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Data visualization could reveal nature of the universe
As cosmologists ponder the universe—and other possible universes—the data available to them is so complex and…
NASA Selects Partners for Mars 2020 'Name the Rover' Contest, Seeks Judges
The contest for U.S. schoolchildren will open in fall 2019, but judges can sign…
Private prisons have a political role in corrections issues in the US, researcher finds
Private prisons play a political role in immigration and incarceration issues in the United States and…
National trash: Reducing waste produced in US national parks
When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon,…
Radioactive tadpoles reveal contamination clues
Tadpoles can be used to measure the amount of radiocesium, a radioactive material, in aquatic environments,…
Instagram chief insists it doesn't spy on users
Instagram doesn’t snoop on private conversations as part of its advertising targeting strategy, the head of…
Mars Released a Puff of Gas. Now the Gas Is Past.
Last week, NASA’s Curiosity rover detected a belch of natural gas on the red planet. The…
When is Amazon Prime Day? The date is out—and it's just around the corner
Amazon Prime Day, when the e-commerce giant offers a Black Friday-like sale in the middle of…
GM to upgrade assembly plants ahead of new pickup, SUV lines
General Motors Co. has announced it’s investing more than $4.2 billion in assembly plants in Indiana,…