Category: News

Why do voters have to pick a Republican or a Democrat in the US?
11
Jul
2023
Posted in Kids Information Government Question Law Constitutional State Congress

Why do voters have to pick a Republican or a Democrat in the US?

Voters often believe they only have two choices in American elections, even when multiple candidates appear on…

What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains
11
Jul
2023
Posted in Learning Weather News Information Knowledge

What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains

Pickup trucks creep through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains in August…

Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
10
Jul
2023
Posted in Technology Online Social Media Knowledge Discussion Point Information

Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle

Meta’s new Threads platform is going gangbusters, but that doesn’t mean it will replace Twitter. AP Photo/Richard…

There is no legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn’t justify Biden’s decision to do so
09
Jul
2023
Posted in Money News Information USA World News Government War

There is no legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn’t justify Biden’s decision to do so

The remains of a rocket that carried cluster munitions found in a Ukrainian field. Alice Martins/For The…

Is the US in a space race against China?
14
Apr
2023
Posted in Information USA Space Exploration Space Race Humans in Space Space Travel China

Is the US in a space race against China?

Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish bases on the Moon in the near future….

Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand
01
Apr
2023
Posted in News Discussion Point Government Law

Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand

Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points…

Back to the Moon
25
Mar
2023
Posted in Space Exploration Space Race Government Humans in Space Space Travel Science Law Moon

Back to the Moon

Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share…

Why we know so little about the Earth’s ocean
21
Mar
2023
Posted in Information Planet Earth Knowledge Good Read

Why we know so little about the Earth’s ocean

Why we know so little about the Earth’s ocean. Despite covering more than 70% of the Earth’s…

What does ‘moral hazard’ mean?
21
Mar
2023
Posted in Money Small Business Financial Government Law

What does ‘moral hazard’ mean?

A real payload. tiero/iStock via Getty Images Plus Cassandra Jones Havard, University of South Carolina What does…

After oil: the challenge and promise of getting the world off fossil fuels – podcast
26
Feb
2023
Posted in Information Planet Earth Science Climate Change World News Podcast Government

After oil: the challenge and promise of getting the world off fossil fuels – podcast

Moving beyond our dependency on oil requires developing viable alternative energies. (Shutterstock) Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation and…

All wars eventually end – here are 3 situations that will lead Russia and Ukraine to make peace
25
Feb
2023
Posted in News Information World News Government War

All wars eventually end – here are 3 situations that will lead Russia and Ukraine to make peace

A Ukrainian woman touches the grave of her husband, a soldier killed by Russian troops in August…

What is Time?
16
Feb
2023
Posted in Information Science What is?

What is Time?

Time is an essential concept that we use in our daily lives. It is the measure of…

Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action – but it is possible to prepare
14
Feb
2023
Posted in Community Helping Technology Natural disasters Helping Others Government Science People

Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action – but it is possible to prepare

Worst-hit areas in Turkey were reduced to rubble. Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Louise K. Comfort,…

Spy balloon drama elevates public attention, pressure for the US to confront China
11
Feb
2023
Posted in News Information Discussion Point Opinion World News Government

Spy balloon drama elevates public attention, pressure for the US to confront China

Spy balloon drama elevates public attention, pressure for the US to confront China The Chinese spy balloon flies…

Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader
07
Feb
2023
Posted in Information Discussion Point Government People Congress

Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader

Many Americans, many of them Republicans, seek leaders who would violate basic principles of democracy. AP Photo/Ben…

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial result
30
Jan
2023
Posted in Health Discussion Point Knowledge Science

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial result

Carcinogenic chemicals are labeled with a health hazard warning symbol. Peter Etchells/iStock via Getty Images Plus Brad…

What is involuntary manslaughter?
20
Jan
2023
Posted in News Discussion Point Knowledge Law

What is involuntary manslaughter?

Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in late 2021 while filming a movie…

50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads
17
Jan
2023
Posted in Women's Discussion Point Good Read Government Human Right's

50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads

Anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in 1985, the 12th anniversary of the Roe…

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
15
Jan
2023
Posted in Information Discussion Point Good Read Race Government Racism

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1965….

Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered
14
Jan
2023
Posted in Government Money Knowledge Information Debt

Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered

The sky’s not always the limit. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Steven Pressman, The New School Why America has…

Green jobs are booming, but too few employees have sustainability skills to fill them
08
Jan
2023
Posted in Technology Work Jobs Go GREEN Corporations & Firms Science

Green jobs are booming, but too few employees have sustainability skills to fill them

U.S. universities now have over 3,000 sustainability programs. Andy DeLisle/ASU Christopher Boone, Arizona State University and Karen…

What causes stuttering?
07
Jan
2023
Posted in Information Knowledge Question Science Health

What causes stuttering?

The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of…

Visualizing the inside of cells at previously impossible resolutions provides vivid insights into how they work
07
Jan
2023
Posted in Health Information Science

Visualizing the inside of cells at previously impossible resolutions provides vivid insights into how they work

mCryo-electron tomography shows what molecules look like in high-resolution – in this case, the virus that causes COVID-19….