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Sanders is relying on small donors like no candidate before him. Trump is mostly bankrolling his own campaign. Time to take another look at the conventional wisdom.
U.C. Berkeley and the Broad Institute are fighting to control the patents on the revolutionary gene-editing technology. But there’s a lot more at stake than just who gets the credit and licensing fees.
Decade-old computer equipment underpins the country’s most important civic process. What happens when it breaks down?
People and machines need to be able to interact and communicate effectively. Right now we – and they – can’t. But without that, we risk missing the potential benefits of collaboration.
North Carolina recently passed a law that prohibits individuals from using a bathroom based on the gender with which they identify. Why does this pose a risk for transgendered individuals?
Saturday, April 2, is World Autism Day. Many individuals with extraordinary ability have been found to have autism. Researchers have now found that many child prodigies have an autistic relative.
How did urban public transport in America, like much of our infrastructure, get to be in such bad shape? Will millennials help turn it around?
The outlook can be bleak for people with ASD who have difficulty navigating the stressful work world. A trial project in Connecticut sought to find a new way to help them become truly independent.
The prosperity gospel – a uniquely American strand of Christian theology – creates a dilemma for its adherents.
A majority of U.S. citizen oppose Syrian refugee resettlement. We run the numbers to put the perceived risk in perspective.
Limiting ICU beds is suggested as a way to cut down on overuse, but that assumes doctors always know which patients need to be there.
The RNC and DNC are indifferent to young voters – and the young voters are returning the favor.
The urgent need to respond to ISIS has redefined the use of “self-defense” to include attacking a nonstate threat in another country. But what are the implications of this? change?
There’s been a lot of research on whether being unemployed hurts your ability to get a new job. But what about if you’re working part-time or below your skill level?
As the talking heads line up to predict this season’s division winners, many are hoping fans will forget their abysmal forecasts for the 2015 season.
When will residential solar be cheaper than the cost of power from the grid? This point of ‘grid parity’ is a moving target but moving closer in a number of places.
What is the difference between these pathogens, and how dangerous are they?
The writing part of the new SAT, considered optional, is required by many colleges and universities. What special challenges does it pose? And are schools ready to teach students those writing skills?
Anonymous is not seeking to tear down Trump’s personal privacy, but something much more sacred to him: his brand.
Many people in the U.S. have no idea that TB is still found here, or what a major health risk it poses in other parts of the world.
The late Antonin Scalia and his conservative colleagues in recent years have rolled back protections for workers and unions while giving more rights to businesses and the wealthy.
Long-term drought and water shortages in many parts of the U.S. are spurring interest in ways to reuse graywater – the water that drains from sources such as showers, bathtubs and washing machines.
The FBI has accessed the data on a shooter’s iPhone. What if the device had been running Android?
Even the best engineered filters get clogged eventually. Fish mouths have evolved structures that create unique fluid dynamics patterns that solve that problem.