Pollsters, pundits and politicians all get it wrong when it comes to independent voters, who have become a crucial – and…
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The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones…
Catholic leaders’ attitudes toward LGBTQ people have shifted dramatically – but the actual theology behind them, not…
Restoring entire ecosystems is a difficult and expensive process. Thankfully, certain species, called ecosystem engineers,…
New data from 2000 through 2019 shows that Ukraine’s human rights record is better than Russia’s – but worse than…
The term, coined in 2011, refers to people who seek to use their money and time to make as much progress as possible toward…
Fierce debates about visual depictions of the sacred have existed for centuries. An art historian explains the controversies…
California is one of the world’s largest economies, and it’s aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045. A transportation…
While excess weight arises from a complex interplay of genes, environment, diet and activity, new research finds Americans…
A US Air Force professor of philosophy weighs in on Prince Harry’s decision to disclose his ‘body count’ from his…
The US tanks could give Ukraine an advantage in pushing back Russia from its territory – but no amount of money alone…
Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to…
Using a new equation based on today’s primates, scientists can take a few molar teeth from an extinct fossil species and…
The new bivalent boosters against COVID-19 have failed to halt omicron infections. However, new technologies are being developed…
A longtime critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city…