For the time being, pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers-Squibb and others will not be allowed to avoid a…
A once renowned cancer expert has lost another title following revelations that he reportedly received millions of…
To tackle widespread scientific misconduct, the Chinese government has expanded its controversial social credit system…
Quantum computers that can crack our strongest encryption methods might be decades away—but a group of entrepreneurs…
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke—a man who wears ranger hats backwards and spreads conspiracy theories about how “radical…
Twin girls born earlier this month had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV, according to an…
Physicians who get paid extra by pharmaceutical and medical device companies often aren’t forthcoming about the money…
For the first time in U.S. history, a death row inmate has been killed with a lethal injection containing fentanyl, a…
The UK’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics says it’s acceptable to genetically engineer human embryos, so long as the…
Hamilton County sends more prisoners to death row than any other county in Ohio. And the prosecutor there is fed up…
Your favorite tech companies are trying to trick you into giving up your data, and a new study shows how they’re using…
Yesterday, the White House announced the creation of a new committee that will coordinate federal efforts related to…
The five year long struggle to free a pair of captive chimps in the state of New York has finally come to an end.…
A neuroscientist from Yale University is claiming to have developed a technique that preserves the brain tissue of pigs…
A new report by the Lords Select Committee in the UK claims that Britain is in a strong position to be a world leader…
Over 150 experts in AI, robotics, commerce, law, and ethics from 14 countries have signed an open letter denouncing the…
A prominent research lab at MIT has terminated its relationship with Nectome, a new startup with the stated mission of…
A study published a week ago about an enigmatic, six-inch-long skeleton found near the Atacama Desert is causing…
The United States is dealing with a drug shortage—a legal injection drug shortage, that is. In response, states where…
We humans are plenty talented at seeing, hearing, and speaking no evil. But when push comes to shove, as a recent study…
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