For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

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Scientists using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have confirmed one of the biggest head-scratchers in modern ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

What are the purposes of government? From a lofty perspective, Lincoln said America had created a government, “of the people, ...

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When the highly controversial Idaho school voucher measure, House Bill 93, landed on Governor Brad Little’s desk, his office ...