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Trump administration pauses new mine safety regulation − here’s how those rules benefit companies as well as workers

Trump administration pauses new mine safety regulation − here’s how those...

Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year

Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and...

Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life

Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s...

Make Russia Medieval Again! How Putin is seeking to remold society, with a little help from Ivan the Terrible

Make Russia Medieval Again! How Putin is seeking to remold society,...

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true...

Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison

Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s...

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks,...

I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my home − here’s how rural towns and counties in North Carolina and beyond cooperate to rebuild

I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my...

A warning for Democrats from the Gilded Age and the 1896 election

A warning for Democrats from the Gilded Age and the 1896...

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting...

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially...

What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave

How the next pope will be elected – what goes on...

Exposure to perceptible temperature rise increases concern about climate change, higher education adds to understanding

Exposure to perceptible temperature rise increases concern about climate change, higher...

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them...

Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies? A biologist explains our lack of fur

Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies? A biologist...

Lawful permanent residents like Mahmoud Khalil have a right to freedom of speech – but does that protect them from deportation?

Lawful permanent residents like Mahmoud Khalil have a right to freedom...

Francis, a pope of many firsts: 5 essential reads

Francis, a pope of many firsts: 5 essential reads

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t...

The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?

The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and...

Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later, corporate reckoning continues

Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later,...

Ethical leadership can boost well-being and performance in remote work environments

Ethical leadership can boost well-being and performance in remote work environments

Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion

Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message...

Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides

Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities...

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