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New polling data out of Gallup has found that attending an elite university doesn't result in a happier or more productive graduate.
Physicists at the University of Cambridge have found a theoretical foundation for the existence of wormholes, which are tubes that connect two different points in space-time.
The variability of weather and the natural limitations on land use present problems for food growers, not to mention pests that can decimate crop yields.
There is now a preventative treatment against HIV for those exposed to higher-than-normal levels of risk, such as individuals with HIV-positive partners or those who inject illicit drugs and share equipment.
The common theme that binds Stevens' proposed amendments is his belief in the right of self-governance.
Coal is essential for creating steel, cement, and agricultural fertilizer, i.e. the pillars of modern society.
If the industrialized and industrializing nations of the world do not commit to reducing fossil fuel emissions in the coming years, Earth will cross a climate change threshold by 2036.
Race may be genetic in that scientists, who have sequenced the genomes of thousands of people from around the world, can distinguish between races based on an individual's genetic code.
Pioneer of facial recognition technology, Dr. Joseph J. Atick is now working against some of the technology's strongest advocates to develop policies that will preserve individuals' rights to remain anonymous.
No single factor can explain the aging process. Rather, lifespan is determined by complex interactions among diet, mitochondrial DNA, and nuclear DNA.
The popular phrase meant to guide your decisions through the weeds of life to the garden of self-fulfillment is more harmful than helpful.
We know several key things lie ahead for our planet: an aging population, climate change, a changing energy economy, immigration, and new personal technologies.
Private space companies are gearing up for their most active year yet as they work to create a space tourism market and exploit resources beyond the planet.
Andy Warhol's exhibition, titled 13 Most Wanted Men, didn't raise eyebrows when it was reviewed for submission to the 1964 New York World's Fair...
Our unbridled enthusiasm for data-driven technology is dangerous, says cultural critic Evgeny Morozov, because it encourages us to adopt a particularly skewed understanding of the concept of freedom.
Because states are increasingly given to using untested chemicals to carry out executions, some legislatures have passed secrecy laws that shield the chemical providers from public scrutiny.
Recent studies indicate there is real linguistic and psychological significance to seemingly useless words such as "um", "like", and "you know," according to the Journal of Language and Social Psychology.
Is there a conscientious struggle to balance rights with obligations in our contemporary political landscape, or does the individual rule our ideology?
The next generation of the Internet will be more deeply integrated into our lives through our use of everyday objects, from house keys, to coffee cups, to our pet's food bowl.
All of Isaac Newton's posthumous writings are now available online so that anyone can discover the complexity of this brilliant man's life.