Dark energy may not be constant – this discovery could undermine our entire model of cosmological history
The universe’s expansion is accelerating, not decelerating. Our understanding of how the universe works may need an update.
America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away
Those actions could mean America’s demise as the most powerful force for innovation in science, health and technology for the ...
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The Nation's First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades
The latest students to receive degrees from the New England Female Medical College included a “colored graduate,” one Rebecca Lee Crumpler. It was a brief mention, almost an afterthought, but what it ...
A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit
Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a ...
Trump breaks with 175 years of Smithsonian tradition and pushes for more control to rid it of ‘anti-American ideology’
Trump to overhaul the world’s largest museum, education and research complex to ‘restore truth and sanity to American history ...