advantage: seeing the egg before everyone else does. For one little girl in Alabama, that made a traditional Easter hunt impossible. Her father refused to accept that she should have to sit out, wait for someone else to find an egg, or have an adult guide…
The 3 Things That Can Make Or Break A Long-Term Relationship, According To Psychology
A relationship can have love, history, attraction and years of shared memories, yet still slowly begin to fall apart. That is one of the hardest things for people to understand when a relationship starts changing. Two people can genuinely care about each other and still discover that something important has weakened between them. Instead of…
Scientists Found Something Unexpected About What Early Humans Actually Ate
For decades, the image of our ancient ancestors has been remarkably simple: humans hunted animals, killed them, ate the meat and slowly built their way toward civilization. It is an image filled with spears, fires and carcasses, while the plants that once made up much of the daily menu have largely disappeared without a trace.…
The Atlantic Current Could Flip Europe’s Climate Upside Down, Scientists Warn
Europe could one day become dramatically colder even as the planet as a whole keeps getting hotter. That sounds impossible until you look beneath the surface of the Atlantic, where a vast system of ocean currents moves tropical heat northward and helps keep much of Europe far milder than its latitude would suggest. Scientists studying…
The Midlife Reinvention Playbook: 8 Things People Do When They Decide to Start Again
In 2016, Lesley Jane Seymour had spent decades building the kind of career that could easily become an identity. She had worked at major fashion magazines, including Vogue and Marie Claire, before becoming editor in chief of More, a publication aimed at women over 40. Then the magazine closed, and suddenly the title that had…
The Viral Calf-Raise Hack Has One Big Problem Nobody Is Talking About
A tiny muscle buried deep inside your calf has suddenly become the center of an online fitness craze after researchers discovered that activating it can dramatically change what happens to blood sugar after a meal. The idea sounds almost absurdly simple: move your heels, activate the muscle, and let your body use some of the…
Pizzeria Owner Spotted a Woman Eating From His Trash. His Response Has People Calling From Across America
A Bronx pizzeria owner watched a woman pull half a pizza from his trash and start eating it outside his shop. He could have ignored what was happening and returned to the busy routine of running a restaurant, but instead, Daniel Romano walked outside, took the discarded food from her hands and brought her inside.…
Former South Park Writer Launches Website Targeting Cornell Sexual Assault Case
A former South Park writer has launched a website targeting one of the most controversial sexual assault cases currently unfolding around an American university, promising to document allegations involving seven former Cornell students. Toby Morton, who wrote five episodes of the Comedy Central series between 2001 and 2003, says his new project will collect court…
Scientists Thought They Knew Gentoo Penguins. Then Their DNA Told A Different Story
Scientists have spent more than a century without identifying a completely new penguin species. Now, researchers have discovered that a bird they thought they already understood actually contains a hidden species that had been overlooked for generations. The discovery came after scientists examined the genetics and evolutionary history of gentoo penguins living across remote islands…