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/ 1 month agoAs Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
Syria faces real challenges. A look at the research on post-Arab Spring challenges offers some answers for a region wracked by...
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/ 1 month agoHealth and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health
Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in...
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/ 1 month agoMark Zuckerberg thinks workplaces need to ‘man up’ − here’s why that’s bad for all employees, no matter their gender
Do companies need to embrace a more diesel-fueled, meat-eating mentality? Many already do – and the results aren’t pretty, according to...
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/ 1 month agoAfter the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how
In the Los Angeles area, the potential for rain on land burned by a series of devastating fires has people on...
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/ 1 month ago10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white
When satire targets marginalized groups, it risks reinforcing harmful stereotypes rather than challenging them.
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/ 1 month agoKremlin promotes ‘traditional values’ – but leaves some battles to the governors
Russia’s emphasis on what it deems family values comes from the top, but some of the policies that most impact Russians...
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/ 1 month agoFDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning...
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/ 1 month agoMeet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver
While scientists still aren’t sure how phosphine wreaks so much havoc on the body, some are developing medications that can help...
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/ 1 month agoWhat another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
In power since 1994, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko has aligned the country with Russia in an ideological battle with the West.
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/ 1 month agoMany more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care − as well as a tangle of groups trying to help
Parolees over 50 tend to have health issues and strained family ties. They’re less likely to reoffend after prison but need...
