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A Chinese-led group of scientists has discovered a stellar black hole with a mass 70 times that of the sun, much denser than previously thought possible. The researchers announced their discovery of the black hole, named LB-1 and a little under 15,000 light-years from Earth, in the journal Nature...

It seems so obvious, yet it took a pair of studies to prove it: Pesticides are the culprits responsible for the decimation of those vital pollinators, the bee population. In a new report published Friday in the journal Science, two coordinated studies on two continents showed that the use of...

According to a recent podcast published on the Scientific American website, “Gender Influences Recommendations for Science Jobs.” Same as in many other fields, scientific jobs are gender biased. This means men are more likely to be hired, receive — on average — higher...

We’re waist-deep into the earnings season, and many companies have already filed. The U.S. biotech firm Celgene Corp (NASDAQ: CELG) has filed as well, and its reported earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations. Here are some takeaways from the report. Earnings Overview Revenues...

Who takes the biggest cut of our tax money? The military, according to an infographic from the National Priorities Project. The average tax payer in the United States paid $11,715 in taxes in 2013, the research organization says. Each person gave about $3,174.25 for the military, which includes $...