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In 1925, a teacher deliberately broke a law stating that evolution could not be taught in Tennessee classrooms. His trial ...

The first images from the brand new Vera C. Rubin Observatory have finally been unveiled, and they show us the cosmos like never before. The camera captures so much detail that its first complete ...

Dr. Michael Weiss is research director at the Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Washington.