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Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 8:49 AM
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
Read MoreIs Trump’s assault on Canada bringing Québec and the rest of the country closer together?
Monday, March 10, 2025 10:05 AM
Amid ongoing Canada-U.S. tensions, Québec faces unique challenges in preserving its distinct identity, language and culture within Canada.
Read MoreButterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:00 PM
The causes involve more than just habitat loss, but there are steps you can take to help save these delicate creatures
Read MoreGifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 10:05 AM
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
Read MoreCutting Medicaid and federal programs are among 4 key Trump administration policy changes that could make life harder for disabled people
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 8:37 AM
Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.
Read MoreUSAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 4:44 PM
USAID has a decades-long history of fighting smallpox, polio, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.
Read More‘We painted our fear, hope and dreams’ − examining the art and artists of Guantánamo Bay
Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:47 AM
Using tea bags, mop strands and other camp detritus, detainees used art as a way of escape at the detention center.
Read MoreVitamin deficiency may be why you’re so tired – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to kickstart your energy by getting essential nutrients in a well-rounded diet, along with more sleep and exercise
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 8:32 AM
Many Americans are deficient in vitamin D, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids, all of which affect energy levels.
Read MoreThe moral dimension to America’s flawed health care system
Thursday, December 19, 2024 8:14 AM
At a moment of soul-searching about health care in the US, an expert on global health puts the American system in perspective.
Read MoreBrain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:25 AM
Brain-training games may have cognitive benefits, but other challenging activities are proven to help our brains function at their best.
Read MoreHaving the ‘right’ friends may hold the secret to building wealth, according to new study on socioeconomic ties
Thursday, October 24, 2024 8:40 AM
A study found that in US counties where friendships with prosperous individuals are more common, investment and savings tend to be higher.
Read MoreTo save its tigers, India has relocated thousands of people – it could enlist their help instead
Thursday, September 5, 2024 12:18 PM
Tigers have bounced back, but some relocations may have done more harm than good.
Read MoreCan a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:16 AM
An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
Read MoreLincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 8:14 AM
Keeping the United States together meant more than defeating the Confederacy. Lincoln first had to unite a fractured North.
Read MoreRocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island
Friday, June 21, 2024 2:05 PM
Satellite data shows the amount of food the residents of the tiny Pacific island have grown over time, pointing to a small but stable population.
Read MoreTrump’s guilty verdict is not the end of the matter
Friday, May 31, 2024 9:00 AM
By focusing on the facts, the public can avoid being distracted by baseless allegations about the Trump verdict that undermine institutions designed to ensure – not weaponize – justice.
Read MoreTatouage et allergies : de nombreuses encres contiennent des ingrédients non indiqués sur l’étiquette
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 5:51 AM
Des chimistes ont testé 54 encres à tatouer disponibles sur le marché américain. Plus de la moitié d’entre elles contenait des ingrédients potentiellement allergisants non répertoriés sur les étiquettes.
Read MoreWhen the Supreme Court said it’s important to move quickly in key presidential cases like Trump’s immunity claim
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 9:50 AM
In 1974, the Supreme Court accepted, heard and decided a case within two months because the justices understood its importance to the public.
Read MoreGender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:37 AM
In ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically removed their testicles, were often considered feminine.
Read MoreRwanda genocide: 30 years on, why Tutsis are at the centre of DR Congo’s conflict
Thursday, April 11, 2024 9:30 AM
Rwanda shapes conflict in the region by using the Congolese Tutsi to centre its claims of a continued threat of genocide.
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