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New research links urban planning and political polarization.
The closer together we get, the argument goes, the healthier we'll be.
Science and the squishiness of the human mind. The joys of wearing whatever the hell you want, and so much more.
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A guide to making difficult conversations possible—and peaceful—in an increasingly polarized nation.
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The densest objects in the Universe are also the most difficult to destroy. But eventually, destruction always prevails. There are quite a few ways to make the black holes we […]
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration likely violated the reporter's Fifth Amendment rights when it stripped his press credentials earlier this month.
The definition of a kilogram will now be fixed to Planck's constant, a fundamental part of quantum physics.
You may not recognize the names, but these seven scientists have improved the lives of people the world over.
New research identifies an unexpected source for some of earth's water.
SpaceX plans to launch about 12,000 internet-providing satellites into orbit over the next six years.
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Here's the science of black holes, from supermassive monsters to ones the size of ping-pong balls.
Hubble holds the record, finding a galaxy when the Universe was just 3% it’s age. In just a few years, James Webb will shatter it. One of the great scientific lessons […]
In a breakthrough for nuclear fusion research, scientists at China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor have produced temperatures necessary for nuclear fusion on Earth.
The 116th Congress is set to break records in term of diversity among its lawmakers, though those changes are coming almost entirely from Democrats.
Delay, deny and deflect were the strategies Facebook has used to navigate scandals it's faced in recent years, according to the New York Times.
Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?
Lisa Bodell, author and CEO of FutureThink, is an expert at fostering innovation. She’s an advocate of something she calls “Little Bigs,” and they’re pretty brilliant. They’re simple, easy to […]
Dogs' floppy ears may be part of why they and other domesticated animals love humans so much.
To explain the origin of everything, science needs to explain itself.