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Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

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For years, doctors have relied on familiar vital signs — heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen levels — to monitor someone’s health. But researchers at the University of Missouri believe ...

Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of our time, often faced big questions about God and what happens after we die.

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James Dewey Watson is best known for his Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Controversy around who should ...

“If confirmed, this would have profound implications for the fate of the universe,” said The Guardian. The study raises the ...

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A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.