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First LookFreudian slip: Has the father of psychotherapy fallen out of favor?Many of Sigmund Freud's major ideas have since been discredited. Is the psychologist who gave us the 'id' and the 'Oedipus complex' still relevant?
Could these new fossils solve 'paradox' of primate evolution?Fossils unearthed in southern China fill a gap in primate evolution and add to a story of climate-driven changes.
Mercury transits the sun: How to watch it like an ancient astronomerOn May 9, Mercury will make a rare trip across the surface of the sun, an event that occurs approximately 13 times per century.
Researchers grow human embryos outside of womb for 13 days. Ethical?Researchers kept human embryos alive in a laboratory for a record 13 days, a breakthrough which sheds light on the question of how long such experiments should last.
Could a man-made mountain increase rainfall in the United Arab Emirates?The United Arab Emirates are considering building a man-made mountain. Experts believe the mountain could help promote rainfall.
In a changing climate, it's survival of the oldest, say scientistsOlder species have survived for millions of years for a reason, say a team of Swiss scientists. These same factors that help them avoid extinction thus far will prove useful during future climate change.聽
Google and Fiat Chrysler join forces on self-driving automobilesGoogle and Fiat Chrysler will launch self-driving vehicles in four US cities before the end of the year, they announced Tuesday.
First LookIBM wants to bring quantum computing to the massesThe computing company announced public access via its cloud service to an early quantum computer model, allowing people to use and better understand the developing technology.
How did a lake in Venezuela become the world鈥檚 lightning capital?Data collected over 16 years showed that聽Lake Maracaibo in northwest Venezuela is the thunderstorm capital of the world, with rumbling light shows to prove it.
First Look$3 million Breakthrough Prize goes to gravitational wave researchersThe three founders of LIGO聽will divide the $1 million, and the remaining $2 million will be equally divided among more than 1,000 researchers and engineers on the team.
First LookMercury will take rare trip across the sun: How to catch the celestial eventMercury will be making its first visible solar transit in a decade on Monday, offering skywatchers in much of the globe a rare treat on Monday.
Mars 2020: How NASA will search for life on a shoestring budgetThe Sierra Nevada Corporation will build parts for the next Mars rover, recycling their successful designs from Curiosity.
Game of bones? Ancient genes uncover prehistoric European drama.Researchers gathered genetic data from 51 early modern humans and聽found evidence of population turnover and waves of migration during European prehistory, driven by advancing and retreating glaciers.
How Captain Cook's ship, HMS Endeavor, was found off Rhode IslandHMS Endeavor:聽The ship that carried Capt. James Cook to Australia may have been found the coast of Rhode Island.
99.999 percent of microbe species remain undiscovered, say researchers.Microbes make up the vast majority of species on Earth, but when it comes to identifying them, humans seems clueless.聽
Could these three Earth-like exoplanets be capable of sustaining life?A set of three newly discovered, Earth-sized exoplanets are only 40 light years away, and are ideal candidates for the discovery of life outside our solar system, astronomers say.
Florida's sawfish makes a rare video cameo. Can it be saved?The Florida sawfish certainly isn't cuddly, but marine biologists say the creature is fascinating and charismatic. A recent catch in Florida has people taking notice.聽
First LookWill European rover ever get to Mars?ExoMars, a joint program of European and Russian space agencies, was supposed to send the first European rover to Mars in 2018. Now technical problems have forced the agencies to delay that mission.
Bubbling, boiling water may have carved into mysterious Martian slopesWater may be boiling on Mars, say scientists. But it's not evidence that someone is having a tea party on the Red Planet.
First Look'My goal is to ride the clouds,' says French hoverboard record-breakerJet ski champion Franky Zapata traveled more than a mile standing atop a turbo-jet-powered hoverboard. What's next for the fearless flyer?