Network analysis uncovers the informal power structures that sustain regimes in MENA. Political systems in the region often rely on patronage networks, tribal affiliations, and military elites. This ...

In order for the United States to remain “a government of laws, not of men,” the editors write, all officials entrusted with ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

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Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...

For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked ...

The indie rocker and her band The Attachment Theory explore mortality, parenthood and post-election empathy on her seventh ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

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Rare ultra-faint dwarf galaxies beyond the influence of other galaxies show evidence that star formation was stifled long ago ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...