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Are genetically engineered crops safe for human health and the environment? A new report says yes but points out problems and regulatory gaps. Three members of the study panel offer their takeaways.
Robin Kelley, University of California, Los Angeles
It took ages for one of African jazz’s hidden masterpieces to be reissued. Still today, four decades later, 1976’s ‘African Songbird’ tells volumes about the politics of the time.
Wenhui Qiu, Shanghai University; Ming Yang, Shanghai University, and Nancy Wayne, University of California, Los Angeles
Manufacturers have removed the industrial chemical BPA from many products over concerns that it mimics hormones in the body. Now studies show that BPS, a popular substitute, has similar effects.
Quelles sont les origines de Daech ? Que veut-il ? The Conversation publie une série d’articles permettant de mieux comprendre la nature de ce groupe qui au Levant fait régner la terreur.
Cara Horowitz, University of California, Los Angeles
En suspendant le « Clean Power Plan » de l’administration Obama, la Cour suprême a remis le sort de la politique climatique américaine dans les mains du nouveau locataire de la Maison-Blanche.
How far back in history does one have to go to find the roots of the so-called Islamic State? The first article in our series on the genesis of the terrorist outfit considers some fundamentals.
Cara Horowitz, University of California, Los Angeles
Even before the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s stay placed the fate of the EPA Clean Power Plan into the hands of the next president.
The University of California intends to be carbon-neutral by 2025 by implementing existing technologies and focusing on public education. Is this a model for decarbonizing at large scale?
Profiter de ses vacances pour être au plus près de la nature en explorant des aires protégées ?
Pourquoi pas, mais en tenant compte d'éventuelles conséquences insidieuses sur la faune locale.
New research provides a compact but powerful way for Mars rovers to communicate directly with Earth via an array of smaller antenna elements, bypassing the need for an intermediary.
Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers and Assistant Adjunct Professor in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles