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Science is not really a specific thing to like or hate, or something to believe in or not. Science is an activity.

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This is one of those stories that will not go away, and a recent NYT article is fresh evidence of that. The title is: An ...

Every message, financial transaction, medical record, or government document encrypted today could remain stored ...

Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that ...

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Brazil is dealing with one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in years, and scientists are trying something unusual to bring ...