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Just because you value neurological differences doesn’t mean you’re denying the reality of disabilities
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The Funniest Math Joke
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Cool Gas Circles the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
A new study reveals surprising new details about our galaxy’s shadowy core
Making the Most of Your Summer Break
Avoid wondering where all of those summer hours went when school starts back up again
Beto O'Rourke and Climate Change
His proposal, despite some dubious rhetoric, offers ideas that can advance the conversation
Congress Revives Ban on Altering the DNA of Human Embryos Used for Pregnancies
Some scientists had called for lifting the ban to allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the new technologies
Era of the Body Snatchers
In New York in the early 1900s, race and poverty intersected to help determine whose cadavers ended up on med students’ dissecting tables
The Not So Dead Sea: Traces of Ancient Bacteria Found in the Lake's Sediments
A new finding points to possible life in other extreme environments, including on ancient Mars
