Tag: quick reads
Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Five out of the six biggest U.S. airlines have raised their checked bag...
Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis
Rebekah Stein, Quinnipiac University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
Don’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false...
Michael Mattioli, Indiana University
If you’ve ever reached for a bottle of moisturizer labeled “patented” or “FDA approved,” you...
Teenagers often know when their parents are having money problems −...
Jamie Hanson, University of Pittsburgh
When parents try to shield their kids from financial hardship, they may be doing...
Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy...
Ivan Gan, University of Houston-Downtown
Travel nurses take short-term contracts that can require long commutes or temporarily living...
Making it personal: Considering an issue’s relevance to your own life...
Rebecca Dyer, Hamilton College and Keelah Williams, Hamilton College
Political polarization can be reduced when people are told to...
What’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
Christine Larson, University of Colorado Boulder and Ashley Carter, University of Colorado Boulder
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The Super Bowl gets the Vegas treatment, with 1 in 4...
Thomas Oates, University of Iowa
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A record 67.8 million American adults are expected...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
