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Imagine a city under constant threat from invaders. The city's defense system deploys a sophisticated anti-missile defense ...

Across the tropics, farming communities—an estimated 800 million people—rely on cassava for food and income. However, in ...

Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world.

The U.S. economy has been running at less than full throttle for much of the past two decades, several recent studies show.

Scientists have uncovered how sundews, Charles Darwin's favorite plant, become more carnivorous in certain habitats.

President-elect Donald Trump is entering the White House with an ambitious day one agenda of executive orders and policies, ...

Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country's nuclear arsenal, ...

The kids and grandkids of immigrants to the United States usually lose the ability to speak their heritage language fluently.

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Paper-thin optical lenses simple enough to mass produce like microchips could enable a new generation of compact optical ...

Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10–15 kilometers in diameter, struck the Yucatán ...