As part of our "Question Assumptions" series, we are eager to reexamine our economy.
It happens every election season. Politicians campaign on the promise to fulfill the urgency of growing GDP (growth domestic product). One side points the finger at the other, accusing them of hindering this growth and arguing that it is the end all-be-all -- environmental consequences be damned.
The cost of 3 percent...
If you have a kid, work with kids, or just enjoy binge watching episodes of NOVA, then you've no doubt heard of STEM. Short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, there's been a real push to get more young people interested in STEM careers - especially young women.
Interest in STEM among teens has dropped in recent years, but new programs are aiming to show...
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a vaccine capable of eliminating tumors in mice, with potentially no serious side effects. The treatment consists of...
Nothing can stop 15-year old Peyton Richardson from dancing—not even cancer.
Over two years ago, Peyton began to feel inexplicably exhausted by the slightest movements...
A recent study suggests that anti-cancer drugs in the US are significantly overpriced, and that even with research and development costs considered, these elevated...
In 2017, approximately 252,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in American women; approximately 41,000 American women will die...
The race to find the cure for cancer consists of a multibillion-dollar global research industry that has, in recent years, developed some promising therapies...
A long sought weapon against cancer is gaining ground as doctors develop new immunotherapy technologies that empower the immune system to better attack previously...
Our giant mammalian cousin the elephant has a weirdly long life span.
Simple logic says that cancers should be developing more frequently in elephants, given...
"Cancer doesn't stop me being from being a princess."
Last month, 17 year-old Andrea Sierra Salazar made this empowered statement on Twitter to accompany a series...
