How Aretha Franklin found her voice
7 Views August 18, 2018 Be first to comment Adam Gustafson
Aretha Franklin performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1989. AP Photo/Mario…
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium’s discovery – why we need it more than ever
13 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Christopher Rithner
Balloons filled with helium float lazily into the sky. By magicinfoto / shutterstock.com Watching…
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Could different cultures teach us something about dementia?
14 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Richard Gunderman
Other cultures view dementia differently. Could they help us be better caregivers? BlurryMe/Shutterstock.com Picture…
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Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utility
6 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Anjana Susarla
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify on Capitol Hill. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik When…
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Black and biracial Americans wouldn’t need to code-switch if we lived in a post-racial society
7 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Chandra D.L. Waring
For black and biracial Americans, the pressures to adapt to a dominant white culture…
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Lost and found in upstate New York: ‘Lost Boys’ nonprofits latch onto a new objective closer to home
5 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Susan Appe
Many people in South Sudan live in camps for the internally displaced after years…
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The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the US to get serious about recycling at home
12 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Kate O'Neill
Conveyors carry mixed plastic into a device that will shred recycle them at a…
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Approval of first ‘RNA interference’ drug – why the excitement?
5 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Thomas Schmittgen
Single strands of ribonucleic acid (RNA) are now being used to treat disease. By…
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A bee economist explains honey bees’ vital role in growing tasty almonds
5 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Brittney Goodrich
A honey bee sniffs a cherry blossom. AP Photo/Patrick Pleul It’s sometimes reported that…
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Dr. Droegemeier goes to Washington? What could happen when a respected scientist joins Trump’s White House
11 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Daniel Sarewitz
It's a political job, not a scientific one. slack12, CC BY-NC-ND Leaders of the…
