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They can be signs of how people feel in their relationship – and may send an important message to potential rivals.
Scientists figured out how a certain treatment for skin cancer gives some patients a visual "superpower."
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Without regulations, implicit bias could shape artificial intelligence into a nightmare for some.
If galaxies are cities in the Universe, how unfortunate that our ‘cosmic country’ is dissolving. On the largest cosmic scales of all, planet Earth appears to be anything but special. […]
A new report calls on the departments of certain scientific fields to double the number of black students by 2030.
The center of the galaxy is mostly obscure in visible light. But thanks to the world’s most powerful infrared telescope, we can see inside. Throughout history, the sight of the Milky […]
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Ezra Klein offers good reasons to take a skeptical look at automation apocalypse theories.
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How to actually help a person who's ill? Don't be afraid to be funny, says Jeannie Gaffigan.
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Belief systems aren't necessarily dangerous until they're spread by someone with influence.
The highest-energy particles on Earth reach enormous energies, but it’s nothing compared to what the Universe can achieve. Deep underground in Europe, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator lives in a […]
In 2018, cancer drugs earned the pharmaceutical industry $123.8 billion. Soon, they'll be worth billions more.