The definition Harvard is using has been criticized as blurring the line between antisemitism and arguments against Israel and Zionism. Kenneth Marcus, chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for ...

Venus can be viewed through binoculars during the planetary alignment A planetary alignment, one of the greatest planetary displays in years, will shortly take place. Also known as a planet parade ...

A planetary alignment, one of the greatest planetary displays in years, will shortly take place. Also known as a planet parade, six planets will line up in a row across the night sky from about 21 ...

Astronomy photographers, your time to shine is here. The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is now open for entries, giving you the opportunity to submit your favorite images of the night ...

The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...

Supermassive black holes exist at the center of most galaxies, and modern telescopes continue to observe them at surprisingly early times in the universe's evolution. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar ...

SIR JOHN HERSCHEL'S dictum in his well-known panegyric on star-catalogues, that “every well-determined star from the moment its place is registered is as effective for mapping down the ...

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 58 international experts across a range of medical specialties and people with lived experience released a report proposing a new definition ...

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity which proposed the new definitions called it a nuanced approach. Their report includes 18 diagnostic criteria for clinical obesity in adults and ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help most,” said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity expert at the University of ...

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international ...

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