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Without changing what you say, this gambit can increase how your audience percieves your competence, researchers found.

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The field of biotechnology has always transformed cutting-edge science into life-changing medicines, but today that transformation is happening at a staggering pace.

A new study led by the University of Oxford has revealed that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy. Despite being more likely to go extinct than mainland species, they remain ...

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an ...