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In the 1850s, a fight over the speakership took nearly two months and 133 rounds of voting. But for nearly a century, the majority party in the House has unanimously supported its leader. No longer.
An astronomer explains why space looks so dark despite containing 200 billion trillion stars.
Long gridlocked by fighting between the two major political parties, the US House is now split by conflict within the GOP, thanks in part to redistricting practices that boost extremism.
Before a revolution can take place, the oppressed first have to recognize that they actually do not have many rights.
Financial analysts have a gullibility problem − and the better their reputation, the worse it is.
An expert on Congress helps untangle the mess that is Kevin McCarthy’s life as speaker of the House right now.
Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their homes, evacuate safely and recover.
According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles explore examples, from mollusks to poisonous fish.
The framers decided that members of both the House and Senate would be required to be “an inhabitant” of the state they represent.
Human exposure to wildfires in the US more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looks at who is at risk and why.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, are two leaders who have consolidated power using a similar playbook.
Les savoirs écologiques traditionnels (SET) n’ont plus à prouver leur efficacité concernant par exemple la gestion des ressources naturelles ou la diplomatie climatique.
Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.
Crowding is increasingly affecting all kinds of public lands. Adjoining communities need to find ways to manage it, or risk harm to the attractions that make them a destination.
Papua New Guinea’s relative proximity to both China and Australia could give the US a military advantage in the Pacific region.
It doesn’t make for inspiring politics, but political scientists have determined that for candidates, it’s more valuable to have an unpopular opponent than to be personally popular yourself.
Fires here can affect meltwater timing and water quality, worsen erosion that triggers mudslides, and much more, as two scientists explain.
A loud chorus of Democrats – and some Republicans, too – has for years claimed gerrymandering is costing their party seats in Congress. Is it true?
Researchers have developed a method for producing strong plastic materials by tweaking the chemical structure of superglue.
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Associate Professor and Archivist, Boise State University
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Graduate Research Assistant, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Astronomy, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Professor for the Environment and Public Lands, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
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Professor of Anthropology, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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PhD candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Boise State University
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Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Boise State University
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Boise State University
