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New research published in the journal Neuron suggests that market bubbles are in fact driven by a biological impulse to try to predict how others behave.

A piece in a prominent medical journal accuses the energy drink industry of using its financial power to sway research on the harms of using Red Bull as a mixer.

Do you hear that, friends? It is the sweet, atonal sound of classic gaming.

Robots can already outdrive humans. Now everyone needs to get out of their way.

Very few.

Never seen a rocket launch before? Here's where to look!

A team of European researchers finds the genetic mutation responsible for a subject's inability to feel pain.

An 8-foot drone did what larger aircraft couldn't in the wake of devastating rains.

Almost half of mass shooters die during the attack, but certain factors raise the likelihood of that happening.

About as strong as a cough

This is why it's so hard to catch a fly bare-handed.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sums up the scene for bacterial infections that should be curable with antibiotics—but aren't.

A small new study images the brain's "mental workspace."

Mmm, books

Voyager 1 has officially entered interstellar space. How long will the spacecraft have power? When might it reach another star? The NASA team answered these questions and more on Reddit.

These videos will make you smile.

Not necessarily harmful! But just so you know.

Dreamland might not require so much imagination after all.

People who enjoy being cruel are scarily prevalent, new research says.