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What happens if Trump's White House invokes executive privilege?
Donald Trump’s presidency has been defined by a central theme: Trump’s belief that ordinary...
Employment helps white men’s health more than women and blacks
Employment can be a big boost to health, conferring up to 10 extra years of life, but not...
From gay Nazis to 'we're here, we're queer': A century of arguing about gay pride
This month, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will join gay pride marches in...
Marine Le Pen didn't win over women. Can anyone on the far right?
Marine Le Pen has gone from potentially being elected the first female president of France...
Most expensive race in House history turns out nearly 58 percent of Georgia district's voters
I’m a political science professor living in Georgia’s 6th House district, where Republican...

What happens if Trump's White House invokes executive privilege?
Employment helps white men’s health more than women and blacks
From gay Nazis to 'we're here, we're queer': A century of arguing about gay pride
Marine Le Pen didn't win over women. Can anyone on the far right?
Most expensive race in House history turns out nearly 58 percent of Georgia district's voters

Cash is falling out of fashion – will it disappear forever?

On June 27, the ATM turns 50. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker once described it as the “only useful innovation in banking.” But today, the cash that ATMs...

Women in horror: Victims no more

At the end of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, actress Jessica Chastain – who was serving as a...

Textbooks in the digital world

For decades, textbooks were seen as the foundation for instruction in American schools....

The Trump team's poor arguments for slashing SNAP

The Trump administration aims to slash spending on the Supplemental Nutrition...

30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public schools

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision...

Economy

Cash is falling out of fashion – will it disappear forever?

On June 27, the ATM turns 50. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker once described it as the “only useful innovation in banking.” But today, the cash that ATMs...

The Trump team's poor arguments for slashing SNAP

The Trump administration aims to slash spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),...

Fixing a toxic culture like Uber's requires more than just a new CEO

In times of organizational crisis, some companies are able to right the ship, while...

Do happy faces or sad faces raise more money?

To encourage giving, many charities that serve people in need use photos...

Amazon dives into groceries with Whole Foods: Five questions answered

Editor’s note: Amazon became a major player in the supermarket business...

Education

Textbooks in the digital world

For decades, textbooks were seen as the foundation for instruction in American schools. These discipline-specific tomes were a fundamental part of the educational infrastructure,...

30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public schools

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Edwards v. Aguillard,...

Drew Faust and old, white men: The changing role of university presidents

If your perception of higher education is that it’s led by aging white males,...

Challenging the status quo in mathematics: Teaching for understanding

Despite decades of reform efforts, mathematics teaching in the U.S. has...

How a journalism class is teaching middle schoolers to fight fake news

Research last year out of Stanford University revealed that students –...

Environment

Energy wonks have a meltdown over the US going 100 percent renewable. Why?

Science is messy, but it doesn’t have to be dirty. On June 19, a group of respected energy researchers released a paper in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of...

Even ugly animals can win hearts and dollars to save them from extinction

The Earth is home to millions of species, but you wouldn’t know it from the media’s obsession with...

Government action isn't enough for climate change. The private sector can cut billions of tons of carbon

With President Trump’s announcement to pull the United States out of the Paris...

Once at the vanguard of national policy, California plays defense under Trump

Xavier Becerra, California’s combative attorney general, has become...

Silent partners: Are earthworms creating pathways for invasive plants?

Small but mighty, earthworms transform the soil of any ecosystem they...

Health

What happens when the federal government eliminates health coverage? Lessons from the past

After much secrecy and no public deliberation, Senate Republicans finalized release their “draft” repeal and replace bill for the Affordable Care Act on June 22. Unquestionably,...

How to make sense of the Senate health care bill: 4 essential reads

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to the health care bill presented...

ATMs dispense more than money: The dirt and dope that's on your cash

We live in a dirty world. Wherever we go, we are among microbes. Bacteria, fungi...

Even though genetic information is available, doctors may be ignoring important clinical clues

With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such...

Is lead in the US food supply decreasing our IQ?

The environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on June...

Technology

Forget the insight of a lone genius – innovation is an evolving process of trial and error

Scientific discovery is popularly believed to result from the sheer genius of intellectual stars such as Darwin and Einstein. Their work is often thought to reflect their unique...

Reverse engineering mysterious 500-million-year-old fossils that confound our tree of life

Paleontologists like us are used to working with fossils that would seem bizarre to many biologists...

How secure are today's ATMs? 5 questions answered

Editor’s note: Automated teller machines, better known as ATMs, are turning 50...

When – and why – did people first start using money?

Sometimes you run across a grimy, tattered dollar bill that seems like...

Helping or hacking? Engineers and ethicists must work together on brain-computer interface technology

In the 1995 film “Batman Forever,” the Riddler used 3-D television...