Trump 2024? Presidential comebacks have mixed success
Only one American president – Grover Cleveland – has lost reelection and then won back his office.
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Secondhand clothing sales are booming – and may help solve the sustainability crisis in the fashion
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment…
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Regulators can help clear the way for entrepreneurial energy companies to innovate
A study points to one way to speed up adoption of innovations in clean energy technology – more flexibility among state…
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Connecting to nature is good for kids – but they may need help coping with a planet in peril
Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
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How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they're ready to start the migration. Here's how they…
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Pro-mask or anti-mask? Your moral beliefs probably predict your stance
Here's how governments can get more people to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
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¿Olvidar un nombre o una palabra significa que tengo demencia?
Existen diferentes tipos de pérdida de memoria y pueden tener diferentes causas.
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A new data-driven model shows that wearing masks saves lives – and the earlier you start, the better
The model provides county-level analysis and simulates the benefits of mask-wearing in terms of illnesses and deaths.
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200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of i
For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact…
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Once a symbol of desegregation, Ruby Bridges' school now reflects another battle engulfing public ed
Is the public education that Ruby Bridges fought to integrate a relic of the past?
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President-elect Biden's new COVID-19 task force gives the US a fresh chance to turn around a public
Biden will begin his presidency in the midst of a global public health crisis that's already killed over 240,000 people…
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Genocide claims in Nagorno-Karabakh make peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan unlikely, despite ceas
Each side in the bloody Nagorno-Karabakh conflict accuses the other of war crimes. Such allegations attract foreign attention…
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Ingredients in flu vaccine won't hurt you – two pharmacists explain why
Many people object to the added ingredients in vaccines. But pharmacists explain why those fears are unwarranted.
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An AI tool can distinguish between a conspiracy theory and a true conspiracy – it comes down to how
Computational methods could help identify conspiracy theories as they emerge.
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What's next for American evangelicals after Trump leaves office?
When Trump leaves the White House in January, many American evangelicals will feel that they've lost their protector…
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Amy Coney Barrett sizes up 30-year-old precedent balancing religious freedom with rule of law
The case Fulton v. Philadelphia is about foster care. But questions over a decades-old Supreme Court ruling may have wider…
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Preserving cultural and historic treasures in a changing climate may mean transforming them
With growing drought, rising seas and heavier storms, how do we protect Venice and other world treasures? The answer: creative,…
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Segregation policies in federal government in early 20th century harmed Blacks for decades
President Wilson sanctioned segregation policies more than a century ago by targeting Black civil service workers.
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