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A famous mathematician claims to have cracked a longstanding problem involving prime numbers. But his results still need…
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The U.S. is not the only country worried about foreign influence over its elections. Australia is concerned too, and taking…
In scrutinizing statues honoring Confederate figures, journalists have overlooked military bases named after generals who…
The return of white sharks to Cape Cod, Massachusetts was a tourism success story – until a shark killed a swimmer. Can…
Anita Hill charged in 1991 that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her. He was still confirmed. Now,…
Italy saw 1,191 attacks on politicians from 2013 to 2015. A new study reveals, for the first time, the destructive effect…
First, scientists wanted to decode all three billions units of the human genome. Now, a new effort will identify all the…
The ocean floor holds unique information about Earth's history. Scientific ocean drilling, which started 50 years ago,…
Google controls what billions of people find, see, know or even are aware of. As it gets better at delivering what it thinks…
New research shows recruiting high-skilled immigrants leads to a 'meaningful' increase in innovation – and even…
Adopting best practices like making it easier for staffers to blow the whistle when they observe wrongdoing can help.
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How do you know whether to trust a poll? Look carefully at how it was conducted – and examine your own biases.
In 1968 the Protestant Left lost its political clout over their opposition to the Vietnam War – and opened the door for…