The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material…
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False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a…
Hallucinogenic chocolate bars were removed from six Denver-area gas stations.
Assuming that sex is the key factor defining physical ability may undersell what many athletes are capable of.
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The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.
Paul R. Ehrlich will be remembered as a scientist whose books about population and threats to the environment shaped the…
From World War II to the Apollo era, the space shuttle program and today’s privately developed commercial rockets, the…
How do instructors get students to trust their own thinking and be better than robots?
The Burmese meditation master Sayagyi U Ba Khin played a key role in shaping the meditation retreats that are popular today.
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The hunt for a mythicized fossil hot spot took a team of researchers on a journey through the Sahara Desert.
A pilot program in Los Angeles reduced the rate of homelessness among homeless people with pets.
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