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You'd think we'd be over this fear by now.
Firefighters in Northern and Southern California are struggling to contain three wildfires that have forced more than 100,000 residents to evacuate.
China's state-run news agency and the search engine company Sogou have developed an artificially intelligent news anchor that can read the news "tirelessly" 24 hours a day.
Ryan O'Neal's latest addition to his Astronomy series is a tribute to the dying spacecraft.
Our friendly neighborhood gas giant serves as a cosmic catcher's mitt.
In an extraordinary claim of presidential power, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday that will restrict asylum for migrants for 90 days.
Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.
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Want to empower social change? Break bread, literally, with the so-called enemy.
Lasers, mirrors, and computational advances can all work together to push ground-based astronomy past even the limits of Hubble. One of the most profoundly remarkable properties about our atmosphere is that […]
Scientists explore the biggest questions of cosmology.
New York Times reporter Melissa Chan outlined in a Twitter thread how authoritarian governments strategically destroy the reputations of journalists they dislike.
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions imposed stricter guidelines on marijuana policy during his tenure. It's still unclear where his replacement, Matthew Whitaker, stands on the issue.
It's been used by everyone from philosophers to business leaders — and Stanford research shows it really makes a difference.
"Our results show why debates about controversial issues often seem so futile," the researchers said.
All the prayers in the world to the Flying Spaghetti Monster probably won't help.
This parody documentary skewers both the skeptic and the superstitious, and accurately shows what issues skeptics face.
On Tuesday, eight science-credentialed candidates were elected to the House of Representatives.
Can algorithms use collective knowledge to make us all internet explorers?