The American philosopher and mathematician, winner of the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Humanities, warns of the risk ...

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A new study suggests that apoB, a blood test that measures harmful cholesterol particles, is better than standard LDL ...

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.

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Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show ...

A 2,500-year-old tomb in Germany is one of the most impressive Iron Age discoveries in the region—and its biggest secret is ...

If formalized, the rule would make political priorities the prime determinant of what science gets funded and sideline the ...

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Humans were around significantly more death during the Iron Age than we are today, but many final moments were still far less ...