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African-Americans are severely underrepresented in genetics and neuroscience research. That could leave the treatments of…
New nonprofits don't make the same impact everywhere. In most places, there's enough money to go around to support…
While transitioning to the ninth grade can be stressful for many students, teaching students to be more optimistic can better…
Critics say hologram tours exploit the dead for a quick buck. But there's something about Roy Orbison's ethereal…
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart's ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions…
A jury concluded on Aug. 10 that exposure to the herbicide Roundup caused Dewayne Johnson's cancer and ordered the company…
Cuando algo se vuelve raro, la gente puede percibirlo en más lugares. ¿Qué es en psicología el "concepto progresivo"…
Apple became the world's 'biggest' company because of its sky-high valuation. But in the past, the largest companies…
While they may talk about 'free speech,' businesses make decisions about their content based on a very different…
From resettling Syrian refugees to mitigating climate change in Ecuador, interactive 'story maps' harvest communities'…
With California suffering another devastating wildfire year, more people are wondering about whether and how global warming…
Red tide and a blue-green algae outbreak are fouling hundreds of miles of coast, killing fish and driving tourists away…
There's no precedent for selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a time when there's no market-driven…
During epileptic seizures, neurons in the brain fire without rhyme or reason. New research identifies a possible way to…
Kitchens are like mini laboratories, with foods and utensils exposed to extreme temperatures. So it's no surprise that…
Argentina's Senate voted down an abortion bill 38-31 after a 16-hour debate. The Catholic Church thanked senators for…
Coming August 28th, The Conversation US presents _Heat and Light: Stories from 1968, the year that changed America_.