Project Hail Mary explained: what Andy Weir’s novel is about, who wrote it, how Rocky fits in, and why the book became a sci-fi bestseller.

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A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

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It was once a degree to some of the highest-paying jobs in the world, but now the University of California is seeing a drop in enrollment for computer science. Part of the reason is that tech ...

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ThriftBooks is launching its 500 Billion Page Challenge to help America fall back in love with reading Katie Hill is an editorial assistant at PEOPLE with three years of experience working as a writer ...

Less than 40 percent of public middle schools say that they are offering computer science coursework. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...