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More carbon dioxide in the air doesn’t necessarily mean more growth for trees, and the increasing risk of wildfires and drought has major consequences, as an interactive map shows.
Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky.
A Western scholar proposes allocating water from the Colorado River based on percentages of its actual flow instead of fixed amounts that exceed what’s there – and including tribes this time.
Abuse, neglect or witnessing violence at home can lead kids to misbehave. Some schools are doing away with expulsions to focus on childhood trauma instead.
Many aspects of American society, from language to sports to fashion, remain structured or separated by gender.
A genderqueer sociologist offers tips to disrupt gender-based discrimination in childhood.
When police arrest a suspect who is then convicted of the crime, it is a rare exception rather than the rule in the US.
Rush Limbaugh is said to have presented the world as a simple binary – as a struggle only between good and evil. That worked, as a philosopher explains, because many people live in echo chambers.
Tanpa memperbaiki sistem perizinan penelitian asing, UU Sisnas Iptek dapat menghambat kolaborasi riset internasional.
Researchers say that without first cutting down on the country’s notorious red tape, Indonesia’s newly signed science law will discourage international collaboration.
The survey findings show that people who had taken part in protests over the last five years were more likely to vote for opposition parties.
Summer camps – long the stuff of American lore – can teach kids important life lessons as they have some fun along the way. Two experts on summer camp offer insight into what those lessons are.
Begun as part of efforts to preserve online anonymity and privacy, Freenet, Tor and the Invisible Internet Project are, like the rest of the web, home to both crime and free expression.
Fifty years ago biologist Paul Ehrlich published ‘The Population Bomb,’ an apocalyptic warning that overcrowding would lead to wars and famine. Here’s what the book got right and wrong.
Just like with Cold War-era red-baiting, there’s an apparent effort to discredit and undermine critics of the US government.
Existing theories of housework focus on traditional gender roles. But they need to be updated to reflect a more nuanced idea of gender, one that allows for dynamics in same-sex relationships.
Housework is typically thought of as a gendered or economic exchange, but a new study emphasises the role played by the knowledge we gain about our partner over the course of a relationship.
Environmental law and natural resource experts respond to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposals to shrink four national monuments and allow logging, fishing and other activities in six more.
Elephants naturally avoid cancer after 55 million years of evolution. Scientists are studying if they can extract lessons that could help people.
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Utah
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Utah
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah
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Ph.D. Candidate in U.S. History, University of Utah
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Utah
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Assistant professor, University of Utah
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Evolutionary Genomicist, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Utah
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Utah
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Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah, University of Utah
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Associate professor, University of Utah
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Utah
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Professor of Law, University of Utah
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Associate Professor of Ecology, School Of Biological Sciences, University of Utah
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