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Larry Summers, center, is surrounded by the media in 2005 amid calls for his resignation. Jodi Hilton/Getty Images

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Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

Staff Writer - February 27, 2026

Research has found that voter fraud is rare in the United States. AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave

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How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

A growing number of colleges and universities have adopted policies in the last few years to remain politically neutral. kid-a/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

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Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

A police officer in Ipswich, Mass., wears a WatchGuard body camera on July 29, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency

These values seem due more to shared intuitions than local customs or social practices. arturbo/E+ via Getty Images

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An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of...

Staff Writer - January 11, 2025

An EPA-sponsored cleanup of toxic waste from the Gowanus Canal, a Superfund site in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2016. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

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How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment

Staff Writer - January 10, 2025

The Surgeon General’s report links alcohol to 100,000 cancer cases every year. Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty Images

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Even 1 drink a day elevates your cancer risk – an...

Staff Writer - January 10, 2025

‘Gone but not forgotten’ could become a big understatement in the age of AI. Marina113/iStock via Getty Images

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Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death,...

Staff Writer - January 8, 2025

Walking away. Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6, 2025. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

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Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to...

Staff Writer - January 7, 2025

Immigrant families wait to be processed by U.S. border authorities after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Ariz. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

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Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use...

Staff Writer - January 6, 2025

Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a white Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images

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New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent...

Staff Writer - January 4, 2025

The media is the least trusted institution of 10 civil and political institutions in the U.S., recent polls show – even worse than Congress. Rapideye/iStock via Getty

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Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis – my journalism research shows...

Staff Writer - January 3, 2025

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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2026

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026