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For example, 77 percent of Russians see Trump as 'self-centered.'
Without credible news and information, a healthy democracy is not possible.
Robotic milkers, video cameras and even sensors hidden inside the body will help this dairy farm figure out how to get the most milk from their cows.
Everybody does it, but why? Scientists aren't really sure if exhaustion, stress or some other social factor is at the root of yawning – and how it can be so contagious.
Trump has often talked about leaving the World Trade Organization. An economist explains what it is and what would happen if the president had his way.
It's annoying when your bus route gets off schedule or when buses bunch together. Why has it taken engineers so long to fix the problem?
The gooey treat couldn't have become popularized without the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, which brought cheap sweets to the masses.
Most European nations have seen suicide rates fall by 20 percent or more. Research is limited, but some studies blame US inequality.
People may not have a criminal record before they become homeless, but they likely will afterward due to laws intended to keep people with nowhere to go out of sight.
Many observers had hoped that the court's decision on Gill v. Whitford would provide some clarity on whether gerrymandering is constitutional.
Generating less electricity with fossil fuels could help save lives.
The US is currently short on 182 drugs and medical supplies. The problem isn't new, but it's frustrating health care workers.
The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the sun results in the seasonal changes.
Indigenous people from around the world revere certain traditional foods as sacred. Activists, scholars and chefs are revitalizing these food systems.
A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn't highly rate the official information coming out of the island. With the Institute of Statistics in trouble, the situation is likely not to improve.
The declaration was thin, but the meeting itself will have a significant impact on how Trump makes foreign policy decisions moving forward.
Appointing judges to lifetime terms can be among a president’s longest lasting legacies. The overwhelming majority of Trump’s nominees are conservative, white and male.
Social Security will have to dip into its trust fund to pay benefits this year for the first time since 1982. Should we be worried?
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
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