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Rise of the Zombie Bugs Mindy Weisberger Johns Hopkins Univ. Press (2025) In horror fiction — which fascinates science writer Mindy Weisberger — a zombie is a human ghost or …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (C) signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during an enrollment ceremony with fellow Republicans in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol …

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research. The Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction …

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 03: A view of a billboard that displays the current U.S. National debt at 36 Trillion dollars on December 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by …

Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky This planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doom By Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier In this artist’s …

There’s a bit of a paradox about our galaxy: it’s both jam-packed with stars and cavernously empty. The Milky Way is crowded in the sense that it holds hundreds of …

Donald Trump Jr. (L), son of the US president, shakes hands with Rumble Inc.’s Chris Pavlovski during The Bitcoin Conference at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, on …

GlobalMoments/Getty Images GlobalMoments/Getty Images It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s episode: Could more babies …

Amr Bo Shanab/Getty Images Republicans are facing a conundrum. They want to cut taxes with their “One Big Beautiful Bill.” But the tax cuts they want will explode the federal …

Econ Battle Zone is back! On today’s episode Mary Childs and Kenny Malone enter Econ Battle Stadium to throw down against reigning champion Erika Beras. Can Mary explain what effect …