How can a baby have 3 parents?
The concept of three-parent babies defies what we learned in health class. But how and when is the third parent involved?…
June 15, 2018
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How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war
If the US were to stop dumping these valuable metals in landfills and to cease exporting them as cheap scrap, its imports…
June 15, 2018
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How Native American food is tied to important sacred stories
Indigenous people from around the world revere certain traditional foods as sacred. Activists, scholars and chefs are revitalizing…
June 15, 2018
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Why domestic abuse and anti-gay violence qualify as persecution in asylum law
International law recognizes that women and LGBTQ people face unique forms of violence that may qualify them for asylum.…
June 15, 2018
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Puerto Ricans don't trust official information on Hurricane Maria
A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn't highly rate the official information coming out of the island. With the…
June 15, 2018
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Mexico seeks to become 'country of refuge' as US cracks down on migrants
Trump's anti-immigrant policies are leading more Central Americans to stay put in Mexico. Mexico's presidential…
June 15, 2018
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A Father's Day reminder from science: Your kids aren't really growing up quickly
Time often seems to fly by when you're a parent. A social psychologist explains why it actually – and fortunately…
June 15, 2018
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El nuevo aeropuerto de la Ciudad de México es un desastre ambiental que podría ser un gran parque na
La capital mexicana desesperadamente necesita un nuevo aeropuerto. Falta también más espacio verde. Un arquitecto cree…
June 14, 2018
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To avoid humans, more wildlife now work the night shift
It's becoming harder and harder for animals to find human-free spaces on the planet. New research suggests that to try…
June 14, 2018
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Fathers forgotten when it comes to services to help them be good parents, new study finds
Fathers are important for children starting from the very beginning of life, but few early parenting resources are available…
June 14, 2018
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Suicide nation: What's behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?
Deaths from opioid overdose and suicide are at an all-time high. One in 10 adult Americans uses marijuana. And only 1 in…
June 14, 2018
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Why black women's experiences of #MeToo are different
Any movement against sexual assault must take into account historical, state-sanctioned violence against black women in…
June 14, 2018
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New European rules may give US internet users true privacy choices for the first time
Privacy rules enacted in Europe are affecting companies – and their customers and users – all around the world.
June 14, 2018
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Digital mental health drug raises troubling questions
Digital health devices have become invaluable tools for improving human health. However, could a pill carrying an inbuilt…
June 14, 2018
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Four campus free speech problems solved
Though free speech on campus is often a divisive issue, solutions are not hard to find, a First Amendment scholar argues.
June 14, 2018
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Lessons on political polarization from Lincoln's 'House Divided' speech, 160 years later
Lincoln's description of the Union as a house divided is well-remembered today. But many Americans fail to heed its…
June 14, 2018
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Why there are so many unsheltered homeless people on the West Coast
A lack of affordable housing makes homelessness especially pervasive and visible on the West Coast.
June 14, 2018
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El colapso económico de Venezuela tiene una clara explicación
¿Cómo es que un país que alguna vez fue el más rico de América del Sur ahora al borde de la bancarrota? Un economista…
June 13, 2018
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