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In 2000, a physicist who lacked biology training created a chart that didn't include the shielding effect of skin. It led to unwarranted fears of wireless technology.

The mathematician is celebrated for his code-cracking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War II.

And you thought it was a show about nothing: From micro pigs to the doping dangers of a poppy seed bagel, life may be imitating the sitcom.

A discrepancy between different measurements of the Hubble constant, critical for determining the expansion rate and age of the universe, makes scientists question whether something is amiss in our understanding of the universe.

A research team argues for raising the profile of replication studies after its experiment found no evidence for a widely cited theory that conservatives and liberals respond differently to threatening images.

Rather than relying on optics, the microscopy system offers a chemically encoded way to map biomolecules’ relative positions.

Writer Pagan Kennedy visits the National Radio Quiet Zone in Greenbank, W. Va., where radiotelescopes have created a community seeking escape from modern living.

Fluid gives robots power without adding weight — bringing them closer to autonomy.

Modern satellite imagery and 3-D modeling create a multimedia view of how Apollo 11 played out on the lunar surface

The director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health calls for an end to all-male speaking panels: "Starting now, when I consider speaking invitations, I will expect a level playing field, where scientists of all backgrounds are evaluated fairly for speaking opportunities."