The pope’s encyclical on ecology addresses all individuals who want to live with integrity – and their ability to take personal actions on global problems.
The Export-Import Bank provides financing and other services to help foreign companies buy US products like Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.
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The more than 80-year-old credit agency is set to expire at the end of the month if Congress does not act to keep the profitable bank alive.
Packing heat: concentrating sunlight into a reactor to split H2O and CO2 – a step toward making liquid fuels.
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Rooftop solar power is exploding in the US but some scientists are pursuing a radically different route in renewable energy: storing solar energy as a liquid fuel.
A cross-country move – just when middle school is about to start – can be emotionally draining for most children.
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About 10% of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions come from farming. Researchers are working on ways to address this piece of the global warming puzzle.
What do female faculty get to read in their evaluations?
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Syrians are the single largest group of displaced people in the world. How to make sure that the plight of these refugees doesn’t fuel future conflicts?
Are Uber drivers employees or just contractors?
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English songs from the US and the UK are typically taught to kids around the world. With English now a language of many cultures, why not incorporate songs from the world?
The sun rises on Mother Emanuel Church June 20.
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Why studying South Carolina’s history led to one graduate student’s activism – and how that experience informs his reflections on the Charleston killing.
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So long as we treat each mass shooting, each black death as an isolated tragedy, there’s nothing we can do. Things can change if we look for the patterns.
Supporting a decision that leaves six million people without coverage and raises premiums for others could further the image of the Republican Party as an uncaring party of the wealthy.
What does the contents of this bowl have in common with math?
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Mathematics and cooking can both be about problem solving, excitement, aesthetics. And it’s for you to decide for yourself what you like and don’t like in both realms.
Freese Elementary first graders starting to paint a giant puppet with teaching artist Felix Diaz.
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Using DNA testing, researchers find that most elephant poaching is happening in two spots – crucial information to stopping the flow of ivory out of Africa.
Laudato Si’ challenges us to examine the root causes of environmental ills and injustices.
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The fierce debate in the US Congress that almost derailed the president’s trade agenda is likely to replay itself in many of the 11 other capitals that are party to the deal.