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President Donald Trump signed a 'right-to-try' bill on Wednesday, but some think the new law will do more harm than good.
Everyone in the Universe needs a break sometimes. They say that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy, and with very few exceptions, I’ve been working hard […]
Cybersecurity costs billions of dollars each year. Building on a blockchain could solve many of our security problems.
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Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest scientific and analytical minds of our time, says NASA's Michelle Thaller.
People who displayed higher intelligence were 28% more likely to wear glasses.
Today, there is a crisis of trust in science. Many people – including politicians and, yes, even presidents – publicly express doubts about the validity of scientific findings. Meanwhile, scientific […]
The updated recommendations come in the wake of research that shows an alarming rise of colon and rectal cancer among young adults.
Late night texts provide insights on America’s recreational drug use, documenting good and bad times with meth, cocaine, heroin, pills, marijuana, LSD, and ecstasy.
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
Kim Kardashian is meeting with Jared Kushner and President Donald Trump on Wednesday to talk prison reform and the case of Alice Marie Johnson, who's service life for a nonviolent crime.
The popular sleep drug Ambien, which Rosanne Barr appears to have taken recreationally, can dredge up what you already have in your brain.
Common routers include devices made by Netgear and Linksys; this is a major malware outbreak.
In most countries around the world, some jobs are by law reserved for men only and forbidden for women.
A new study argues that the working class are not prejudiced against immigrants and are more likely to help people.
There’s a chicken and egg thing going on here when it comes to having a mood disorder and discordant circadian rhythms.
There really should be life out there beyond Earth. Here’s how we’ll find it. There are three very different ways humanity is searching for alien life beyond Earth. We can directly […]
Many tests have reported an ‘anomalous thrust’ where there should be none. A researcher has finally shown where everyone else has messed up. One of the ultimate dreams of humans everywhere […]
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Giving human rights to a being with unlimited knowledge? Probably not a good idea.
Fortnite surpassed 40 million users recently. What's the appeal?
Does smoking marijuana make it less likely that couples will have children? A study out of Boston University has arrived at a clear conclusion.