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#LintonLies: How Zambians Are Using Social Media To Talk Back
A self-published memoir about a British actress's gap-year in Zambia has come under fire this week. Citizens of Zambia along with other Africans and aid… -
Saying Goodbye To BlackBerry's Iconic Original Keyboard
The days of peak BlackBerry in the U.S. capital are hard to forget. The swift clackety-click of the keyboard and the soft trrrrrrr of the trackpad scroll… -
If To Err Is Human, Should Technology Help Us Shed Some Humanity?
By all accounts, technology has made us safer.Cars are more maneuverable because of tire design changes. Jet engines are less likely to fail midflight… -
Boston-Based Research Shows Promise For Zika Virus Vaccine
Researchers at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have made some promising advances in developing a vaccine to halt the spread of the… -
The Science Of Why Onions Make Us Cry
Why do onions make us cry?Many a poet has pondered. Is it because their beautiful, multilayered complexity moves us to weep? Are we mourning the majestic… -
Politics Makes Abortion Training In Texas Difficult
Every year, more than 100 new obstetrician-gynecologists graduate from a Texas residency program and enter the medical workforce. Theoretically, all have… -
She Turned The Pyramids Blue — And Got Egyptians To Talk About Autism
"Ca."When Ranwa Yehia heard her nearly 3-year-old son, Nadeem, making this sound, she got cold shivers all over her body. After three months of saying… -
Zika And Children: What Parents Need To Know
By now we know that Zika is dangerous for pregnant women and their future babies. The virus can cause devastating birth defects.But what about for… -
Fish Have Feelings, Too: The Inner Lives Of Our 'Underwater Cousins'
When you think about fish, it's probably at dinner time. Author Jonathan Balcombe, on the other hand, spends a lot of time pondering the emotional lives… -
Pediatricians Call For More Testing And Tighter Rules On Lead Exposure
When lead was taken out of products like paint and gasoline, levels of the metal in the blood of U.S. children dropped. But the American Academy of…