The elements that make up each column of the periodic table share a set of common traits. Here, a chemist describes group…
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation's rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their…
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Although the end of the semester can be a stressful time for students, embracing the stress can help students deal with…
A valedictorian at Brigham Young University came out in his address as a 'gay son of God.' And his admission met…
How do you train space engineers? You enable college students to build mini satellites, called CubeSats, launch them into…
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don't fit neatly into sport's definition of gender?
The Confederate flag debate has arrived to Brazil, pitting black activists against the Brazilian descendants of soldiers…
About the only thing the Trump administration’s peace plan has going for it is the fact that no one expects it to work.…
A paleooceanographer describes her ninth sea expedition, this time retrieving cylindrical 'cores' of the sediment…
Venezuela's most famous political prisoner, freed from house arrest by soldiers who turned against President Maduro,…
Research from around the world shows that boosting teacher pay can lead to better student learning, but only if it's…
The holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced…
More likely dangers include administrative hassles and fines.
Platelets heal wounds. But they also seem to play a paradoxical role in both promoting and inhibiting the growth of solid…
Many immigrants come to the United States chasing the 'American dream.' So do immigrant racehorses, who literally…
The Dutch holiday on May 4 that commemorates the country's dead from World War II and after reveals how Dutch policy…
The electric utility is seeing rapid changes and threats that affect consumers, from more wind and solar to wildfires. How…
The Trump administration plan to expand offshore oil and gas production along US coastlines faces serious roadblocks. But…