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Plants & Animals Jun 16, 2022

Herpetologist discusses the onset of snake season in the Southwest

As average temperatures blaze into the mid-90s, Texas residents venturing outdoors may spot a few snakes slithering across their backyards or local walking trails.

Social Sciences Jun 10, 2022

People overestimate groups they find threatening. When 'sizing up' others, bias sneaks in

Places are not just physical, but also social.

Social Sciences Jun 9, 2022

How Haitian migrants are treated shows the ties between racism and refugee policy

The first protected category of the United Nations refugee convention is race. The 1951 convention defines a refugee as a person who is outside their country of residence or nationality "owing to well-founded fear of being ...

Social Sciences Jun 9, 2022

Empirical link between fatal police violence and structural racism

A new research study from UmeƄ University in Sweden shows that incidents with fatal police violence in the U.S. are 66% more likely to occur in formerly "redlined" areas.

Social Sciences Jun 6, 2022

Gun violence is a public health epidemic, experts say. It needs to be treated like one.

Dr. Michael Rodriguez is tired of "thoughts and prayers."

Environment May 29, 2022

Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears

Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility this month left the city looking for answers to questions that ...

Environment May 28, 2022

US review traces massive New Mexico fire to planned burns

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, federal investigators announced Friday.

Social Sciences May 27, 2022

Mass shootings leave behind collective despair, anguish and trauma at many societal levels

The deadly shooting of at least 19 children and two adults in Texas on May 24, 2022, is the latest in an ever-growing list of national tragedies, leaving families and friends of the victims gripped with grief, anguish and ...

Environment May 18, 2022

Biden warns of 'another tough hurricane season' this year

President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the country will likely see "another tough hurricane season" this year, and he pledged that his administration was prepared to respond to the storms and help Americans recover from ...

Environment May 18, 2022

'Polluted' babies, millions dead: Scientists sound alarm on global pollution

By many measures, modern science has greatly improved the American way of life. Advances in chemistry and other technologies over the past century have made food more affordable and transportation more convenient and paved ...

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