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Former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen discusses whether our society should always defend free speech rights, even for groups who would oppose such rights.
Charles Koch Foundation
Normally, the landscape in this photo would be a white ice sheet.
It's a "canary in the coalmine," said one climate scientist.
It’s probably always been the case that each generation’s creations and preoccupations shape the next generation in unexpected ways, producing young adults who seem nearly incomprehensible to their elders, especially […]
There really is a cosmic conundrum about how fast the Universe is expanding. Changing its age won’t help. One of the most surprising and interesting discoveries of the 21st century is […]
Not every part of a satellite burns up in reentry. Considering the growing number of satellites in orbital space, that's a big problem.
Beyond Beef sizzles and marbleizes just like real beef, Beyond Meat says.
A recent study used data from the Big Five personality to estimate psychopathy prevalence in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C.
When you zoom far enough out, our universe has a very unusual structure.
A new study shows that most people have advice for their younger self that tends towards a few important areas.
One of Stephen Hawking's predictions seems to have been borne out in a man-made "black hole."
The 'People Map of the United States' zooms in on America's obsession with celebrity
Even more intriguing is the reason: recognizing facial expressions.
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Technology may soon grant us immortality, in a sense. Here's how.
The pizza giant Domino's partners with a Silicon Valley startup to start delivering pizza by robots.
An entire Universe of possibilities await stars like our own, even after they run out of fuel. One of the most profound rules in all the Universe is that nothing lasts […]
Could ketosis be the answer to preventing deadly seizures during deep-diving missions?