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The number of women on S&P 500 boards has increased in recent years. Fang Xia Nuo/Getty Images

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Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

Staff Writer - February 16, 2026

In March 2025 the EEOC characterized DEI programs as potentially discriminatory against white men. Wong Yu Liang/Getty Images

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White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups

Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election hub on Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga. AP Photo/Mike Stewart

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How a largely forgotten Supreme Court case can help prevent an executive branch takeover of federal elections

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 evidence says otherwise

There is growing support for electoral reform in the U.S. PeterSnow/Getty Images

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‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard

Privacy comes at a price. oatawa/iStock via Getty Images

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A bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses − 2...

Staff Writer - August 12, 2024

Russian mercenaries accompany a soldier in northern Mali. French Army via AP

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Wagner Group setback in Mali challenges Moscow’s strategy in Africa and...

Staff Writer - August 11, 2024

Japan is pushing for more pedestrians. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

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The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth...

Staff Writer - August 10, 2024

Some members of Congress use social media to disparage the system they’re part of. traffuc_analyzer/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

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Members of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy...

Staff Writer - August 8, 2024

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What are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar...

Staff Writer - January 21, 2024

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Work requirements don’t work for domestic violence survivors – but Michigan...

Staff Writer - June 3, 2023

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Michigan State murders: What we know about campus shootings and the...

Staff Writer - February 14, 2023

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How video evidence is presented in court can hold sway in...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2023

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U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

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What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2026

Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder When viewers tune in to the...

A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background. NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-ND

NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon...

February 3, 2026

PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured. Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and...

January 28, 2026

Colorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025. Hyoung Chang/Getty Images

Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern,...

January 27, 2026

As part of the Artemis II mission, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in decades. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld via Getty Images

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US...

January 27, 2026