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The number of women receiving undergraduate degrees in computer science has plummeted by 40% in the last 20 years. How can this be changed? Ask Maria Klawe.
What happened to “a penny saved is a penny earned?”
What’s behind a plant scientist’s research getting reported in over 4,000 media outlets? Here’s her post-game analysis.
On Human Experiments: what lies behind some of the most shocking human experiments in recent history? Here’s a clue: most of it took place during wartime or when war seemed like a real threat.
A look at the Florida insurance market following the flurry of severe hurricanes in 2004-2005 shows that pooling risk can cut losses.
With key provisions of the Patriot Act dropped, polls show Americans are uneasy with – yet still open to – government surveillance.
Universities across 32 countries are operating 235 global branch campuses across 73 nations. What does this trend mean? What changes is it bringing?
With Jeb Bush and Rick Perry as the latest hopefuls, the Republican presidential race looks like a free for all. Close examination shows voters are faced with fewer choices than ever before.
How much money does the government spend on producing information? How many people are engaged in this? We don’t know the answers - here’s why we should.
For 50 years, country music executives in Nashville have tried to dilute the genre’s rich, diverse history.
The emotional injuries from trauma can be as disabling as the physical injuries. But in the US only a handful of trauma centers employ licensed psychologists to look after patients and and families.
New research couldn’t find evidence for a controversial theory of how our sense of smell works.
NOAA review reveals that difficult-to-explain slowdown in higher temperatures from global warming was based on faulty data.
Even when a hotel or restaurant ranking accurately reflects quality, consumers may be better off not knowing.
California is the latest state to attempt to ban microplastics from consumer care products. Why these commonly used microbeads are causing major health and environmental problems.
This is the eighth year in a row that Indian-American kids have emerged as champions at the National Spelling Bee. What is the ‘secret’ to their success?
Hurricanes can be deadly to those in their path. Officials don’t want to unnecessarily alarm before solid forecasts are in place, but residents need enough time to prepare and heed evacuation orders.
Humans have always required some form of extra help being born. But how much help is truly necessary – and how much is too much.
Answers to the challenging question of why Africans unanimously supported Sepp Blatter for a 5th term – and what they portend for the future.
Caitlyn Jenner evokes Demi Moore’s controversial 1991 Vanity Fair cover shoot, done when pregnancy was something to be hidden.
In a $5 billion industry, there’s no longer a level playing field.
The FDIC – and taxpayers – lost US$90 billion selling almost 500 failed banks. Where did all those banks go?
The EPA is seeking to clarify the reach of the landmark Clean Water Act to cover tributaries, yet people in agriculture and homeowners worry it will lead to onerous permitting.
Everybody wants a quick shorthand for a storm’s damage potential. But the index we hear used most often isn’t the best option.