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Artists and scientists have been creating optical illusions for centuries. Here are 32 mind-bending examples that prove you can't always trust what your eyes are telling you.

University presidents face tough questions on Capitol Hill regarding anti-Semitism and discrimination on college campuses. House committee seeks answers on...

Complaint alleges that program at elite university violates federal civil rights law

An Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology.

While Harvard, UChicago, and Northwestern topped the list, it may surprise you the number of leaders without the degree

The pair allegedly used their education in mathematics and computer science to exploit a weakness in the Ethereum blockchain.

Last week, police descended on the University of Calgary campus with riot gear like shields, tear gas, batons and rubber bullets to forcibly remove protesters from an encampment set up on campus. According to the University of Calgary, the community has the right to free speech and protest, but temporary…

Astronomers reanalyzed the chemical composition of three stars in the Milky Way's halo and found that they are between 12 and 13 billion years old. They may have also been stolen from other galaxies.

The case involves a new type of alleged crime involving the Ethereum blockchain.

Three ancient stars that hail from cannibalized dwarf galaxies are "on the run" at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour in the Milky Way's galactic halo.

Two brothers were arrested by U.S. authorities following an alleged "novel" scheme that allowed them to swipe off $25 million in Ether in just a matter of seconds.