Major advances in computing technology could break most modern encryption – but not for at least a few years.
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When researchers took a close look at transcripts for thousands of California community college students, they discovered…
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The Federal Reserve opted to lift interest rates in a snub to stock investors who have been bleeding red for more than two…
A New York judge will decide whether Trump owes more than $2.8 million in restitution.
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In the last year, workplace culture faced major upheaval for working women. We at The Conversation put together our reporting…
Popular wisdom may be popular, but sometimes it's downright wrong. Five stories from The Conversation's 2018 politics…
A look at new research published in 2018 on fossa, deepsea corals and tropical frogs developing resistance to a deadly fungus.
Academic research highlights the dangers – personal and societal – of giving too much time and attention to social media.
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Climate change is a serious threat now for poor people in developing countries, but the COP24 conference in Poland offered…
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CBS made it incredibly hard for the network to fire Les Moonves and deny him his $120 million severance, even after accusations…
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is poised to stop looking at racial disparities in school discipline – a move that one…
Two hundred years ago, an Austrian priest teamed up with a schoolteacher to perform the first rendition of 'Silent Night.'…
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An analysis reveals that using terrorism may not be very effective in achieving long-term political goals, when compared…