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It’s a deadly bacterium that can spread like wildfire. New research suggests Yersinia pestis first developed its ability to cause lung infection and then evolved to be highly infectious.
For over 500 years, the drug has been associated with racism and poverty.
The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling against mandatory ultrasounds for women seeking abortions, but the court leaves in place major—and growing—restrictions on women’s health policies.
Some worry that efforts to reduce energy consumption by increasing fuel efficiency cause a so-called rebound effect that eats into the expected savings. We tested the theory.
Developing friendships in classrooms is important for kids. How can teachers help?
What are the consequences of defining marriage as a “fundamental liberty”? And what difference will this ruling make to discrimination against gays and lesbians in other areas of life?
Loss of sea ice near Greenland and Iceland portend a colder future for Europe.
Hydrologists, climate scientists and policymakers are beginning to grapple with a difficult question: who will be affected most by longer and more frequent droughts?
Some atomic ratio detective work on our solar system neighbors tells us a lot about their watery pasts. That Venus and Mars are mostly dry now could be a cautionary tale for us on the Blue Planet.
Why does it take close to nine years for students to complete their PhDs? Are graduate schools preparing students for jobs that don’t even exist?
Male serial killers get all the press. But what does the research say about female serial killers?
An analysis conducted in 2007 showed how severe the consequences would be if a country left the euro. How have eurozone officials let it get this far?
Lawyers and law students betting on recent decisions have been spot on predicting outcomes. It isn’t all that hard, when you think about it.
Law professors were vocal in explaining how the different parts of the ACA worked together. It looks like the court was paying attention.
Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Dylann Roof be forgiven — and should they? Forgiveness is not an isolated, one-time act but a longer commitment to acceptance back into a community.
Same-sex marriage is now a legal right. How the justices arrived at this ruling. the critical role of Anthony Kennedy and the potential impact of the dissenters’ decisions.
From the look of it, the millennials appear to be very comfortable with technology. But are they as immune to the effects of digital distraction as some might assume – especially in the classroom?
The protection of trade secrets is an area of concern for both countries and is more likely to lead to an agreement.
The same persistent weather pattern bringing hot, dry conditions to California is likely connected to a punishing drought in the Sao Paulo area in Brazil.
A sixth-generation South Carolinian asks why Dylann Roof thought he could start a civil war in a historic black church in gentrified Charleston.
The history of the AME Church represents a preeminent case of collective action in the name of social justice.
What is the experience of white students when racial issues are being taught in classrooms? Are we missing engaging an essential part of diversity?
Blacks and Hispanics do tip, on average, less than whites. But research shows waiters aren’t only motivated by economics when they offer inferior service.
Sensory information comes into the system, and we initiate actions in response. Quantifying how quickly that happens is tricky – especially since our own perceptions of the timing aren’t quite right.