Category : science

'Beyond Belief.' Facebook Under Fire After a Child Bride Was Auctioned in South Sudan

A rights group called the incident a "barbaric use of technology"

Bangladeshi Photographer Shahidul Alam Has Been Released From Detention

Alam was arrested in August for criticizing the government's use of violence amid mass student protests

C. Africa's forest rangers in rebels' line of fire

The forest rangers of Central Africa's Bamingui Bangoran park cannot focus only on saving the region's dwindling wildlife: they have themselves to protect too. Often armed with little more than Kalashnikov assault rifles, these men must contend with...

NASA to review workplace safety culture at SpaceX, Boeing

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it would conduct a "cultural assessment study" of the companies, "including the adherence to a drug-free environment," prior to crew test flights scheduled to take place in the coming months. "W...

The Attempt to Block Nancy Pelosi From Becoming Speaker of the House Is Hitting Some Speed Bumps

Simultaneously, Pelosi announced that Fudge would chair the Subcommittee on Elections

Suspected Chicago Mercy Hospital Gunman Had a History of Making Threats

Juan Lopez had threatened to shoot up the Chicago Fire Academy and was fired for “improper conduct toward women”

President Trump Submits Written Answers to Mueller's Questions in Russia Probe

Lawyers for President Donald Trump say they’ve provided the special counsel’s office with written responses to questions on Russian election interference.

Tidy and quiet teens live the longest, scientists say

Quiet and tidy teenagers are more likely to live to old age, the results of a 48-year study suggest. A vast data analysis found strong links between these old-fashioned virtues, as well as calmness and empathy, and a reduced risk of early death. Conv...

Trump: Saudi Arabia Decision Is About 'America First'

President Donald Trump has said that the U.S. stand on Saudi Arabia is all about 'America First'

'Mary Poppins Returns' songwriters on the challenge of creating the sequel's music

Award-winning composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman said finding out they had been tapped for the project was "fantastic," but "then you have to write it," Wittman joked.

The True Story Behind the Vincent van Gogh Biopic At Eternity's Gate

The film is more "impressionist portrait," as star Willem Dafoe described it

Science Has Chosen the Absolute Worst Year in History To Have Been Alive

And no, it's not 2018.

A Space Startup Wants To Put Mercury in Spacecraft Engines

Startup Apollo Fusion is looking to use mercury as a fuel source in its rocket engines.

How Some Stress Can Actually Be Good for You

Stress is about balance between challenges and control one feels they have

'They Weren't Deleted.' President Trump Defends Ivanka's Use of Personal Email Account

President Trump defended his daughter's use of a personal email account Tuesday.

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