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Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Professor Hannah Fry and Vsauce creator Michael Stevens are teaming to host the latest podcast in Goalhanger‘s Rest is… franchise. Launching in a week’s time on November 25, video-first ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

The Recording Academy announced the 2026 Grammy nominations on Friday, Nov. 7 The nominations for the 2026 Grammys are in. On Friday, Nov. 7, the Recording Academy announced the full list of ...

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Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...