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An evolutionary biologist visits the remote jungle mountaintop where a little-known naturalist wrote his insightful paper…
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The most common explanation for obesity is overeating calorie-rich foods and a sedentary lifestyle. But new studies suggest…
While they may talk about 'free speech,' businesses make decisions about their content based on a very different…
The tasks of fatherhood are changing, but society's expectations haven't caught up. Many dads use online discussion…
Technological professionals are the first, and last, lines of defense against the misuse of technology.
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Basic research can be easy to mock as pointless and wasteful of resources. But it's very often the foundation for future…
How do brains convert experiences into memories? New research explores the chain of events by focusing on what genes shift…
What's the connection between kids making paper snowflakes and wearable devices that stretch and bend with your body?…
CRISPR has been hailed as the an editing tool that can delete inherited mutations and cure disease. But recent papers suggest…
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Rivers are natural boundaries for evolving populations. But scientists don't agree whether they create new species or…
A new array of seismometers provides a glimpse of what's happening deep beneath this geologic fault. New data help explain…
Silicon is cheap and a good semiconductor, but it's bulky and rigid. Using organic polymers as semiconductors could…
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