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/ 11 months agoFrom pests to pollutants, keeping schools healthy and clean is no simple task
For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental contaminants, from...
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/ 11 months agoFrench schools’ ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly about secularism − but it sends a powerful message about who ‘belongs’ in French culture
Catholicism, ‘Frenchness’ and secularism are often conflated in French culture, a scholar writes, while non-Christian traditions are viewed with suspicion.
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/ 11 months agoJust 3 Nobel Prizes cover all of science – how research is done today poses a challenge for these prestigious awards
The Nobel Prize categories were set up more than a century ago. Since then, science has grown and evolved in unpredictable...
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/ 12 months agoShutdowns are a uniquely American drama − in the UK, it’s just not Parliament’s cup of tea
With the US government seemingly heading toward a potentially painful federal shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in...
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/ 12 months agoTaylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives
What does it say about the online media ecosystem when the end of a 146-day strike is buried under headlines and...
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/ 12 months agoGovernment shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume − especially for those considered ‘nonessential’
While a single shutdown is unlikely to push a government worker to quit, the cumulative effect of multiple shutdowns can lead...
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/ 12 months agoTropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth − but it’s not only because of how warm and wet they are
A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.
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/ 12 months agoJuries that don’t understand forensic science can send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help
Educating mock jurors about what kinds of statements are appropriate − or not − led to more critical assessments of forensic...
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/ 12 months agoSea glass, a treasure formed from trash, is on the decline as single-use plastic takes over
Sea glass, while an eye-catching treasure and a multimillion-dollar industry, exists because of decades of improper waste management.
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/ 12 months agoYour microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life
With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your...
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/ 12 months agoTracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management – an exercise scientist parses the science
Reduction in physical activity over the last few decades is one of the main culprits in rising obesity rates.
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/ 12 months agoA solution to America’s K-12 STEM teacher shortage: Endowed chairs
Year after year, public schools have come up short on STEM teachers. An education policy scholar pushes for a novel solution.
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/ 12 months agoWe asked 1,000 Zimbabweans what they think of China’s influence on their country − only 37% viewed it favorably
Politicians and scholars debate whether China’s economic investments in Africa benefit or exploit local populations. But what does the public think?
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/ 12 months agoAmerican Climate Corps: Biden’s new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details
A scholar of national service programs points out that the government hasn’t spelled out what this one will cost, what its...
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/ 12 months agoIn fractious debate, GOP candidates find common ground on cause of inflation woes and need for school choice
With Donald Trump absent again, Republican hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.
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/ 12 months agoGOP shutdown threat is the wrong way to win a budget war − history shows a better strategy for reducing the deficit
Shutting down the government won’t help reduce the deficit. Here’s what would.
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/ 12 months agoDeceit pays dividends: How CEO lies can boost stock ratings and fool even respected financial analysts
Financial analysts have a gullibility problem − and the better their reputation, the worse it is.
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/ 12 months agoAzerbaijan’s use of force in Nagorno-Karabakh risks undermining key international norms, signaling to dictators that might makes right
Violence has caused thousands to flee the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh amid anger over perceived lack of action from Washington or...
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/ 12 months agoWhat will this government shutdown shut down? Social Security and the IRS keep going; SBA loans and some food and safety inspections do not
You won’t be able to ignore a government shutdown. From delayed business loans to slower mortgage applications and postponed food inspections,...
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/ 12 months agoWhy some Indians want to change the country’s name to ‘Bharat’
The government’s use of the Hindi word for ‘India’ revives debates over whether Hindi should be the national language – and...