As the Democratic primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky ramps up in its final weeks, an Evanston Township High School student is developing ...

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

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Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...

A winter storm is settling in over the U.S. and soon snowflakes will be falling across the nation. Have you ever wondered how one forms? Snow is made up of tiny ice crystals that can transform into a ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

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Faint structures play a crucial role in cosmic development, and scientists are only just beginning to grasp their full extent and role in shaping the universe.