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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

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

$Most other democratic countries spend only a fraction of what the U.S. does on elections. Greggory DiSalvo, iStock/Getty Images Plus$

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50 years ago, the Supreme Court broke campaign finance regulation

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025. AP Photo/Ben Curtis

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A federal policy expert weighs in on Trump’s efforts to stifle...

Staff Writer - January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump shows off one of his new orders upon taking office. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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What’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on...

Staff Writer - January 29, 2025

Howard Lutnick, left, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Commerce Department. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census...

Staff Writer - January 29, 2025

Small but powerful – and potentially deadly. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

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Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Staff Writer - January 27, 2025

While tap water remains relatively consistent in composition, raw water quality changes by the day. ArtistGNDphotography/E+ via Getty Images

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How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains...

Staff Writer - January 27, 2025

Cancer cells are more hardy in the low-gravity conditions of space. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking...

Staff Writer - January 26, 2025

Providers play a central role in reproductive health privacy. FG Trade/iStock via Getty Images

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Reproductive health care faces legal and surveillance challenges post-Roe – new...

Staff Writer - January 26, 2025

Known as Mount McKinley until 2015, Denali’s current name reflects what Native Alaskans call the mountain. Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf...

Staff Writer - January 25, 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