OK, it doesn’t smell great. But skunk cabbage has a unique secret weapon to help it be one of the first plants to emerge from the snow at the end of winter.
The digital revolution is changing higher education.
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Kevin Carey’s new book, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere, envisions a future in which good education will be available to everyone everywhere.
A relative of a victim killed in the Garissa University College attack is helped by Red Cross staff.
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To try to make sense of the terrible massacre of students at Garissa University College in Kenya, we must examine the intertwined history of Kenya and Somalia.
Why do chocolate makers and other food producers use unsustainably grown palm oil? You can blame health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to trans fats.
Trivial memories can become important later on.
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Opposition politics by progressives have long played a role in Chicago’s mayoral elections. Now incumbent Rahm Emanuel seems to have the role once held by the legendary Mayor Richard J Daley.
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Tuesday’s Chicago mayoral run-off reveals fissures within the city’s Democratic infrastructure and demonstrates potential divisions in the national Democratic Party
Wikipedia is coming into the classroom in new ways.
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Tobacco 21 legislation could mean that many people never start smoking in the first place. Why? The older you are, the less likely you are to start smoking.
Climate change: the debate is not about science.
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In a changing climate, ocean populations sometimes rise and fall in unpredictable waves. Scientists, managers and fishers must make economically and ecologically sound decisions based on long-term outlooks.
Will the cable-TV divorce be a messy one?
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As more people cut the cord, options for how we consume video are growing at a fast pace. While that represents a win for consumers, it also has a dark side.
The design of a proposed “Sons of the Confederacy” Texas state license plate is shown in this handout illustration provided by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles March 20, 2015.
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In hearing the case of a group determined to put an image of the Confederacy on a Texas license plate, the Supreme Court again examines the the limits of “offensive” speech.
Peace Memorial Park was dedicated to everlasting peace and a reminder of the miseries of war.
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The battle was among the bloodiest of World War II and left scars that still linger today.
Would a little extra pay make the Coyboys’ Demarco Murray more likely to take risks (like plowing headfirst into another player)? Would the threat of a fine deter him?
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Every 30 mil years, Earth has to deal with more comet crashes from space and more intense geological activity from within. Dark matter may be the culprit in these episodes that can cause mass extinction.
Can Twitter fill in the gaps for social research?
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Understanding public opinion can help officials target messages during a health crisis. But current survey methods aren’t good at generating representative samples. Can Twitter fill in the gaps?