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Busting the Easter Island myth: there was no civilization collapse
For decades, researchers have proposed that climate change and human-caused environmental destruction led to demographic collapse on Easter Island. That’s probably false, according to new research.
New research finds that reforesting Europe would increase rainfall, fighting a drying trend
Trees store carbon dioxide, have a cooling effect in cities, and reduce flood risks.
Study finds exactly how long people want to live: it isn’t forever
Biomedical science assumes that people want to live as long as possible. They don’t.
iAge: predicting health with your “inflammatory age”
Age ain’t nothing but a number, but “inflammatory age” may be real.
Is 150 years really as long as we can ever live?
The oldest person in history – a French woman named Jeanne Calment – lived to 122.
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram: the most important graph in astrophysics
If you truly want to understand modern astrophysics, knowing how to read this graph is essential.
Conventional wisdom says we shouldn’t date our friends. It’s wrong.
Two-thirds of romances start out as friendships.
Dinosaurs were doomed even before the asteroid
Climate and ecological changes as well as disruption to the food chain were already killing off the dinosaurs.
Smart technology (probably) isn’t making you dumber
Technology usually has more pros than cons, but every benefit still carries some risk.