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Many scientists are of the opinion that genetic and environmental factors are the underlying causes of autism spectrum disorder .

In the coming months, we will be featuring interviews with musicians of various backgrounds.

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Creator Manu Prakash of Stanford University's Prakash Lab wants to inspire a new generation of up-and-coming young scientists.

Four top international climate scientists have published an open letter ahead of the Nov. 11-22 Warsaw confab, strongly encouraging environmentalists to back new forms of nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source that can help stave off the ravages of man-made global warming.

It was quickly apparent to those attending the Antioch School board meeting on Wednesday that it was going to be a hot nighta and not just because of the broken air conditioning.

Legislation backed by the California Police Chiefs Association that requires state prison time for any sentence longer than three years may have city of Fairfield support.

Experts in labor law say Sen. Bob Corker and other Tennessee Republican officials made statements that justify setting aside the recent union election at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga and ordering a new one.

Nearly 200 years after her death, Jane Austen has become one of the most widely read authors in history.

Whether it hails from ancient Egypt or Egypt, Texas, A Coffin in Egypt is anything but old news.

The California Democratic Party's annual convention last weekend exposed some intraparty tensions and produced some soul-searching about its future , but was mostly a celebratory affair .

Poor interpersonal skills and lack of motivation are among the top reasons why new hires fail.

Of all the political battles to wage, why did Northern Virginia's Korean community go to the mat over cartography? Last week's cover story by Mike Paarlberg looked at the statehouse migraine caused by a quixotic campaign to change the "Sea of Japan" to the "East Sea" in Virginia textbooks and what it says about one of the commonwealth's ... (more)

Clinkle, the stealth payment startup founded by 22-year-old Lucas Duplan, is losing the COO it hired five months ago from Netflix, Barry McCarthy.

Tina Seelig is the executive director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program , the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University's School of Engineering, where she focuses on developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.

Robo-editor. If you want to be a better writer but don't have an editor or teacher to point out your errors, the website Hemingway analyzes text for common mistakes such as passive voice, prolific adverbs, and overly long or confusing sentences.

A low-cost microscope made from folded paper and a cheap lens could revolutionize education and health care in the developing world.

Susie Lubell is a self-taught artist and illustrator whose paintings feature vibrant folk imagery coupled with verse from Jewish liturgy.

Jay Lewis, of Hofstra University, on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, says the Regents are rushing the new system into place.

Patients with a complement factor H mutation have a 30-100% risk of graft loss due to aHUS recurrence or graft thrombosis."