Math and reading scores for America's 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study—offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks ...
Education
Sep 1, 2022
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Harry Levant knows all too well the devastation that gambling addiction can cause.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2022
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Both ultrasound for medical imaging and seismology for imaging the Earth's interior measure the propagation of waves through matter. For example, when seismic waves encounter material differences in the Earth's interior, ...
General Physics
Jul 26, 2022
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Would you rather have $500 today or $550 in 12 months? A large study involving more than 60 countries finds that individuals across income groups and locations often prefer immediate gains at the expense of future gains, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2022
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From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies—with uncertain implications.
Environment
Jul 3, 2022
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Even gift cards aren't immune from America's sharp political divisions.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2022
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After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse. But experts are pretty certain that the U.K. economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2022
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The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an overall grade of C+ on its latest report card, released Monday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Environment
Jun 6, 2022
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On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets―one silver, one white―sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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About 45 million Americans are immigrants, a near-record 14% of the population. Among them are, according to government estimates, 11.4 million who are undocumented.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2022
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