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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. In my early years living in New Jersey, I keenly remember The Star-Ledger in Newark reporting on how hundreds of police officers and firefighters

The "Mother of Dark Matter" was a force of nature—and a forceful advocate for other women who also wanted to dedicate their careers to the cosmos.Johanna Teske: Ok, this is a spectrum. Teske: Vera Rubin means a lot to a lot of astronomers. This was one of the instruments that she used to help discover

Science & Nature A new biography celebrates the contributions of the adventurous and impactful Egyptologist...Read MoreJoan Culton

Science & Nature Some tech companies think a negative leap second would turn the world upside down. But it probably won't be that bad....