Sci-fi gives us the strangest, most memorable places in all of fiction. Whether it’s the sky-high city of The Empire Strikes Back,…
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The words “Victorian science” bring to mind sober men with ridiculous facial hair peering through microscopes. What it doesn’t bring to mind…
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Earth science is an umbrella term for the disciplines studying our world. They include geology, meteorology, and oceanography, to name a few.…
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Every generation has its own idea of what “futuristic” means. Fifty years ago, that would have been flat-screen TVs, 24-hour ATMs, and…
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Historical records do a good job of telling us what history was like in umbrella terms. They often fall far short of…
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The definition of ‘mysterious’ has changed drastically over the centuries. What may have been a baffling secret of nature in, say, the…
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Science is hands down one of the coolest subjects in the world. It is always striving to learn, so it’s mutable and…
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Chinese medicine, holistic therapies, and ritualistic shamanism are often viewed as pseudoscience. But they are actually very ancient practices that have been…
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Scientists can be an eccentric bunch of people, especially when it comes to animals. Throughout history scientists have performed all manner of…
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People generally agree on what makes an animal adorable, and there’s a good reason for that. What we consider cute is determined…