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Many families move over the course of their children’s lifetimes for a multitude of reasons. But what is the impact on the education of children when their families move?
New analysis reveals carbon capture at coal power plants is significantly more expensive than thought, making renewables and natural gas power generation more attractive.
In the wake of the tragedy in Las Vegas, a criminologist reviews recent research to dispel common misconceptions about mass shootings.
Learning about a friend’s suicide attempt appears to transform a distant idea into something very real. Should this change the way we talk about suicide?
Thanks to treatment advances, people with HIV can and do live long and full lives. And that has led to a challenge that doctors and patients may not have imagined 35 years ago: the aging HIV patient.
Many students arrive at college without ever having a non-white teacher. Professors of color can inspire higher order thinking and analysis.
Researchers want your canine’s DNA to help unravel the connections between genes and behavior – for dogs and human beings.
The affordability of college has been at the forefront of the presidential campaign, but the real problem is that we’re too educated for the jobs available.
Older people are politically active and have the talent and time to get more involved in addressing climate change. But in the US, they’ll need some convincing.
Two scholars discuss the joys of writing for a lay audience. So why aren’t more academics writing for the public?
With more and more street artists partnering with corporations, it’s important that they don’t compromise their moral standing to earn a living.
Businesses are crucial to action on climate change but corporate social responsibility doesn’t take us far enough or fast enough. Here’s why.
Stepping toward better health (and happiness) may be as simple as spending your next $20 generously.
China plans to create a credit reporting system that ranks people on trustworthiness using a all kinds of data, from finances to Facebook. Sound far-fetched? It’s happening in the US too.
The attacks in Paris are putting refugees in the crosshairs, yet it’s the integration of these and past migrants that are key to the security of Europe.
Why are half of European Union members opting out of GMO crops? Hint: it’s not about food and environmental safety.
The belief in demonic possession – often thought to be a relic of The Dark Ages and the Salem Witch Trials – remains surprisingly mainstream.
November 29 marks the 40th anniversary of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA). Prior to the law, some states excluded the “crippled” from public education.
Food is a big part of everyone’s carbon footprint – about the same as electricity use. How can our diet make farming more planet-friendly?
Most of the flavor combinations and traditions we’ve come to associate with the holiday date back to the Middle Ages.
The end-of-year shopping whirlwind is underway. How does your credit card issuer watch out for fraudulent purchases on your account amid all those transactions?
More and more countries are passing femicide legislation. But work remains to make sure that the intent and purpose of these laws is communicated and enforced.
Why have the demographics of heroin use changed so much? For that, we can look to dramatic increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers, such as Oxycontin or Vicodin.
American police kill 100 times more civilians than Finnish police. Racism and gun control are just part of the problem.