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The 1984 murder of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.

Even in the best of times, the Fed has a tough time interpreting the data and deciding how best to guide the US economy.

Even in the best of times, the Fed has a tough time interpreting the data and deciding how best to guide the US economy.

Paleoanthropologists have thought that Homo habilis was the first stone-tool maker and meat-eater in our genus. But new research suggests H. habilis might not have been so advanced.

Molds and bacteria can produce dangerous toxins and they don't taste very good, either.

Workplace productivity and educational challenges get the headlines, but it turns out that ChatGPT and its ilk are more likely to be used for household tasks.

Many of the canceled grants were investments in the science and infrastructure necessary to keep the lights on in coming years, especially when the grid is under stress.

From communications outages to a brush with nuclear war, solar events like flares and coronal mass ejections have shaped human history.

A century-old French archaeological scandal was sensationalized in the press at the time - but responsible scientists also relied on careful reporting to get the truth out.

Kristi Noem's claim that antifa is like the Islamic State group blurs the line between protest and terrorism - a political move unsupported by evidence.