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A biologist who studies the evolution of diseases explains what's different about the two new virus strains that have…
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AI algorithms can solve hard problems and learn incredible tasks, but they can't explain how they do these things. If…
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Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence…
Who cares what happens to bootprints on the Moon? All humans should. And thankfully the US Congress and president agree.
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Trump supporters openly discussed forcing Congress and Vice President Pence to overturn the election results.
An electrical engineer explains how smoke detectors work, and how to reduce the chances of a false positive.
The late Hollywood star celebrated being young, Black and gifted, both on screen and off.