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/ 1 year agoQuantum physics proposes a new way to study biology – and the results could revolutionize our understanding of how life works
Studying the brief and tiny quantum effects that drive living systems could one day lead to new approaches to treatments and...
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/ 1 year agoWhy don’t rocks burn?
Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.
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/ 1 year agoThe Supreme Court’s ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws
The Supreme Court has upheld a controversial California law requiring pork sold in-state to be humanely raised, no matter where it’s...
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/ 1 year agoHow corporations use greenwashing to convince you they are battling climate change
Look for hidden trade-offs, political contributions and what businesses are not telling you.
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/ 1 year agoCo-workers could bear costs of accommodating religious employees in the workplace if Supreme Court tosses out 46-year-old precedent
The Supreme Court appears poised to change the definition of ‘undue hardship’ so that employers have to accommodate more of workers’...
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/ 1 year agoWhy so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids
The South Korean government’s embrace of gendered citizenship has fueled the virulent gender war between men and women, with digital sex...
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/ 1 year agoI’m an educator and grandson of Holocaust survivors, and I see public schools failing to give students the historical knowledge they need to keep our democracy strong
There have been numerous efforts to limit students’ access to books and curricula about certain historical and societal topics. But history...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains
Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more...
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/ 2 years agoBiden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants
After the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s strategy for reducing power plant carbon emissions in 2022, the Biden administration is...
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/ 2 years agoAn obscure 1800s law is shaping up to be the center of the next abortion battle – legal scholars explain what’s behind the Victorian-era statute
The 1873 Comstock Act makes it a crime to mail abortion drugs or medicine – raising legal questions about the law’s...
