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Can Zapping Our Brains Make Us Less Selfish?
New research shows transcranial stimulation can boost altruistic behavior
Space Age Technology Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Sword
Scientists in Berlin performed a battery of tests on a 3,400-year-old weapon
The Long, Dirty History of Our Capitol’s Waters
The recent Potomac River disaster follows centuries of pollution—but things are looking up
Newly Discovered Prehistoric Crocodilian Had Legs That Went All the Way Up
This stilt-legged reptile stalked the grasslands of Triassic Britain
The Retiree Who Inspired the Wright Brothers to Take Flight
Octave Chanute’s engineering prowess laid the foundation for powered planes
A Rare Great White “Ghost” Caught in the Mediterranean
It’s good news for a vulnerable species on the decline
Did Astronomers Finally Witness a Black Hole Eat a White Dwarf for the First Time?
Analysis of a violent, unprecedented cosmic outburst
The Mountain Man Who Measured the Sky’s Brilliance
Pioneering alpinist and scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure brought us a curious relic to capture the blues above us
The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica
“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?”
The World Is Becoming Too Loud for Birds
Some sound baffling could give birds the reprieve they need from our noise pollution
Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens
New research reveals the evolutionary accident that is the human chin
Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?
Religious “nones” may be less socially liberal than they used to be
