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A physicist suggests that we fix climate change with a 50 Gigaton nuclear bomb. This isn’t a joke. And I think it might actually work. A brief summary of this and other ...

Having a job – whether it’s working for someone else or being their own boss – gives older Americans more than just a way to ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

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ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, may be the grandest scientific experiment in the world. Initially ...

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