Why is the Strait of Hormuz important?
Iran has threatened to shut down this narrow seaway. Here's why that could be a big deal.
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Considering race in college admissions – 3 questions answered
The Trump administration recently announced it will reverse several policy memos outlining how colleges and universities…
July 9, 2018
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How the Catholic Church came to oppose birth control
July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI's encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church…
July 9, 2018
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7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?
The global population is climbing faster and faster. What will this mean for future generations?
July 9, 2018
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Alcohol's health benefits hard to prove, but harms are easy to document
A recent study to assess the health benefits of alcohol was halted after investigators were found to have ties to the alcohol…
July 9, 2018
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Is the Supreme Court's legitimacy undermined in a polarized age?
Democrats won the popular vote in six of the last seven presidential elections, but Republican presidents have appointed…
July 7, 2018
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What next for the EPA? Here's what Reagan did
After two years of turmoil at the EPA in the 1980s, President Reagan hit the reset button, choosing a Republican who supported…
July 6, 2018
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We estimate China only makes $8.46 from an iPhone – and that's why Trump's trade war is futile
The president launched a trade war largely on the premise of a massive trade deficit with China. A closer look at the iPhone…
July 6, 2018
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Poland's judicial purge another step toward authoritarian democracy
With its attempt to purge the country's courts of 40 percent of its judges, Poland's right-wing ruling party passed…
July 6, 2018
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Sex and gender diversity is growing across the US
The percentage of trans adults has doubled in the last 10 years. Looking to human anatomy and physiology alone doesn't…
July 6, 2018
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Support for refugees increases when refugees participate in integration programs
Scholars who study trust and cooperation designed a game to find out what it would take to get citizens to support refugees…
July 6, 2018
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What the Nazis driving people from homes taught philosopher Hannah Arendt about the rights of refuge
The 20th-century philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote how refugees, in the absence of legal rights, were forced to live in a…
July 6, 2018
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Pre-existing conditions: The age group most vulnerable if coverage goes away
Stripping away preexisting conditions coverage would have far-reaching effects, but 50- to 64-year-olds are most vulnerable.…
July 6, 2018
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A novel 'smart' antibiotic may target most common bacterial infection contracted in US hospitals
A new type of antibiotic uses DNA to fight a common deadly microbe, _Clostridium difficile_. These new drugs are inexpensive…
July 6, 2018
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The monster festival: A pilgrimage to small town America
Towns are embracing their eccentric visitors as a way to boost their struggling economies.
July 6, 2018
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Trade rules are deeply flawed but Trump’s tariff fixation is hurting America and the rest of the wor
So far, he has not given any hints that his team is hatching a parallel set of economic policies that will benefit all Americans,…
July 6, 2018
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Coping with heat waves: 5 essential reads
July is the hottest month in much of North America. Experts explain who is most affected by heat waves and ways to cope…
July 6, 2018
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Milking cows for data – not just dairy products
Robotic milkers, video cameras and even sensors hidden inside the body will help this dairy farm figure out how to get the…
July 6, 2018
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What is it about yawning?
Everybody does it, but why? Scientists aren't really sure if exhaustion, stress or some other social factor is at the…
July 5, 2018
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