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Kansas has launched such an ambitious educational project that public officials are likening it to the NASA moon missions of the 1960s.  

Talking about climate change doesn’t have to be an argument over Thanksgiving dinner. Some people, though maybe not all, can be persuaded.

There is no universal diet or exercise program.

When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake newsposted on the social media site, he wasn’t particularly specific about what that meant. Given my own […]

It’s more than just weight gain—it’s chronic inflammation and weak immunity.

Scientists have identified a new shape called the scutoid, and it helps explain the how cells in the body arrange themselves in tightly packed three-dimensional structures to form tissues.

For 55 hours, not a speck of coal was used to toast crumpets in England. How did the U.K. give up the dirtiest fossil fuel?

The Perseid meteor shower during this weekend’s new moon should be fabulous.

The next gold rush might take place in our sewers.

Every physical theory has constants in it. The gravitational constant is remarkably uncertain. When we first began formulating physical laws, we did so empirically: through experiments. Drop a ball off […]

Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.

The only other large galaxy in the local group is larger in size and has more stars. But mass? Perhaps we’re the biggest, after all. The Milky Way is home to […]

In a state-of-the-nation speech just weeks before Russia’s presidential election, President Vladimir Putin claimed his country had two new nuclear-powered weapons systems.

Scientific discovery often happens when you least expect it. But no one could’ve expected this. Imagine that you’re a scientist, going out on a limb to design and build an experiment […]

Ranking the world’s most corrupt nations for 2018.

Time crystals have been detected in an unexpected place: monoammonium phosphate, a compound found in fertilizer and ‘grow your own crystal’ kits.

We’ve come full circle, once again: balance is key to a healthy diet.

Simple 1:2 breathing is where it’s at, according to a major university study.

The tech giants seem to be all in on blockchain.

Losing your job doesn’t have to mean losing your self-respect and self-image. In fact, a little moxie might go a long way.

Yes, life exists in our Universe. No, that statement doesn’t equal science. Imagine you’ve encountered a natural phenomenon you want to understand better, but don’t have the tools to do so. […]

Thanks to the beauty (and rigor) of formal mathematics, coders can now create hack-proof technology.

The hallmark of a good scientist is changing your mind when new evidence arises. Here’s what that looks like. Science, like many things in life, is always a work-in-progress. While a […]

A new study claims that dark energy is changing with time. Here’s what it would mean, if true. For the past generation, we’ve recognized that our Universe is a particularly dark […]

Scientists just discovered 12 new moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, and they’re… interesting.

What do we do when we know an infant will not have a life worth living? Philosophy is here to help.

We’re more dependent on them than we realize.

Researchers have put to bed an important question: is our genetic makeup responsible for an overabundance of abdominal fat, or is our diet the most significant factor?

In a paper published Monday, security experts outline two attacks that malicious parties could use to gain access to a target’s entire inbox.

Hackers working for Russia have gained access to hundreds of U.S. electric utilities in 2017, according to new reports from federal officials.