A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s abnormally high ocean heat and the storm-disrupting wind shear accompanying El Niño.
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (left) and President Jimmy Carter sign papers, including a science and technology agreement, in 1979.
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China’s success in science and technology propelled it to the forefront of many fields. Now, the US wants to pull back from years of intense cooperation.
Power lines spark a large number of U.S. wildfires.
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Founded in 1959, the membership group Trout Unlimited has changed the culture of fly-fishing and mobilized members to support conservation. Could its approach work for other social problems?
Mitch McConnell, Diane Feinstein and Joe Biden are all over 80 years old, joining a number of politicians who are staying in office well past their 70s.
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Trump has not been silenced. The limits on his speech protect fundamental rights − including his right to a fair trial by an unbiased jury and the public’s right to a working justice system.
Short naps at the right time of day can benefit alertness and overall health in myriad ways.
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Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for a while.
Martin Luther King Jr. (bottom right) listens to gospel singer Mahalia Jackson during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.
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As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most famous line may have been a suggestion to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Donald Trump poses for his booking photo on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
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One by one, former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia presidential election interference case turned themselves in for arrest at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.
Creativity involves generating something new – a product or solution that didn’t previously exist.
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Researchers had college students and AI take a standardized test in creative thinking, and all of them were scored by trained evaluators who didn’t know in advance that some had been completed by AI.
When teens can’t sleep, they often scroll online well into the night, which only exacerbates the problem.
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Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.
Phife and Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest perform in 1994.
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A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.
India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched down on the south pole of the Moon on Aug. 23, 2023, sparking celebrations across the country.
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India became the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon, a notoriously difficult achievement that also marks them as the fourth country to land on the Moon.
Meghan Downey of Chatham protests on September 7, 2017, as then U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announces federal policy changes in rules for investigating sexual assault reports on college campuses.
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In the 10 years since the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act took effect, the measure appears to have had a greater effect on knowledge about sexual assault than on prevention.
Striking members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in New York City in 1958.
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Many of the reasons for strikes now – low compensation, technological change, job insecurity and safety concerns – mirror the motives that workers had for walking off the job in decades past.
The most in-the-know insiders earned three times as much as the typical investor in any given month.
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Executives and other high-level inside traders at US companies with global sales earned about three times as much in a month as the average investor, a new study found.
Shelter animals often display problematic behaviors. Can they be retrained?
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Shelter dogs get a new shot at life through a college course that teaches them how to be faithful companions once again.
LGBTQ+ caregivers from racial minorities reported experiencing poorer family quality of life and higher depressive symptoms.
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Discrimination, isolation and stigma related to sexual orientation or gender identity likely contribute to the higher rates of depression and lower quality of life of LGBTQ+ caregivers.
Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, seated with his Eastern Christian queen Doquz Khatun.
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The Catholic community that Pope Francis will visit later this month has a complex history that goes back to the 13th century, when the Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan.