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With the ivory trade on the decline, poachers have been capitalizing on a new, disturbing trend.
Researchers discover government agencies use facial recognition software on photos from local DMVs.
UNHCR data shows a small but intriguing flow of refugees from countries like France, Germany and the UK
Picking up the thread of a conversation they started two decades ago in Jerusalem, with some help from Lenny Bruce, philosopher Martha Nussbaum, and other influences along the way, host Jason Gots and Williams College professor Jeffrey Israel go deep on private grievances, public life, and where the two overlap.
It's strange to think that something that died 76m years ago plays a role in modern ecosystems, but life is opportunistic.
Cheese is one of the latest products to be used to create biogas.
And does it require the idea of ‘negative gravity’ in order to work? The biggest question that we’re even capable of asking, with our present knowledge and understanding of the Universe, […]
In March, Kentucky passed a law requiring all public schools to display the national motto.
Tiny glassy beads called microtektites were found in fossilized shell remains.
It might sound like fun, but this rare condition can make life very difficult.
In the village of Kongthong, villagers don't call each other by their name; instead, they call out using unique, bespoke tunes that resemble birdsong.
Even with the best preparation imaginable, sometimes you have to get lucky, too. Even from our perspective in 2019, 50 years later, humanity’s achievements from July, 1969, still mark the pinnacle […]
In David Epstein's 'Range', dabblers and dillettantes are ascendant.
It can supposedly cool you down by 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
A grim warning for the future of Iceland's glaciers.
France's forests are even creeping up on their major cities.
The company must also appoint an independent privacy committee to its board of its directors.
Eric Weinstein says that we need to rethink the current scientific model to allow for more dreaming.
Richard Lyon's visionary plan for the future of innovation at Berkeley.
A case for looking beyond the planetary scientist’s (or even the astronomer’s) definition. Ever since 2006, when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially defined the term planet — introducing the term ‘dwarf […]