Black college students who turn to their faith think less about suicide
Self-blame was found to be associated with experiencing suicidal thoughts.
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Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences t
Cancer cells are ‘cheaters’ that do not cooperate with the rest of the body. Certain microbes in your diet can either…
January 31, 2023
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Mini creatures with mighty voices know their audience and focus on a single frequency
From insects to birds to bats to frogs, these little loudmouths have found ingenious ways to deliver their messages at high…
January 31, 2023
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Medicaid coverage is expiring for millions of Americans – but there's a proven way to keep many of t
Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers…
January 31, 2023
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Black police officers aren't colorblind – they're infected by the same anti-Black bias as American s
Black police officers can have bias against Black people – and act on it.
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US is spending record amounts servicing its national debt – interest rate hikes add billions to the
The US spent $213 billion paying interest on the national debt in the fourth quarter of 2022 as the Fed jacked up borrowing…
January 30, 2023
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Brazil's economic challenges are again Lula's to tackle – this time around they're more daunting
He faces strong headwinds at home and abroad as his third term as president gets underway.
January 30, 2023
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Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about g
A significant number of county sheriffs across the US have a particular – and false – view of their role in defending…
January 30, 2023
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Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pac
Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became…
January 30, 2023
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US debt default could trigger dollar’s collapse – and severely erode America’s political and economi
The mere threat of a default was enough to see the US’s credit rating downgraded in 2021. The consequences of a default…
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How evangelicals moved from supporting environmental stewardship to climate skepticism
It was in the 1990s that the idea of Christian environmental stewardship disappeared from the rhetoric of the religious…
January 30, 2023
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Why are there prisons? An expert explains the history of using 'correctional' facilities to punish p
Prisons and jails have a long history, but they weren’t always used for the same kinds of punishment.
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Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with
The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer convenes a panel of scientific experts to review available evidence…
January 30, 2023
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Limits to computing: A computer scientist explains why even in the age of AI, some problems are just
In the age of AI, people might wonder if there’s anything computers can’t do. The answer is yes. In fact, there are…
January 30, 2023
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'Acts that defy humanity:' 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video eviden
The death of a Black motorist after a beating by five Black Memphis police officers has triggered national outrage over…
January 27, 2023
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FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach – 5 questi
Many questions remain about next steps for US vaccine policy. But the FDA advisory panel’s hearty endorsement of a single-composition…
January 27, 2023
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Rural Americans aren't included in inflation figures – and for them, the cost of living may be risin
The rising cost of living doesn’t hit all Americans equally. Yet the benchmark figure for charting the rising cost of…
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