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Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits ...

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The other day, my son had to come up with some questions about space for a science class assignment. His favorite, and rightfully so, was: Why does the sun look yellow, but stars that are farther away ...

If you were to file into a classroom and open your notebook for science class today, the subject matter might be a little different from when you were in school. Our body of scientific knowledge is ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...