En julio se cumplen 50 años de la encíclica del Papa Pablo VI que prohíbe el uso de anticonceptivos. Durante muchos años antes, la iglesia no había sido tan explícita en su postura.
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July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church had not been so explicit on its stance. How did it become such a thorny issue?
The Trump administration’s plans to restrict visas for Chinese students to curtail intellectual property theft may be necessary, but could also scare away talent, a U.S-China relations expert warns.
The Trump administration is reopening a plan negotiated under President Obama to protect Western sage grouse. This could signal to states not to bother working together to protect other endangered species.
A scholar offers advice to voters who are leery of polling after the 2016 election.
Fountains of lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano are dramatic, but the most deadly impacts of volcanic eruptions are toxic gases and ash and mud flows.
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan was just deposed. His party’s still in power, though, and he could end up ruling anyway, behind a curtail like the Wizard of Oz.
Dingoes increase cattle yields, mountain lions reduce car crashes and vultures eat organic waste: like them or not, predators help humans.
A former State Department official says Bolton is a military hawk who wants the US to reclaim its global dominance – mostly by force.
US law limits public employees’ political activity. But in today’s hyperpartisan political world, it’s getting harder for public employees to navigate between professional neutrality and politics.
Ghouta, Syria is being destroyed. The latest news tells of at least 40 residents killed in a chemical weapons attack. But Ghouta’s past was all about beauty, and its very name meant “green oasis.”
The Catholic Church has historically been unwilling to extend full priesthood to women. However, Pope Francis could take the lead in ordaining women to become deacons, a scholar says.
Mugabe and his powerful wife have been overthrown in an apparent coup orchestrated by Zimbabwe’s vice president. Will the country transition into democracy or get strapped with yet another dictator?
Ten months of data reveal some alarming trends.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calls himself “a Teddy Roosevelt guy,” but supports many actions that critics call anti-conservation, such as shrinking national monuments and fast-tracking energy projects.
Overuse of sand for construction and industry is harming the environment and fueling violence around the world. Scientists explain why we need international rules to regulate sand mining and use.
If US Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana is confirmed as interior secretary, he will face difficult choices about balancing extractive activities like energy production with conservation on public lands.
Scholars of communications pick apart the rhetoric behind the ‘war on coal’ and explain why it ultimately benefits the coal industry.
Debates over federal lands, from the Malheur Refuge takeover to fossil fuel leases on public land, are back in the news. How do the two parties line up on public land policy?
Why would the Philippine president risk alienating an important and generous ally?
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Associate Professor of Marketing, 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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Associate Professor of Public and Population Health, Boise State University
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Professor of Biological Sciences, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Professor of History and Gender Studies, Boise State University
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Professor of Geosciences, 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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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Boise State University
