When people form local networks to take care of resources such as drinking water, they strengthen their communities. Technology…
Only a small fraction of the data from archaeological fieldwork is made accessible to the public or preserved for future…
A big spill in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac could have devastating consequences. But does replacing the pipeline running…
Individuals who carry the breast cancer genes _BRCA1_ or _BRCA2_ are often unaware of the fact. That suggests that physicians…
Una profunda recesión, una grave sequía y la caída de la moneda han provocado el mayor rescate de la historia del FMI.…
Later this month, Christie's will be auctioning its first piece of AI art – a portrait created via machine learning.
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A majority of the over 24 mosques spread over Palu were damaged in the tsunami. Two of them survived, though one of them…
Artificial intelligence research owes a lot to biology and chemistry.
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When political polls are aggregated together, that can make the results misleading.
A missing Saudi journalist has put Trump's 'America First' rhetoric to the test.
Cincuenta años atrás, militares mexicanos abrieron fuego contra cientos de estudiantes que se manifestaban en la Ciudad…
Nicaraguan migrants send over US$1 billion home each year. This money has played a changing role in domestic politics –…
There are different ballots, voting machines, registration and eligibility requirements and procedures for counting votes…
Legal scholars offer a vision for appointing Supreme Court justices more fairly. While it wouldn't require any constitutional…
The toll of the opioid epidemic is often derived from toxicology reports. These rely on drug tests. A medical historian…
More college students are registered to vote in the November midterm elections this year than they were in 2014, but it…
Worker naked mole-rats take care of their colony's young even though they aren't the pups' actual parents. New…
Exxon Mobil has a clear motive to back a new plan to tax carbon with its clout and money. And a carbon tax that is high…