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The environmental responsibility some businesses say they embrace is only a veneer.
Survivors of those who have died by suicide have special needs that many people do not quite understand. An expert in grief offers ways to be a helpful, healing presence and avoid saying things that will hurt.
An economist answers four important questions on what's behind the political turmoil in Italy and what's at stake for Europe and the world.
As the climate warms, some species will not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to the new conditions. Rachael Bay examined DNA for clues as to which yellow warblers were most vulnerable.
A new pill may lower blood alcohol levels, helping a hangover and preventing alcohol overdose deaths.
Each person experiences pain differently, depending on his or her genetic makeup. That makes it difficult to figure out what treatments patients need.
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.
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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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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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Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Bio-behavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Management Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Anderson School of Management, 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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Postdoctoral Fellow of Environment and Sustainability, 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
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Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
