An armed man at a gathering of the website’s volunteers is just the latest reminder: Editing the internet’s encyclopedia has never been riskier.

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

Some black holes get extremely massive. Is there an upper limit to their growth?

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The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

Dr. Richard Harris, aka ‘Dr. Harry,’ and the Wetmules made the first reported hydrogen (H2) rebreather dive to a depth of 230m/751 ft, in The Pearse Resurgence, New Zealand.

Moving the capital is an old idea and a perennial nonstarter.

Laudable! Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative.

Before abolishing time zones I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently...

The complicated story of James Watson, whose landmark DNA discovery with Francis Crick was later overshadowed by his deeply offensive remarks

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Those who predict that superintelligence will destroy humanity serve the same interests as those who believe that it will solve all of our problems.

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.