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We know that smart phones and other information technology are changing the way we live and the way we relate to other people, but could they actually be…

The latest report from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that we could cross the threshold of one point five degrees Celsius…

The midterm elections have dominated the news for the past few months, but a string of racist, sexist, anti-semitic, and otherwise hate-motivated violence…

The first March for Science drew hundreds of thousands of scientists and science enthusiasts to events around the world. Some estimates put the total…

Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are among the nation’s most sought-after summer destinations. They’re also hotspots for Lyme disease. And now, they’re…

In a surprising result, a team of researchers from a handful of universities has found that Zika virus kills off the cells that start a kind of brain…

Antibiotics, pain medications, birth control pills, facial cleansers, shampoo, laundry detergent, dish detergent, the non-stick coating on those skillets,…

There have been ten mass shootings this year, and plenty of talk about the factors that contribute to the high rate of these devastating events in the…

In December 2015, scientists at the Large HadronCollider saw an unusual disturbance in their signal that they couldn’t explain. They’re working right now…

Archeologists have discovered a second shipwreck at the site of the Greek wreck known as the Antikythera. That site became famous for the oldest-known…