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Here’s what the science does – and doesn’t – say By . Jen Christensen, Elizabeth Wolfe. Updated May 29, 2025, 5:13 PM ET. PUBLISHED May 29, 2025, 6:00 AM ET.
On May 2, the Trump administration announced its intention to impose massive cuts on the Science directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), reducing its budget from ...
The first one to jump out at me is Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the classic memoir about growing up in racially segregated Arkansas in the 1930s and ’40s.Another is a more obscure ...
Top longevity scientist Eric Topol, author of the new book Super Agers, tells National Geographic which biohacks for a longer life are backed by science—and which you can skip.
In the 1940s, with the advent of nuclear weapons, the space race and the intensification of the Cold War, American science and engineering expertise became increasingly critical for national ...
Congratulations, United States. The nation may lag behind in healthcare, education, and life expectancy, but Americans still reign supreme in at least one way—swearing like a bunch of drunken ...
WASHINGTON – The National Science Foundation canceled 73 additional grants on May 9 as the Department of Government Efficiency continues winnowing the agency's projects, according to multiple ...
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The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy ...
Earth has four seasons, but do other planets in our solar system also have hot summer days and cold winter nights?