The best way to protect elections is to plan and prepare for an audit of the results after the votes are cast.
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With coral reefs in crisis around the world, many organizations are working to restore them by growing and transplanting…
Why can't meteorologists call the weather correctly every time? Blame the battle of the weather models.
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When activists have sought to rename main thoroughfares that don’t serve just primarily black neighborhoods, they have…
Nearly 300 community organizers and activists have been killed in Colombia since the country's 2016 peace accord. Who's…
Are DNA samples today's version of the human skeletons that hung in 20th-century natural history museums? They can provide…
We can disagree with co-workers in meetings. We can argue about sports with friends. A new study explores why politics seems…
Since the federal government started setting fuel economy standards, US-built cars have doubled their fuel efficiency, saving…
Sinclair network anchors decrying 'fake stories' have been condemned for giving biased support to President Trump.…
Scholars discuss the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal: what happened, what's at stake, how to fix it, and what could…
A purported contract between Sinclair and an anchor demanded a huge penalty if the employee quit. While many asked if that's…
There's a good reason China took aim at US soybean exports when it announced its latest list of retaliatory tariffs.
Manufacturers always have to make trade-offs when they design new cars, balancing the need to protect public health and…
As the student protest over conditions at Howard University continues, a scholar weighs in on what the fallout means for…
The Christian right's response to pornography in recent history is complicated. The moral conviction against porn remains…
People who’ve gotten nose jobs are also trying to revert to a more natural look.
A couple thousand satellites are orbiting Earth right now. Under the right conditions, your naked eye can spot these human-made…
After a fire killed 66 inmates at a Venezuelan jail in March, news stories portrayed the country's prisons as lawless.…