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Many tourists hold an outdated romanticized image of an abandoned temple emerging from the jungle. But research around Angkor…
Big tech companies compete over who can gather the most intelligence on their users. Countries like Russia and China turn…
Pilots are often overtired, making them prone to errors. Some countries let them sleep on the job – under strict rules.…
With the opioid crisis there is no doubt that physicians need safer, nonaddictive pain killers. Now new insights on how…
In the ongoing arms race to kill off mosquitoes that spread malaria, researchers have modified a naturally occurring fungus…
Pastoralism is a central part of many Africans' identity. But how and when did this way of life get started on the continent?…
News of the gene-edited babies excludes images of the children's mother. Cutting her out of the picture underscores…
The 2018-2019 flu season was less deadly than the last. But the pattern of infection was unusual, thanks to the various…
Just 5% of US adults say using social media is good for their mental health. A psychologist offers some tips to help the…
Traditional water quality test results tell you what was happening at the beach yesterday. More real-time answers can be…
Doping is condemned in sports. But what about in the military? Should soldiers be allowed or even encouraged to take drugs…
What do earthquakes, wealthy Italian families and your circulatory system have in common? Scientists use fractals, self-similarity…
In many municipalities, aging water infrastructure is serving fewer people than it was built to accommodate. Out of sight…
People know about Facebook's problems, but assume they are largely immune – even while they imagine that everyone…
The discovery of a fungus fossil is pushing back the origin of these ancient organisms and rewriting what we know about…