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Gravitational waves, the Zika virus, and finding water in unexpected places in the solar system were some of the biggest science stories of 2016. In the…

Over the past several years, climate change has gained a reputation as a liberal agenda item. It wasn't always that way; it was President George H. W.…

Over the past two weeks, President Trump's executive actions have crowded just about everything else out of the news. But, despite widespread anxiety…

There's a textbook version of evolution that goes something like this: random changes to an individual's DNA are inherited by its offspring. The worst…

How many times have you been in a conversation and found yourself trying to figure out what the other person is thinking? It’s quintessentially human, but…

For as long as there’s been an ocean, there have been tides. Twice a day, every day. By now, you’d think we’d have a pretty good scientific handle on…

There are at least as many bacterial cells in your body as their human cells. And there’s a growing recognition that they’re critical for everything from…

On Friday, the Cassini spacecraft ended its 20 year voyage with a dramatic kamikaze descent into Saturn.But that's not quite the end of the story. Cassini…

Social media doesn't work perfectly. And sometimes it gets things really wrong. Facebook has barred users, saying their legal names aren’t approved.…

Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, yet there are only a handful of drugs to treat the symptoms. None of them address…