Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough ...

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Fake news”-style misinformation is only a fraction of what deceives voters. Fighting misinformation will require holding ...

After a long hiatus of systematic U.S. government–affiliated investigations into UFOs, a Pentagon office quietly resumed such efforts in 2008. Called the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems ...

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In the November election, the U.S. faces two futures. In one, the new president offers the country better prospects, relying on science, solid evidence and the willingness to learn from experience.

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Experts call for greater testing of contacts of a person who was infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain before the virus ...

A species of legged fish uses taste receptors to search for hidden prey, providing an ideal window for scientists to study ...

Flawed implementation of a global eradication strategy brought poliovirus to Gaza, and wartime conditions let the infection ...