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Regardless of all the challenges they face, small businesses have been doing pretty well in this country across the board. Don’t believe me? Take a look…

A recent survey of more than 3,000 US workers for employment search site FlexJobs found that almost a quarter didn’t take a vacation day during the…

A gene that is important for human hearing could determine whether a dog’s ears are pendulous like a basset hound’s or stubby like a rottweiler’s, according…

Are mom-and-pop stores going bankrupt at historically high levels? That would seem to be the impression you’d get from recent news reports referencing data released from…

New therapies for Alzheimer’s disease should target a particular gene linked to the condition, according to researchers who said most cases would never arise if its…

US taxpayers will have a “gigantic refund year in the first quarter” of 2026, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, recently said in an interview.Given all the…

While standing on the sideline watching a high school soccer game, my friend, who owned a small and successful construction company, complained that his son –…

Just a small fraction of our 20,000 genes can cause disease when disrupted – yet that sliver accounts for thousands of rare disorders. The difficulty is:…

December 3, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmScientists Pinpoint Gene in Sperm That May Be Key to Male InfertilityWithout the gene Poc5, male mice…

Will retailers and merchants have a strong holiday season? That depends. This year, more than most, the 2025 holiday season will actually be two holiday seasons.If…