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Experts in the emerging field of quantitative urbanism believe that many aspects of modern cities can be reduced to mathematical formulas
Scientists are just now beginning to recognize the importance of the vast community of microbes that dwells inside us
Have you ever noticed that almost every barn you have ever seen is red? Turns out there's a reason for that that has to do with the chemistry of dying stars
The Oscar nominee for Best Director transformed filmmaking as he assembled a new myth out of Hurricane Katrina
What came first: the typist or the keyboard? The answer may surprise you
It's right up there with food, sex and drugs when its comes to stirring up pleasure responses in our brains.
Nathaniel Philbrick takes on one of the Revolutionary Warâs most famous and least understood battles
The famed inventor believed the solution of our problems does not lie in destroying but in mastering the machine
A mixture of plant oils, bacterial spores and ozone is responsible for the powerful scent of fresh rain
Scientists believe dirt could explain why some of the wealthiest countries suffer from afflictions rarely seen in less-developed nations