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Scientists say the Trump administration's policies have led to major changes and uncertainty about scientific efforts and accomplishments.

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher reportedly refused to quit her job despite calls from one of the outlet’s biggest backers as President Trump and Congress denied it funding over alleged biased coverage.

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Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our... Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...

Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 ...