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25 million years ago, an Alu element insertion in an ancient ape's DNA led to the loss of tails.

Patrick Swayze's "cooler" was an educated man with a stupid mission. Jake Gyllenhaal's breaks faces with a smile

The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion

The pope calls surrogacy "despicable," but is it? Experts unpack the real ethical issues around it

I wrote in November about the court decision allowing the challenge to NYU Law Review's race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity preferences to proceed pseudonymously; Judge Victor Marrero allowed Doe to proceed pseudonymously, though "without prejudice to New York University's right to move the Court to direct Plaintiff to…

Crib cameras are offering a clue to a rare but devastating tragedy _ when seemingly healthy young children suddenly die in their sleep and autopsies can’t tell why

Polls suggest Robert F Kennedy Jr is leading the race for the Gen Z vote in 2024, but claims of a youth movement towards the independent candidate appear elusive, Bevan Hurley writes

"It’s not like you’re just out there, and the hand of God is going to come down from the heavens and say, ‘You are the next one.’"

"Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran crashed and burned during her first speaking event—so naturally launched a course at NYU in response.