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/ 1 year agoNagorno-Karabakh blockade crisis: Choking of disputed region is a consequence of war and geopolitics
The 120,000 residents of the disputed region are being deprived of food and medicines after a crucial link to Armenia was...
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/ 1 year agoHow Ukraine’s savvy official social media rallied the world and raised the bar for national propaganda
An analysis of tweets posted by the Ukrainian national government and the Kyiv city government in the early days of the...
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/ 1 year agoA changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to the last major extinction event − can we prevent another?
New findings from the La Brea Tar Pits in southern California suggest human-caused wildfires in the region, along with a warming...
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/ 1 year agoA carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and quickly make it less profitable to pollute − here’s why
Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas...
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/ 1 year agoSolidarity and symbolism the order of the day as US, Japan and South Korea leaders meet at Camp David
President Biden has an opportunity to show himself as a global leader who can bring historically antagonistic U.S. allies together.
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/ 1 year agoWhat Florida gets wrong about George Washington and the benefits he received from enslaving Black people
Florida’s new standards for teaching social studies include throwbacks to an interpretation of slavery as benign or inconsequential.
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/ 1 year agoCan coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye
While a cup of joe or a brief nap during an all-nighter might help you feel a little more alert, it...
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/ 1 year agoImages of Jesus have always been complex and contradictory − this class looks at how pop culture imagines him, from cartoons to musicals
Is Jesus a peacemaker or a warrior? A socialist or a capitalist? Depending on whom you ask, American Christians see Christ...
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/ 1 year agoPotentially faulty data spotted in surveys of drug use and other behaviors among LGBQ youth
Potential inaccuracies in CDC high school surveys may have created an exaggerated perception that LGBQ youth engage in risky behaviors, new...
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/ 1 year ago3 reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and physics
Graphic novels pair text and images to explain complex topics – from thermodynamics to abstract math – without alienating STEM-averse students.
