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Since theNational Science Foundation first started collecting postgraduation data nearly 70 years ago, the number of Ph.D.s awarded in the United States has consistently risen. Last year, more than 45 ...

Recently, researchers used fiber-optic internet cables to send quantum messages over a distance of 250 kilometers, marking ...

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A new county-level dataset from Johns Hopkins University researchers reveals a national decline in the measles-mumps-rubella ...

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