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Claudette Colvin, a civil rights icon, died this week. In 1955, a 15-year-old Colvin refused to give her bus seat to a white ...

A new report finds that a majority of Americans think the U.S. should be a world leader in science, but Democrats ...

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One of the greatest leaders of 20th century America is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During his years of service during the ...

Harry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science. He studied marine biology at the University of Exeter before ...

Darragh Ennis, star of The Chase, is coming to Northern Ireland next month to host a pub quiz like no other at the Black Box ...

Have you ever wondered what on-screen persona best matches your personality? Here's a science-inspired way to find out.

Looking back on the biggest, most successful, most iconic genre franchises of the last 75 years or so, it’s notable how few ...

From ancient stargazers to modern-day space scientists, women have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. This crossword ...