Most people have all sorts of breadcrumbs of their identity scattered around the internet. A dedicated sleuth can piece…
This Speed Read makes the case why you should be nice to spiders you encounter in your home and consider a live-and-let-live…
Chytrid fungus has caused a global "amphibian apocalypse," killing frogs worldwide. Now some appear to be evolving…
In the largest citizen science experiment to date, 11,336 people sent poop samples to this San Diego lab so that microbiologists…
A new program uses tax incentives to encourage investors to help revitalize low-income communities. Research on similar…
It can be unpleasant to be mistaken for someone of a different gender. When an algorithm does it secretly, it's even…
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A bill to deal with the opioid crisis recently came out of a Senate committee. While some of its recommendations are good,…
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May 16 marks the 300th anniversary of the first woman to write a mathematics textbook.
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A scholar offers advice to voters who are leery of polling after the 2016 election.
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The bullshitter may do even more damage than the liar in politics.
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