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Partisan debates are less heated at the local level, providing lessons that might help calm the waters nationally.
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Researchers are embarking on the RNA equivalent of the Human Genome Project, including sequencing all the chemical modifications…
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Incarcerated in rough barracks surrounded by barbed wire and armed soldiers, Japanese Americans made functional and beautiful…
Victorians found a way to anonymously tell people they didn’t like exactly how they felt.
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Dark matter doesn’t seem to interact with the matter we can see and touch, so scientists look for it in unusual places,…
A research team has paved plastic-infused roads in Texas and Bangladesh, with promising results.
The 2011 revolution transformed religious life in unexpected ways – especially among some young Egyptians.
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The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving…
State law aimed at protecting sexually trafficked children can cause more harm than good by identifying them as criminals…
Responsible journalists verify and fact-check information. That can create a lag, leading the audience to believe they’re…