Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...

A perfect confluence of an Arctic air outbreak and a low-pressure system that pulled in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico ...

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Tech giants are backing a massive effort, announced by President Trump and dubbed the Stargate Project, to add data centers ...

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Vinay Lal is a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and presently holds the Fulbright-Nehru ...

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Hindu nationalists are committed to turning India into a Hindu nation-state. They are rewriting history in textbooks to shape ...

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One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. These graphics show why ...

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