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Two Canadian astrophysicists claim they've detected intelligent signals from 234 sun-like stars - but don't get your hopes up yet

This week in San Diego, Singularity University hosted its annual Exponential Medicine conference. The conference aims to connect the dots between healthcare disciplines and cutting-edge tech by convening medical practiti...

In 1918, the bloodiest war in history to that point ended. It was also the year another war began. Instead of humans killing one another, it was nature's turn to wreak havoc. With an estimated 20 to 40 million deaths, th...

A new study is the first to demonstrate beneficial placebo effect for lower back pain sufferers who knew they were taking 'fake pills.' Patients who knowingly took placebos reported 30 percent less pain and 29 percent re...