Data scientists mapped the online behavior of Facebook users in Brazil, the US and Argentina. The result is a startling…
After scandals or sea changes make the association with certain names too awkward, universities, museums and other nonprofits…
A number of factors – from our eagerness to place trust in people to our overconfidence in our own intelligence – make…
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Colleges and universities must do more to combat a "culture of silence" that dissuades many graduate students…
CRISPR has been hailed as the an editing tool that can delete inherited mutations and cure disease. But recent papers suggest…
Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto contend that its popular Roundup weed killer gave users cancer. But proving this kind…
Law scholars from California unpack the legal questions raised by the Trump administration's plan to roll back mileage…
Todos hemos sufrido una cortada con papel por lo menos una vez en la vida. ¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado por qué duelen…
A law professor writes "the future of Roe v. Wade looks tenuous." That gives more power to the states -- including…
A 15-year-old fleeing violence in El Salvador came to the US in 1985. Her case set in motion a Supreme Court decision that…
Ciudad Juárez, on the US-Mexico border, has suffered high levels of deadly violence for over a decade. New suicide data…
Wildland firefighting has always been a risky job, but development in fire-prone areas is making it more dangerous by putting…
Tokens, the next stage in the development of blockchain technologies, can help expand blockchains' uses beyond simply…
Alzheimer's is not only the third leading cause of death in the U.S. but also the most dreaded diagnosis. Genetic testing…
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A battle over the Second Amendment is exactly the wrong way to think about the government's role in the firearms industry.
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Rivers are natural boundaries for evolving populations. But scientists don't agree whether they create new species or…
Alan Alda announced July 31, 2018 that he's been living with Parkinson's Disease. An expert on the disease explains…