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Vaccines save millions of lives each year, so we owe a lot to the people that pioneered that medical breakthrough. But the ...

Carbon Brief speaks to experts about the contested legality of leaving the UNFCCC and what practical changes will result from US departure.

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We noted that Excel turned 40 this year. That makes it seem old, and today, if you say “spreadsheet,” there’s a good chance you are talking about an Excel spreadsheet, and if not, at least a program ...

The Alabama General Assembly officially established the first public university and named it the University of the State of Alabama. By the 1860s, the school was called the University of Alabama.

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This story is published in collaboration with Made for Us and The Neon Musem. When people picture Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the first images that comes to mind – along with the neon Strip and the high ...