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Gridlock can still happen under unified government, and for reasons that are likely to be on full display in the 119th Congress, where the GOP controls both houses under a Republican president.
Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions.
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Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, various diseases and even the origin of life.
Voters hold clear and positive stereotypes of women politicians − while they don’t think as positively about men in politics.
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A decade ago, people did not even agree on the traits that defined women politicians. Now they see women seeking political office as intelligent, rational, analytical, ambitious and moral.
Previously holding political office is an obvious advantage for candidates seeking votes.
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Do more politically experienced politicians have advantages in elections in a time when a candidate with expertise is dismissed as being part of an out-of-touch elite?
Mayor Eric Adams at a news conference following his indictment by federal prosecutors on Sept. 26, 2024.
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Federal investigations into irregular election spending can uncover wild stories. Politicians have used campaign money to pay rent, fund family vacations, book hotel rooms for mistresses − and worse.
Engineering students from underrepresented groups often feel isolated and ultimately switch majors.
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Researchers asked engineering students to tell stories about challenges they had faced. Telling the stories, students said, made them more likely to stay in their major.
Opponents of the presidential bids of both Kamala Harris and Barack Obama falsely asserted they weren’t legally qualified to be president.
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A falsehood once used on Barack Obama – that he wasn’t eligible to be president – is being recycled to challenge the right of Kamala Harris to serve as president.
The internet is awash in fake news articles and misinformation.
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Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate could broaden our understanding of behavior.
Lots of old representatives and senators in this building; very few in Congress are young.
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Nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, and only 6% are under 40. What explains Congress’ advanced age?
Las tallas realizadas durante décadas por los pastores vascos están en peligro, al igual que su lienzo, los álamos temblones.
Sawtooth Mountains, 2011, Idaho Basque Arborglyphs Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
Los pastores grababan nombres, lemas, siluetas de desnudos y mucho más en los árboles que les rodeaban durante las temporadas solitarias en las montañas. Ahora, los investigadores se apresuran a encontrar y grabar los arborglifos antes de que desaparezcan.
Carvings made over decades by Basque herders are endangered as their canvas, the aspens, are at risk.
Sawtooth Mountains, 2011, Idaho Basque Arborglyphs Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
Herders carved names, slogans, nude silhouettes and more into the trees around them during lonely seasons in the mountains. Now, researchers rush to find and record the arborglyphs before they disappear.
Would term limits lead to a more effective and less polarized Congress?
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Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute term limits. But that creates more problems than it solves.
Members of the Church of England’s Synod, at Church House in central London, on Feb. 9, 2023.
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With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
A Nigerien official explains to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the jihadist crisis facing Niger and the surrounding region in March 2023.
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The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties between the African country and Russia and China.
One or two or 10 studies won’t solve our most complex societal challenges. Big problems require collaborations beyond academia.
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Use-inspired research goes beyond translational research to build lasting connections between researchers and communities.
This image of a single crystal shows 30 million years of geological history of the Himalayas by tracing its thorium concentration and age.
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If you hear the 118th Congress described as a bunch of slackers, you’re not getting the whole story.
People in Hamburg, Germany, protest against right-wing extremism and the AfD party on Feb. 25, 2024.
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany are taking to the streets to push back against the far-right, nationalist policies of the AfD, which currently holds 11% of the seats in parliament.
Nikki Haley greets supporters at a campaign stop in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 5, 2024.
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A presidential candidate’s ‘home state advantage’ should help them win a primary, which then bodes well for how they do in successive contests. But if they lose their home state, they’re in trouble.