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It may be made of bricks, but this is no toy.

Senior drivers have special needs with cars—and these designers are trying to help.

The Third Age Simulation Suit allows young car designers to step inside the skin of an older driver.

Twenty-five years after airing its final episode, a revival of 'The Kids in the Hall' will be coming to Amazon as its first original Canadian series.

Universality strikes a balance between order and randomness.

On August 31, 1997, the world mourned the passing of Princess Diana. Though she never found her happily-ever-after with Prince Charles, Diana remains an icon of strength and independence.

Yes, really.

In case you need an excuse to smile at goats.

Zoom in on every detail of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches in Codex Forster I, which is now available online.

Weeknight risotto is in your future.

The lunchbox staple is no longer the country's big apple.

Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., and even Disney have all been threatened with the dreaded adults-only ratings stigma.

And scientists just discovered them.

If the letters look familiar, it’s because you see them every day on signs, advertisements, and beyond.

In New Orleans, you don't have to leave your neighborhood to engage with great art.

A longitudinal study finds that the 13-year-olds with social cachet lose it by the time they're young adults.

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Acting in a spiteful manner is something everyone engages in at one point or another—and it can be a tool we use to our advantage.

The continents are going to look very different 50 million years from now.

The X-Files 25th Anniversary | Monday, September 10 | BBC America

The network is celebrating the sci-fi hit’s 25th anniversary with a five-day celebration.

The grave of the Somerton Man in Adelaide, South Australia

The victim's identity is just one of the story's many mysteries.

The watch belonged to a Russian immigrant who planned to settle in the Bronx and become a dentist. He didn't make it.

The game isn't as random as you think it is.

If you have a cell phone in your pocket or dirt on your shoes, you’re carrying silicon.

The initiative turns digitized museum collections into classroom exhibits.

A new study suggests there's a way to trick your brain into practicing self-control.

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Goats Like People Who Smile at Them

You Can Now View Leonardo da Vinci's Notebooks Online

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8 Mainstream Movies Originally Slapped With an NC-17 Rating

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This Mobile Art Museum Is Visiting Every Neighborhood in New Orleans

Take Heart, Nerds—Science Says the Cool Kids Don't Stay Cool

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The Mediterranean Sea Could Disappear in the Distant Future

An 'X-Files' Marathon Is Coming to BBC America

The Body of Australia's Somerton Man—a 70-Year-Old Cold Case—Might Be Exhumed

A Pocket Watch From the Titanic Surfaces and Sells for $57,500

What the Flashing Lights in a Pinball Game Actually Mean

10 Facts About Silicon

'Museum in a Box' Brings Interactive Museum Collections to Classrooms

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