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The US has only itself to blame for the growing number of allies that have agreed to join China’s development bank despite American objections.
Today, most of us get too little light during the day and too much at night for our circadian rhythm to function at its best.
Don’t listen to the naysayers. New ways of communicating have created a wealth of new opportunities to harness – and study – language.
OK, it doesn’t smell great. But skunk cabbage has a unique secret weapon to help it be one of the first plants to emerge from the snow at the end of winter.
Kevin Carey’s new book, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere, envisions a future in which good education will be available to everyone everywhere.
To try to make sense of the terrible massacre of students at Garissa University College in Kenya, we must examine the intertwined history of Kenya and Somalia.
Why do chocolate makers and other food producers use unsustainably grown palm oil? You can blame health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to trans fats.
Given new and relevant information, human beings have an amazing capacity to strengthen weak memories.
Polls in Iran and US underscore the mutual popular mistrust that could scuttle a final deal.
Urban and regional planners need to play a bigger role in bringing healthy food to cities and towns. One research project aims to change that.
Opposition politics by progressives have long played a role in Chicago’s mayoral elections. Now incumbent Rahm Emanuel seems to have the role once held by the legendary Mayor Richard J Daley.
Tuesday’s Chicago mayoral run-off reveals fissures within the city’s Democratic infrastructure and demonstrates potential divisions in the national Democratic Party
One academic’s experience on how Wikipedia can help students become better writers, better researchers and even better thinkers.
The final season concludes in 1969. What happened in the advertising industry over the ensuing decades?
Labor unions dub the laws allowing unionized workers to avoid paying dues “right-to-freeload.”
Tobacco 21 legislation could mean that many people never start smoking in the first place. Why? The older you are, the less likely you are to start smoking.
Rancorous discussion over climate change is not about science; it’s about clashing world views.
It turns out the only insider knowledge you’ll need is a copy of last year’s standings.
The debate over the color of “the dress,” a social media phenomena, tells us a lot about how internet-wide opinions are formed and manipulated.
It’s the biggest federal agency you may never have heard of, but trouble at the Broadcasting Board of Governors spells trouble for US vital interests.
The Teach for America applicant pool has been showing a steady decline since 2010. New research looks at the reasons why.
In a changing climate, ocean populations sometimes rise and fall in unpredictable waves. Scientists, managers and fishers must make economically and ecologically sound decisions based on long-term outlooks.
As more people cut the cord, options for how we consume video are growing at a fast pace. While that represents a win for consumers, it also has a dark side.
In hearing the case of a group determined to put an image of the Confederacy on a Texas license plate, the Supreme Court again examines the the limits of “offensive” speech.