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Joaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager,…

As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions, an international group of scientists have produced the first…

Tim DoddClimate and science reporterAdam Gor/Butterfly ConservationThe Southern Small White has been gradually making its way across EuropeA species of…

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when…

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of…

Astronomers have found nearly 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars. But for every confirmed detection, there are countless mere hints, inconclusive…

Last week, the office of management and budget (OMB) revealed plans to freeze all outside funding for National Institutes of…

Five years ago electrical engineer Sun Hongbin was given what many would consider an impossible task: build a full-fledged clean-energy…

Can Astronomers and Satellite Operators Learn to Share the Sky?Satellite streaks are ruining astronomical images. Can scientists and space companies…

A defining memory from my senior year of high school was a nine-hour math exam with just six questions. Six…