A 19th-Century Obscenity Law Is Being Used Again to Limit Abortion
Recent rulings on the abortion pill cite the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that’s still on the books
Recent rulings on the abortion pill cite the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that’s still on the books
A wireless device worn on the face or lip can produce fragrances such as lavender and green tea in a virtual world
Delays and budgetary overruns are causing many to worry that NASA’s ambitious planetary science program is at a breaking point
Yes, peanut butter is a liquid (and a great example of a non-Newtonian fluid)
The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected
As the federal public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, here’s what you need to know about future COVID testing, treatment and vaccines
The World Health Organization has declared that COVID is no longer a “public health emergency of international concern” but cautions that it is still an ongoing health issue
Vernal pools are safe havens for creatures such as fairy shrimp, and they have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangaea and multiple ice ages. But humans are paving them over...
High temperature records have been set from Portugal to Thailand as heat waves fueled by climate change have arrived early this spring
Much of the open-source intelligence (OSINT) community ignores ethical questions and the safety risks of reporting discoveries from the war in Ukraine
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