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Over five million students of the approximately 11 million students in community colleges nationwide suffer from a mental health problem.
A new study on inequality analyzes the impact of fiscal policy, dramatically altering the standard view of rich and poor in America. It may also change how voters and candidates think about the issue.
On the occasion of Pi Day, a look at the history of calculating the actual, and increasingly exact, value of pi (π).
What public opinion surveys reveal about changing attitudes toward the Supreme Court.
Our data-driven model was able to create a reasonably accurate assessment of justices’ views on issues, predict their alignments on cases and identify who might be a swing vote.
Modern agriculture is synonymous with monoculture. That lack of diversity is bad news for plants’ natural immune defenses. Researchers are figuring out how to help plants fend off microbes – without pesticides.
We’re on the cusp of being able to consistently launch and land rockets, greatly reducing the cost of space travel. But how long before there’s a Millennium Falcon in every garage?
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.
A shortage of special education teachers is threatening states’ abilities to provide high quality education for students with disabilities. Changing teachers’ working conditions can help.
Do guns change the ways that people engage with each other? A gun violence researcher went to Missouri to find out.
The relationship between social science research and advocates and policymakers is undermined if they cherry-pick evidence that supports their goals, ignoring the wider field.
As we reach the limits of what can be done with silicon, the search for new and improved superconductors is on.
A scientist explains how a liberal arts education made ‘subtle yet significant contributions’ to his understanding of what science is, how it’s done, and how advancements are made.
Trump’s momentum is unchecked by establishment critics, Sanders surprises in Michigan and other key takeaways from the voting on March 8.
A retired major general and judge advocate considers the legalities of Trump’s bombastic anti-ISIS talk.
Crews patch them, just to see these recurrent potholes come back again. New research focuses on microwaves zapping patches to make a more permanent pothole fix.
About one in seven Americans report going hungry at some point during the year, a fact apparently far from the minds of the presidential candidates.
In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree ring data.
We have known for decades that folic acid can prevent most common neural tube defects, but most countries don’t fortify staple foods with the nutrient.
An expert in American political rhetoric explains why Trump’s controversial retweets are actually an extremely effective rhetorical device.
Cheap gas is traditionally a boost for the U.S. economy but this time the economy could be badly hurt because of the domestic drilling boom and financial bets made by the oil & gas industry.
Sanders and Clinton have been trading blows over who’d be best to reform Wall Street, but new research suggests they may not have the ‘authority’ to do it.
Democratic candidates support access to contraception, while candidates from the Republican Party favor policies that could severely restrict access to contraception.
About 49 million young people are eligible to vote, representing a major potential political force. So, what can universities do to increase their turnout?