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The 2020 census will count same-sex couples across the US. A broader count of the LGBT population would be even better.
Are air strikes really a way to hold the Syrian regime responsible for its alleged atrocities against humanity? History says no.
Air pollution could be the next battleground between California and the Trump administration, which is reviewing the Golden State's special legal authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.
Despite scientists' initial concerns, federal climate change data sets are still available. But other documents and web pages have changed over the last year.
Italy has stagnated for more than two decades, yet its politicians seem hardly aware of the source of the problem, let alone how to fix it.
While sexual harassment is still all too common, at least we’re having more open conversations about it, and victims are speaking up on their own terms.
An expert on the region lays out the most essential issues to watch this year.
Dieting is a setup. The act of dieting causes physiological changes that make it hard to continue dieting successfully. Here's how the body fights back when some people try to lose weight.
President Trump signed an order on Dec. 4 to drastically reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Four legal experts explain why this action is likely to be reversed.
Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the Manhattan bike path attack, wasn't a devout Muslim. He cursed and came late to prayers. A terrorism expert explains why such a man may want to be a martyr.
When it comes to foreign policy, Saudi Arabia has recently become far more aggressive. A historian of the modern Middle East sees three possible causes for the shift.
With terrorists striking again in Spain and in Finland, one cannot help but ask -- again -- why people want to follow the Islamic State. Some new theories are emerging.
An experiment in getting people to care about climate change uses slick videos, charismatic scientists and calls to action.
As the rich move away from disaster-prone areas, the poor may be left behind.
We don't know much about the origins of most human achievements – scientific and otherwise. Like evolution, does progress occur as random insights are selected for or against?
Homelessness among veterans overall is on the decline. But researchers see an increasing number of homeless vets who are single mothers or supporting young families.
To get us to Mars and beyond, a team of students from around the world has a plan involving lunar rovers mining ice and a space station between the Earth and the moon.
Trump's administration plans to ramp up prosecution of unauthorized border crossings. Here's the story of how it became illegal in the first place.
President Trump has ordered a review of national monuments protected by his predecessors, and may try to abolish or shrink some. But four legal experts say that only Congress has that authority.
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Associate Professor, Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Law Fellow, Williams Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Student in Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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PhD Candidate in Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Science Author & Chemistry Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Adjunct Assistant Professor and a founder of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Gender Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Shapiro Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Investigator at the VA Greater Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Policy and Practice; Co-Executive Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; and Co-Director, UCLA Law Environmental Law Clinic, University of California, Los Angeles
