Autism researchers are working to counter a federal autism advisory panel that has vaccine skeptic members and, they say, a ...

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For 20 years, this computational linguistics competition has inspired new generations of innovators in AI and language ...

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If we discover alien life, what will it look like? We have no way of knowing, but the hunt for extraterrestrial life can now include purple bacteria, according to a group of astronomers who are ...

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy ...

People frequently use medical cannabis to treat anxiety, depression and PTSD, but two new reviews show there is little ...

I t was December 2025, and Katie Tobin’s kids were fighting again. This time it was because her six-year-old, Tori, wasn’t ...