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Are Islamic State recruits more street gang members than zealots?
The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who joins the...
Charlottesville and the politics of fear
I have spent nearly 16 years studying how the risk of violence grows in societies around the...
How much longer will Maduro's grip on power last? Look to the military
If the Venezuelan military withdraws support for President Nicholás Maduro, his end may be...
Disarming North Korea means making concessions
Dealing with North Korea’s ambitions for nuclear weapons has vexed the past four U.S. presidents. Since...
How a British royal's monumental errors made India's partition more painful
The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments:...

Are Islamic State recruits more street gang members than zealots?
Charlottesville and the politics of fear
How much longer will Maduro's grip on power last? Look to the military
Disarming North Korea means making concessions
How a British royal's monumental errors made India's partition more painful

Are Islamic State recruits more street gang members than zealots?

The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who joins the Islamic State, and why? As a professor of modern Middle Eastern history, I have spent...

Is Ryan Kelly's iconic photograph an American 'Guernica'?

On August 12, Charlottesville Daily Progress photographer Ryan M. Kelly captured the exact moment that...

Harvard study strengthens link between breast cancer risk and light exposure at night

A new study from Harvard has found greater risk of breast cancer in women who live...

Curbing climate change: Why it's so hard to act in time

This summer I worked on the Greenland ice sheet, part of a scientific...

Making driverless cars safe for people on foot

Right now, there are two ways to be safe crossing a road: Wait until no...

Economy

How union stakes in ailing papers like the Chicago Sun-Times may keep them alive

The recent purchase of the Chicago Sun-Times for a nominal US$1 by a consortium of labor-affiliated organizations and individual investors highlights the troubled state of the...

Trump's threat to withdraw from NAFTA may hit a hurdle: The US Constitution

On Aug. 16, representatives of the U.S., Canada and Mexico formally begin renegotiating the North American...

Why the US shouldn't start a trade war with China

The U.S. and China seem to be on the verge of a costly trade war. Most recently,...

The slippery slope of the oligarchy media model

On July 28, Apple heiress Laurene Powell Jobs bought a majority stake...

How affordable housing can chip away at residential segregation

With the health care debate stalling, Republicans are beginning to make...

Education

More states are allowing guns on college campuses

A community college instructor in Texas recently started off the academic year by wearing a bulletproof vest and army helmet to class. He did this to protest a law that, starting...

How parents can help their freshman teens cope with stress

Entering high school can be an exciting experience, but for some teenagers it can also be scary, intimidating...

The legal threat to diversity on campus

Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities can use race...

Betsy DeVos' 6-month report card: More undoing than doing

Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, the news cycle has been dominated...

Do college presidents still matter?

Drew Faust’s recent decision to step down as president of Harvard has...

Environment

Harvard study strengthens link between breast cancer risk and light exposure at night

A new study from Harvard has found greater risk of breast cancer in women who live in neighborhoods that have higher levels of outdoor light during the night. The findings are...

Curbing climate change: Why it's so hard to act in time

This summer I worked on the Greenland ice sheet, part of a scientific experiment to study surface melting...

Bait and switch: Anchovies eat plastic because it smells like prey

As you bite down into a delicious piece of fish, you probably don’t think about...

Red team-blue team? Debating climate science should not be a cage match

Scott Pruitt, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,...

How safe is chicken imported from China? 5 questions answered

Editor’s note: Under a trade deal concluded in May, China has begun...

Health

Why state-level single-payer health care efforts are doomed

With members of Congress spending the month of August in their home districts, Republican efforts to do away with President Obama’s signature legislative achievement, the Affordable...

Are you lonesome tonight? Why we, like Elvis, turn to food for comfort

August 16 is known to many Elvis Presley fans as the anniversary of his untimely death at the age of...

Lest we forget: Children are watching this racism, violence and our reactions

I find myself in this place again. I am numb. I feel empty. I almost have no words. The...

The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations

In the natural course of events, humans fall sick and die. Patients hope...

Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking

“Everything in moderation.” It’s a common justification made for...

Technology

Making driverless cars safe for people on foot

Right now, there are two ways to be safe crossing a road: Wait until no cars are close by, so there’s enough time to make it to the other side of the street – or communicate...

Does biology explain why men outnumber women in tech?

It’s no secret that Silicon Valley employs many more men than women in tech jobs. What’s much harder...

Total eclipse, partial failure: Scientific expeditions don't always go as planned

For centuries, astronomers have realized that total solar eclipses offer a valuable...

Voyager Golden Records 40 years later: Real audience was always here on Earth

Forty years ago, NASA launched Voyager I and II to explore the outer solar...

Tracing the links between basic research and real-world applications

What does hailing a ride with Uber have to do with 19th-century geometry...