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The Trump administration has targeted everything from public health to space missions for funding cuts, bringing an end to ...

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The world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide is on the cusp of a turning point that could herald the beginning of a global ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?