8,000 pregnant women may die in just 90 days because of US aid cuts
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Doctors and patients are calling for more telehealth. Where is it?
Maggie Barnidge, 18, has been managing cystic fibrosis her whole life. But not long after she moved out of her
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The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it.
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What’s driving electricity demand? It isn’t just AI and data centers.
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This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex
It probably hasn’t been long since you last slipped into something stretchy. From yoga pants to socks, stretch fabrics are
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A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers
Microsoft announced today that it has made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubits—a
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Your most important customer may be AI
Imagine you run a meal prep company that teaches people how to make simple and delicious food. When someone asks
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Congress used to evaluate emerging technologies. Let’s do it again.
At about the time when personal computers charged into cubicle farms, another machine muscled its way into human resources departments
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How to have a child in the digital age
When the journalist and culture critic Amanda Hess got pregnant with her first child, in 2020, the internet was among
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