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A new documentary highlights teaching techniques of an educator who went the extra mile for her students.
A new UN report finds that the true global cost of producing food is $12.7 trillion more than consumers pay at the checkout counter. We pay those uncounted costs in other ways.
Setting specific, hard-to-reach goals seems to help people maintain motivation, while preventing them from feeling as drained by mental tasks.
People young and old love the classic video game Tetris. A working knowledge of the spatial reasoning concepts underlying Tetris can set students up for success in mathematics.
There are many ways bad mathematics interferes with our democracy. Assigning delegates is just one example.
In a general election, most people will vote for their party’s candidate. But in a primary, voters rely on media coverage to help them choose among candidates. And that gives the media influence.
Congress is again on the brink of a government shutdown less than four months after the last close call.
No other 20th-century American novel did quite so much to burnish Brooklyn’s reputation. But Smith rarely saw her hometown through rose-colored glasses − and even grew to resent it.
A new study shows how often lightning strikes and how it behaves, often hitting the ground with multiple strikes from the same flash.
European women’s rights expanded in early medieval cities, though they were still limited. Last wills and testaments were some of the few documents women could dictate themselves.
Many people wrongly assume that cannabis use during pregnancy is safe. Research is increasingly documenting a host of serious health harms from prenatal exposure to cannabis and other substances.
Many incentive programs promote e-bike use, but they aren’t necessarily targeting the right people for the right reasons.
From Robin Hood to Al Capone, outlaw heroes have played a significant role in American culture. Trump claims he is one of them.
The quick rise of Yulia Navalnaya in Russian politics closely mirrors the story of other female politicians who gain prominence after their husbands or fathers are no longer able to lead.
A scholar of South Asian religions explains how one lesson from the text, ‘nishkama karma’ – or acting without desire – may be useful for navigating the contemporary workplace.
A scholar on racism weighs in on a recent court decision that upheld a school’s decision to punish a Black male student for wearing his hair in long locs.
Essential fats found in fish and nuts are tied to many protective health benefits. Researchers found they may also slow decline of lung function and prolong the lives of pulmonary fibrosis patients.
While Ronald Reagan is closely tied to this conservative conference’s origins, it has become a multiday event for die-hard Trump supporters.
Religious beliefs can provide motivation, hope and endurance in the long and often discouraging task of mobilizing people for social change.
Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.
Russia appears to have seized the battleground initiative as the Ukraine war marks its second anniversary – but the conflict is far from over.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
‘Loopy’ is a multicellular robot inspired by biology and designed to react to its environment without instructions on how to do so.
The jury’s verdict followed years of allegations that the gun group’s top official and other leaders were spending money meant to benefit its members on their own luxuries.