A new program uses tax incentives to encourage investors to help revitalize low-income communities. Research on similar…
It can be unpleasant to be mistaken for someone of a different gender. When an algorithm does it secretly, it's even…
Middle-class houses in the US have grown ever larger. The average single-family home is almost twice the size of a home…
A bill to deal with the opioid crisis recently came out of a Senate committee. While some of its recommendations are good,…
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In voicing youthful outrage over inequality and violence, Bangladeshi rappers are creating a powerful form of protest music…
May 16 marks the 300th anniversary of the first woman to write a mathematics textbook.
Many states are pondering making gambling on sports legal after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal ban. But is the…
A scholar offers advice to voters who are leery of polling after the 2016 election.
Many Coloradans feel powerless to protect themselves from pollution and other fallout caused by the state's fracking…
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Astronomers are gathering an exponentially greater amount of data every day – so much that it will take years to uncover…
The bullshitter may do even more damage than the liar in politics.
More people are sending off saliva samples to find out about their genetic roots. But the raw DNA results go way beyond…
In the past, running for political office and being a mother were seemingly incompatible. A scholar of gender and politics…
Organic semiconductors could make possible energy-generating windows that double as movie screens or computer displays.
Our minds are wired to anticipate what's coming next – and fill in the gaps when we don’t have all the information.
Urban and rural science teachers often lack funding for science lab materials and pay out of pocket to provide those materials…