Why are planets round?
Gravity, mass and centrifugal force all contribute to the final shape of a planet.
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Removing urban highways can improve neighborhoods blighted by decades of racist policies
Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades…
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When does life begin? There’s more than one religious view
‘Heartbeat’ abortion laws like the one enacted in Texas are often based on particular Christian views, but there are…
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Netflix’s 'My Unorthodox Life' spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their live
The #MyOrthodoxLife movement challenges both mainstream and ultra-Orthodox media to tell more nuanced and complex stories…
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Women face motherhood penalty in STEM careers long before they actually become mothers
New study finds that workplace hostility toward motherhood in STEM fields can deter even young, childless women from pursuing…
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The women who appear in Dante's 'Divine Comedy' are finally getting their due, 700 years later
One citation at a time, a professor and her students are crafting a more complete picture of Dante’s women.
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What young kids say worked - and didn't work - for them during virtual learning
Children missed being with friends but liked the freedom to move around at home. These are some of the takeaways from an…
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Medicine is an imperfect science – but you can still trust its process
A critical care doctor brings a frontlines perspective to the frustration of dealing firsthand with vaccine hesitancy and…
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The next attack on the Affordable Care Act may cost you free preventive health care
The Affordable Care Act has allowed many preventive health services, including cancer screenings and vaccines, to be free…
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Pandemic hardship is about to get a lot worse for millions of out-of-work Americans
Three pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs expire on Labor Day, putting millions of mostly low-income families…
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Can burying power lines protect storm-wracked electric grids? Not always
Hurricane Ida left the entire city of New Orleans in the dark and renewed discussion of burying power lines. But there’s…
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At the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ancient Greece and Rome can tell us a lot about the lin
Ancient Athenians and Romans also let shared mass tragedies propel justifications for going to war – even when it wasn’t…
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How memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response to 9/11
In the wake of 9/11, some called for rounding up whole groups of people viewed as potential threats to the nation. But Transportation…
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Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion – empowering workers today would be a form of reparations
Rebalancing labor relations so that workers are empowered would be an effective way to address racial wealth disparities…
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Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to colonialism
The pandemic has made some people rush to get tattoos for different reasons. A tattoo historian explains why tattoos are…
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Will having so many disasters happening at the same time affect donations? We asked an expert
Needs will continue in Haiti and New Orleans – and for Afghan refugees – long past the point when most donors will have…
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Al-Qaida, Islamic State group struggle for recruits
A second plot was planned on 9/11, but there were too few terrorists to carry it off. Twenty years later, al-Qaida and its…
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Dance and movement therapy holds promise for treating anxiety and depression, as well as deeper psyc
The COVID-19 pandemic and a growing global refugee crisis have shone a light on the ever-increasing need for new approaches…
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