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How did abuse get baked into the restaurant industry?
When the The New York Times and The Boston Globe recently published exposés in which employees…
Examining four factors that contributed to the record low history scores for US eighth graders
When national student test scores revealed recently that knowledge of U.S. history and civics had reached…
West Africa has a small weapons crisis—why some countries are better at dealing with it than others
Research has found that globally, small arms and light weapons increase the likelihood, intensity and longevity…
Male sex workers are often well-educated and middle class, finds researcher
In a new Ph.D. thesis from Lund University in Sweden, gender studies researcher Marco Bacio interviewed…
One of world's oldest lions killed by herders in Kenya
A Kenyan lion believed to have been the world’s oldest in the wild has died after…
5.5 magnitude earthquake, large aftershock hit Northern California; minor damage reported
Earthquakes have rattled a large area of Northern California this week, but only minor damage was…
Will new anti-doping regs be enough to save horses—and horse racing?
Drugging or “doping” thoroughbreds with medications that mask pain and enhance performance—sometimes beyond the breaking point—will…
Multifunctional nanosystem effectively reverses multidrug resistance in tumors
P-glycoprotein (P-gp/ABCB1) is a typical type of multiple drug resistance (MDR) transport protein that can recognize…
Study shows how writing helps young students engage more deeply with civics
Recent results from an assessment known as the Nation’s Report Card found scores in U.S. history…