A new study finds that active shooter incidents off campus and politics are key factors that led state legislators to pass laws allowing concealed weapons on college and university campuses between 2004 and 2016.
Education
Jan 28, 2020
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The U.S. House on passed Friday a sweeping package of measures that would establish federal regulations for toxic, persistent chemicals known as PFAS and compel cleanup of contaminated areas.
Environment
Jan 14, 2020
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Congress has reached a deal on a spending bill that would require the military to stop using firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals linked to cancer, but would abandon efforts to place stronger regulations on the chemicals.
Environment
Dec 11, 2019
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Everybody eats. But what people eat, and what drives our decisions about food, vary tremendously.
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2019
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Tufted puffins regulate their body temperature thanks to their large bills, an evolutionary trait that might explain their capacity to fly for long periods in search for food.
Evolution
Nov 27, 2019
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While it makes sense that families living below the poverty line have a difficult time covering their energy bills, new University of Wisconsin Oshkosh research shows the reverse to be true as well—high energy bills can ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2019
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California lawmakers, over Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections, passed sweeping legislation early Saturday allowing the state to impose strict endangered species protections and water pumping restrictions for the Sacramento-San ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2019
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Five months after devastating spring flooding across the Midwest, farms along the Missouri River remain under water. This summer, severe drought has hit patches of Texas and Oklahoma. Areas of the West and Southeast are abnormally ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2019
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Quantum information relies on the possibility of writing messages in a quantum particle and reading them out in a reliable way. If, however, the particle is relativistic, meaning that it moves with velocities close to the ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 2, 2019
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California is considering a far-reaching law that would lock current environmental protections into place and would only be in effect until the end of Donald Trump's presidency.
Environment
Aug 22, 2019
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