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The federal government remains powerful in theory but is losing much of its capacity to solve many of the nation’s most ...

A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades ...

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When someone’s raging at you, two phrases seem almost instinctual to say. The first is some version of “calm down.” The ...

Unfortunately, the closeness of twinship is problematic for developing one's own special and distinctive identity.

But I see a big problem with having foundations outlive the donors that endow them with funds in perpetuity. Society’s needs always change, while many foundations’ missions are intended to satisfy a ...

Two of four tested giraffes seemed to be able to mentally combine numbers to get one of their favorite treats: carrots. But ...