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What is brain fog?
Mental fuzziness can be frustrating and can be caused by lack of sleep or even an underlying illness.
Elusive 'Buchdahl stars' are black holes without event...
These hypothetical stars are the densest objects in the universe that can exist without becoming full-fledged black holes.
Does evolution ever go backward?
In regressive evolution, organisms lose complex features and can appear to evolve "in reverse." But evolution doesn't retrace its...
What is Blue Monday and is it really the most depressing...
The third Monday in January has been coined "Blue Monday" and is suggested to be the saddest day of the year.
Black hole 'spaghettified' a star into a doughnut shape,...
The black hole wrapped the layers of the shredded star around itself to form the perfect doughnut of doom.
A mysterious brain network may underlie many psychiatric...
Researchers discovered that six psychiatric disorders seemed linked to the same underlying brain wiring.
Why does lightning zigzag?
The characteristic zigzag pattern of lightning is caused by a highly conductive form of oxygen that builds up as the bolt travels...
Martin Luther King Jr.: The iconic civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader who fought for racial and economic justice. His oft-quoted "I Have a Dream" speech...