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Two politicians known to oppose action on climate change – Canada’s Stephen Harper and Australia’s Tony Abbott – have been displaced. What does this say about climate as a voter issue?
For many, the marriage of two American pastimes – gambling and sports – can be almost impossible to resist.
Playboy’s decision to drop nude women from its pages represents just how mainstream hard-core pornography has become.
As municipalities push for more recycling, one study of Japan found that low rates deliver the most benefits and that certain materials, notably aluminum and paper, are most valuable.
Is it enough for the nation’s best newspapers to rely on ‘official sources’ – even when independent investigators say they’re wrong?
Computer science has become a popular major and public schools want to extend instruction. Where are the teachers?
While free markets have delivered benefits, they also prey on our weaknesses, tempting us to buy things that are bad for us, be it sweet candy or sour investments.
For the company’s brand, it’s crucial to figure out a way to continue making clothes on American soil.
Previous research found a preference in academia for hiring stellar female candidates over stellar male candidates for STEM jobs. A new study investigated what happens if applicants aren’t as evenly matched.
A steakhouse wouldn’t be evaluated based on a fish prepared at a seafood restaurant. But this is what teacher evaluation looks like.
Canada’s new leader is young. He promises change. He supports the XL Pipeline and promised US$46 billion in infrastructure spending to boost the Canadian economy. Here’s what else you should know.
Study shows that many of the utility-scale solar power plants in California have been placed near protected and environmentally sensitive lands.
The how and the when of dog domestication are fairly settled. As for the where: now DNA says Fido traces his roots back to wolves in Central Asia that lingered around people’s camps millennia ago.
The EU’s highest court invalidated a key data sharing agreement between the union and the US, exposing the deep cultural clash over privacy and surveillance.
An estimated 838 students per day receive corporal punishment across schools in 19 American states. Why does the practice continue?
We have openings for a Science and Technology Editor as well as a manager of a Knight Foundation-funded project.
A US$5.7 million payout by a rogue gun shop in Wisconsin could force other gun sellers to get more serious about following the law.
Why do white players seem so intent on preserving an unspoken set of rules?
Some say the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership was designed specifically to exclude or even encircle China. So do its leaders mind being on the outs?
Some public schools have switched to a four-day school week. What does it change?
Different states and countries with shale gas can benefit from the mistakes made by other regions that rushed into fracking. Here’s one state’s plan.
They’re the soil-builders that allow Africa’s arid savannas to be lush grasslands. What do they do inside their huge mounds – and how does a collective mind allow them to do it?
As universities set up campuses globally, the blanket protections of academic freedom are becoming increasingly difficult to guarantee.
The severing of what many consider an everlasting bond is more common than you’d think.