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A newly discovered celestial object seems to blur the line between planet and moon, leaving some astronomers puzzled over what to call it. Scientists have found thousands of exoplanets—those beyond ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

A star called TOI-2155 lies around 1,350 light-years (839 trillion miles) from Earth. It is a little bigger, heavier and hotter than the sun, and it is not particularly interesting or unusual in ...

Around 1,350 light years away from Earth is a star called TOI-2155. It’s a little bigger, heavier and hotter than the Sun, and it’s not particularly interesting or unusual in itself. But orbiting ...

Apple is no longer the dominant player in smartphones, or at least the brand that restricted and built walls around its ecosystem and allowed nobody into its ecosystem. But that is now changing ...

The debate over whether Graham Platner is “working class” comes at a time when more and more people are at risk of falling into it. By Noam Scheiber Noam Scheiber covers labor and workplace issues for ...

For Kaleigh Mitchell, a 6th grader without a sewing machine at home, coming to an introductory sewing class at Blossom Holness Sewing Center brings her nearly pure joy every Saturday. “It’s like my ...

That said, determining the line between middle class and upper-middle class can be a useful tool for a variety of reasons: tracking America's distribution of wealth, knowing the most appropriate ...

Certain markers of high status may more strongly boost attitudes toward women versus men, and low status markers may more strongly worsen attitudes toward men versus women—with both findings more ...

Gene knockdown is a common method for studying gene function by reducing messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels without altering the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Among the available techniques, RNA ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...