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How a telescope 100 times the size of Hubble is going to change everything. “For my confirmation, I didn’t get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like […]
President Trump disagrees with scientific consensus on a number of issues, and currently there are no scientists in the Senate. But geneticist Dr. Michael Eisen plans to change that in 2018.
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Journalists were once outsiders looking in, says Gay Talese, but today their proximity to Washington makes them myopic; they'd be wiser to disperse and keep their eyes on the horizon.
There are millions of unexploded landmines around the world, killing civilians and military personnel every month.
Is it conserved? Destroyed? Radiated away? 40+ years on, we still don’t have answers. This article was contributed by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity and […]
A new risk analysis shows how the danger of terrorist attacks compares to other causes of American deaths.
A debate rages over whether brick-and-mortar or online retail will ultimately claim the greater share of consumer hearts and wallets. While that debate continues, however, a new channel has emerged – the home robot. Your home robot is more than just a little helper; it (often referred to by some as she or he) is a new and powerful influential link between consumers and businesses.
Regardless of truth, the best storyteller wins: how else could a quarter of Americans, many struggling financially, ‘relate’ to a billionaire real estate mogul?
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If we could jump 50 years into the future, what will our world look like? Flying cars? Hologram phones? Bill Nye sees two technological paths ahead – and we're in the fork between them at this very moment.
A new generation of tabletop physics devices may be the next forefront for breakthrough discoveries.
Universal Basic Income an expensive system to be sure, but social justice commentator Eva Cox argues that the societal returns will be worth the investment.
Amazon introduces a monthly STEM toy subscription box aimed at kids – because we're all born curious.
Why do the asteroids that fall to Earth have the composition they do? A giant space collision 466 million years ago may be to blame. “Men of genius are often dull […]
Elon Musk's growing relationship with President Trump can result in revolutionizing the country's aging infrastructure.
British doctors eliminate the disease in two infants with incurable cancer by utilizing a medical first gene-editing techniques.
It’s been going on ever since we first discovered the expansion, and there’s no resolution in sight. The discovery almost 100 years ago that the Universe was expanding was a revolution […]
Scientists are planning a Scientists’ March on Washington on April 22 to protest the Trump administration’s anti-science policies.
A handful of noble families own large tracts of the British capital – and have done so for centuries