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Solar and wind power are almost too cheap for our economy,” says author Bill McKibben, arguing the switch from fossil fuels must happen soon.

Car crashes aren’t very funny. Unless, apparently, it’s a self-driving car. Researchers on public perception of these new vehicles explain why.

In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant riled up scores of mathematicians with her solution to the “Monty Hall Problem.” But she was ...

Dr. Christine Beck is an associate professor of genetics and genome sciences in the University of Connecticut Health Center and the Jackson Laboratory. This website uses cookies to improve your ...

Bruce H. Dobkin, MD is the Distinguished Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of California Los Angeles’ Geffen School of Medicine. He graduated from Hamilton College and from Temple ...

Dr. Michael Van Nuland is an ecologist and scientist with the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks. He’s based in Portland, Oregon. This website uses cookies to improve your experience ...