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In Kenneth Burke's 'The War of Words,' the late rhetorical theorist picks apart the little ways news articles…
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Things could get worse for special education students if the Trump administration follows through on its plans to give states…
It has been 10 years since Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the commercial space age. What hurdles must be overcome before…
A famous mathematician claims to have cracked a longstanding problem involving prime numbers. But his results still need…
What exactly do we mean by teenage behavior? And who gets to be this kind of teenager?
Famously feminized by the Nazis – and later used in prison cells to limit aggression in inmates – the color pink toes…
The urge to provide disaster aid is borne out of the best characteristics of humanity. But it's important to consider…
New data underscore that adults with no high school diploma or GED are at the greatest risk for the leading causes of disease…
The U.S. is not the only country worried about foreign influence over its elections. Australia is concerned too, and taking…
In scrutinizing statues honoring Confederate figures, journalists have overlooked military bases named after generals who…
The return of white sharks to Cape Cod, Massachusetts was a tourism success story – until a shark killed a swimmer. Can…
Anita Hill charged in 1991 that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her. He was still confirmed. Now,…
Italy saw 1,191 attacks on politicians from 2013 to 2015. A new study reveals, for the first time, the destructive effect…
First, scientists wanted to decode all three billions units of the human genome. Now, a new effort will identify all the…