When Y.Y. started college at Howard University as a mechanical engineering student, there were three things she swore she’d never do: marry a tall man, become a teacher and work…
Truths should be stubborn things, right? Not in today’s society. A set of polls conducted this summer revealed about 70 percent of Republican voters still believe that Joe Biden did…
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A recent spate of polio-related news in the U.S. has left the public wondering: Is polio back? The short answer is yes—but a high-profile New York State outbreak is related…
Melting ice has increased how fast Arctic waters are absorbing carbon dioxide, making them more acidic faster. The change could disrupt entire marine ecosystems Earth 29 September 2022 By James…
After NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope took simultaneous pictures of what was left behind Space 29 September…
Between 2016 and 2021, the carbon emissions associated with mining bitcoin have increased from 0.9 tonnes to 113 tonnes per coin Technology 29 September 2022 By Corryn Wetzel There is…
I work on the dark matter problem knowing the questions I have may be answered long after I die. This is the life I signed up for: to think about…
Stone spheres found at ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas could have been playing pieces for a board game involving stone slabs Humans 27 September 2022 By Jeremy…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a picture of the galaxy IC 5332, peering through the dust that separates its spiral arms to reveal the gas and stars beneath…