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Private prisons have a political role in corrections issues in the US, researcher finds
Private prisons play a political role in immigration and incarceration issues in the United States and…
National trash: Reducing waste produced in US national parks
When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon,…
Radioactive tadpoles reveal contamination clues
Tadpoles can be used to measure the amount of radiocesium, a radioactive material, in aquatic environments,…
Instagram chief insists it doesn't spy on users
Instagram doesn’t snoop on private conversations as part of its advertising targeting strategy, the head of…
When is Amazon Prime Day? The date is out—and it's just around the corner
Amazon Prime Day, when the e-commerce giant offers a Black Friday-like sale in the middle of…
GM to upgrade assembly plants ahead of new pickup, SUV lines
General Motors Co. has announced it’s investing more than $4.2 billion in assembly plants in Indiana,…
Apple launches iOS 13 public beta: 10 reasons to get the software now if you're feeling brave
Apple will unveil new iPhones in September, assuming the company sticks to its usual playbook. The…
How to help physics teachers who don't know physics
A shortage of high school physics teachers has led to teachers with little-to-no physics training taking…
Scientists on Madeira see new 'plasticrust' sea pollution
Researchers say they may have identified a new kind of plastic pollution in the sea and…