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Flavored e-cigarettes sweetly lure kids into vaping and also mislead them to dismiss danger, studies suggest There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable How Congress turns citizens' voices into data points At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year How corporate bankruptcy works The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to die Anti-vaccination mothers have outsized voice on social media – pro-vaccination parents could make a difference A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide How a person vapes, not just what a person vapes, could also play a big role in vaping harm The womb isn't sterile – healthy babies are born with bacteria and fungi in their guts

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Arts
Flavored e-cigarettes sweetly lure kids into vaping and also mislead them to dismiss danger, studies suggest

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Sept. 15, 2019 that he plans to pursue emergency regulations to quickly ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, making New York the second...

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

Strides in medicine have contributed to a dramatic increase in life expectancy over the last century....

How Congress turns citizens' voices into data points

Big technology companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google aren’t the only ones...

At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year

Rat brains to understand Parkinson’s disease. Drones to detect plastic...

How corporate bankruptcy works

More than 20,000 companies file for bankruptcy every year. Although companies...

Economy
How corporate bankruptcy works

More than 20,000 companies file for bankruptcy every year. Although companies follow many different paths to bankruptcy, each one encounters a process that is carefully designed...

The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to die

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democrat to argue an arcane Senate rule governing debate stands...

Weinstein may be a monster, but the lawyers who enabled him are the real villains in #MeToo takedown 'She Said'

In the greater arc of the #MeToo movement, lawyers have lurked in the shadows, unnamed...

How bankruptcy works for companies and creditors

More than 20,000 companies file for bankruptcy every year. Although companies...

Hotels play vital role in relief efforts when disaster strikes

Hotels are more than a place to stay while on vacation. They are also...

Education
At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year

Rat brains to understand Parkinson’s disease. Drones to detect plastic landmines. Social media to predict acts of terrorism. These are just a few potentially lifesaving research...

The problem with the push for more college degrees

In a 2009 speech, President Barack Obama proclaimed that by 2020, the United States will “once again...

How to increase access to gifted programs for low-income and black and Latino children

Many of the public school gifted and talented programs that serve high-ability students...

Curious Kids: Who was the first black child to go to an integrated school?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question...

How to increase access to gifted programs for low-income students and children of color

Many of the public school gifted and talented programs that serve high-ability...

Environment
Why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth's climate

I am often asked how carbon dioxide can have an important effect on global climate when its concentration is so small – just 0.041% of Earth’s atmosphere. And human activities...

China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies

As the effects of climate change become more widespread and alarming, U.N. Secretary-General António...

As the US rolls back its climate change policies, China is positioned to lead

As the effects of climate change become more widespread and alarming, U.N. Secretary-General...

How giving legal rights to nature could help reduce toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie

August and September are peak months for harmful blooms of algae in western...

Market-based policies work to fight climate change, from India to Jamaica

The economic foundation at the heart of conservative political philosophy...

Health
Flavored e-cigarettes sweetly lure kids into vaping and also mislead them to dismiss danger, studies suggest

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Sept. 15, 2019 that he plans to pursue emergency regulations to quickly ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, making New York the second...

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

Strides in medicine have contributed to a dramatic increase in life expectancy over the last century....

Anti-vaccination mothers have outsized voice on social media – pro-vaccination parents could make a difference

A high school student from Ohio made national headlines recently by getting inoculated...

How a person vapes, not just what a person vapes, could also play a big role in vaping harm

Six vaping-related deaths and hundreds of illnesses had been reported...

Concussions and children returning to school – what parents need to know

“Jamal” is a 16-year-old boy who sustained a concussion in a skateboarding...

Technology
A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Public health organizations around the world have been fighting for global eradication of polio since 1988. Through massive vaccination efforts, the incidence of polio has gone...

The womb isn't sterile – healthy babies are born with bacteria and fungi in their guts

For the last hundred years, scientists have believed that humans develop in a womb that remains sterile...

How do brains tune in to one neural signal out of billions?

The human brain sends hundreds of billions of neural signals each second. It’s...

Indian Moon probe's failure won't stop an Asian space race that threatens regional security

On Sept. 7, India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission deployed its Vikram...

Math skills aren't enough to get through hard decisions – you need confidence, too

Almost a third of American adults don’t have the math skills necessary...