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Gordon Gauchat is a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust Scientists and researchers who ...

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Lots of people are talking about peptides. But what are they? Here’s a quick primer on the health trend and what we know about peptides’ safety.

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By rooting their professional development in learning science, this district helped teachers figure out which strategies to use more frequently, and which to retire.

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Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there. By Carl Zimmer One of ...

Students, faculty and community members interested in how artificial intelligence operates and the impact it could have gathered at the CUB Orndorff theater on March 4, to hear Professor Alice ...