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New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.
Do you get worried or angry? Ever forget to tithe? One minister has bad news for you.
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Striving for diversity is honorable — but the focus should settle on something much deeper than phenotypic traits.
Why a 400-mile enclosure around the North Sea is not as crazy as it sounds
Check out the curriculum for the nation's first cannabis-focused bachelor's program.
From gun control to immigration, Americans remain split on a handful of contentious issues.
A volcano in California is a hot spot for conspiracy theorists.
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There are many different ways of helping people in extreme poverty. Philosopher Peter Singer explains how you can do it.
Black hole mergers are some of the most energetic events in the Universe. Could the gravitational waves they produce ever harm us? The Universe is not a static, stable place. Out […]
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill some antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.
A microbial organism pulls electricity from water in the air.
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Americans just want to pay their bills. Is universal basic income the path to financial stability and economic opportunity?
It really is the ‘glue’ that holds the Universe together, enabling structures like our own galaxy to form in the first place. One of the most puzzling and counterintuitive facts about […]
A few traditions in the Roman Catholic Church can be traced back to pagan cults, rites, and deities.
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A pragmatic approach to fixing an imbalanced system.
Scientific surprises are often how science advances. But more often than not, they’re just bad science. When you’re a scientist, getting an unexpected result can be a double-edged sword. The best […]
Is there a way for more human-centered algorithms to prevent potentially triggering interactions on social media?
Methane is 80 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
A song many consider the black national anthem rises again in the United States.