The Best of IFLScience
7 most popular IFLScience articles, as voted by our community.
The lighter side of science.
IFLScience on Nature
3D Animation Compares The Size Of 150 Living And Extinct Animals
We've got animals alive today much bigger than the puny T Rex.
IFLScience on Psychology
"Phubbing" Is Associated With Lower Social Intelligence
Shockingly, it's harder to be a social butterfly when you're doomscrolling Twitter.
«They understand the unwritten rules of different social interactions, and they know how to manage the impression they make on others»
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Albert Einstein's Advice To Marie Curie In 1911 Is Extremely Relevant Today
Einstein basically said "don't read the comments" 111 years ago.
A Change In The Physics Of The Universe Killed Off The Dinosaurs, Professor Of Physics Suggests
Since the discovery of gigantic, ancient dinosaurs, scientists have struggled with the question: what made them go away? The prevailing theory is that they
Separated Identical Twins Raised In The US And Korea Have Massive IQ Difference
A pair of identical twins who were raised in separate countries have displayed unexpectedly large disparities in cognitive abilities while exhibiting highl
Neutrons In The Double-Slit Experiment Really Do Individually Take Both Paths
This is a demonstration of how, at the level of the very small, things can be both particles and waves. Image Credit: Andrey VP/Shutterstock.comAn important principle of quantum mechanics has been…
A Change In The Physics Of The Universe Killed Off The Dinosaurs, Professor Of Physics Suggests
Did a change to the laws of physics kill the dinosaurs? Image credit: Art disain/Shutterstock.comSince the discovery of gigantic, ancient dinosaurs, scientists have struggled with the question: what…
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