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Meteorological winter is upon us, and if you’re wondering what the next few months have in store weather-wise, you have a few options. There’s always the…

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is feminism. How did they come up with that? In part, it’s based on how often people searched for the definition on the…

Economists have long suspected that the Olympics can induce a feel-good effect that results in an economic boost. But a new study suggests there’s…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch has ignited hopes of sending humans back to the moon, and on to Mars. But what about that cherry-red Tesla left floating…

Are you addicted to your smartphone? Many of us certainly feel drawn to our electronic devices, and the array of information and activities they offer, in…

Not all marathoners are twenty-somethings, or even forty-somethings. Last year, the oldest finisher in the Boston Marathon was eighty four years old. This…

We've all heard that washing your hands is the best way to protect against infectious germs like the cold and flu. Now, new research suggests that it may…

In September of last year, an observatory at the South Pole detected a tiny streak of blue light deep within the ice below. That observatory is known as…

There are many private testing services that will decode your DNA, catalog the foreign chemicals in your blood, or identify the bacteria living in and on…

This week, we bring you a discussion about science fiction – the track record of visionary authors predicting the future, warning us about the perils of…