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NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson (C) and director Ezra Edelman (R) and producer Caroline Waterlow (L), winners of Best Documentary Feature for 'O.J.: Made in America' pose in the press room at the 89th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Dan MacMedan/Getty Images)

NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson, Depicted in “Hidden Figures,” Dead at 101

Johnson was best known for her work on John Glenn's 1962 orbital spaceflight

LSD

Health & Fitness

Inside the Effects of a Massive LSD Overdose

Flooding

Report: Twitter Bots Affecting Climate Change Debate

Coronavirus converted hospital in Wuhan, China

China’s CO2 Emissions Drop 25% Because of Coronavirus

Medical mask

How Social Media Has Spread Coronavirus Information and Disinformation

Building a Mars probe

Inside the Global Path of the UAE's Mission to Space

Cannabis

Inside the Cannabis Scandal Sparked by a Giuliani Associate

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To Understand Elon Musk, Get to Know His Mother

Jeanne Calment

The Enduring Mystery of the World's Oldest People

Scientists Grow Date Palms From 2,000-Year-Old Seeds

Scientists Grow Date Palms From 2,000-Year-Old Seeds

Cover detail from "Hunt for the Skinwalker"

Exploring the Bizarre History and Uncanny Present of Utah's Skinwalker Ranch

Hippo

Pablo Escobar's Hippos Versus Colombia's Environment

Aurora in Finland

How Science and Social Media Helped Discover a New Aurora

Highest Resolution Photo of the Sun From a Solar Telescope

Go Ahead, Stare Straight Into the Highest-Res Photo of the Sun Ever Taken

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Life Expectancy in the US Increases for the First Time in Years

Adidas Futurecraft Loop recyclable running shoes

Adidas Wants to End Plastic Waste by 2030. Here’s Their Plan.

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English vineyards at Nyetimber

English Sparkling Wine Has an Unexpected Ally: Climate Change

highway traffic into a city

Where Will America's Climate-Change Refugees Go?

Traffic jam solutions in the United States

How to Fix Traffic Congestion, According to Mathematicians

"Concussion" New York Premiere

Did CTE Expert Bennet Omalu Endorse Misleading Science?

Hunters Gather In Florida Everglades To Capture Pythons In "Python Bowl"

Florida Python Bowl Participants Capture 80 Burmese Pythons

Trans youth

Puberty Blockers Could Save Trans Lives

Earth on fire from the climate change crisis

Has the Climate Crisis Redefined the American Dream?

China plastic bags ban

China Is the Latest Country to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags and Straws

Placebo

Health & Fitness

Can a Placebo Relieve Your Pain Even When You Know It’s a Placebo?

SpaceX Test

SpaceX Successfully Destroys Rocket In Test

Wreck of Cabo de Santa Maria

Have We Underestimated the Damage Rust Can Do?

Neurons

Hey Neo, Is the Universe Actually a Computer Simulation?

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