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Rarity of Jupiter-like planets means planetary systems exactly like ours may be scarce

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imageArtist's depiction of the newly discovered Jupiter-like planet orbiting the star HD 32963. Stefano Meschiari

Is our little corner of the galaxy a special place? As of this date, we’ve discovered more than 1,500 exoplanets: planets orbiting stars other than our sun. Thousands more will be added to the list in the coming years as we confirm...

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Why scholars emphasize the need for affirmative action

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imageJustice Antonin Scalia's recent comments have provoked a lot of reaction.Brendan McDermid?Reuters

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments in the affirmative action case, Fisher v University of Texas, on Wednesday, December 9, suggested,

There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the...

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How the justice system fails us after police shootings

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imageDemonstrators protest Laquan McDonald's shooting in Chicago. Andrew Nelles/REUTERS

Two weeks ago, the police officer who shot Laquan McDonald in Chicago was charged with first-degree murder. Since then, the police superintendent was fired, and the Department of Justice announced that it will begin a large-scale investigation into the Chicago Police...

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Gun laws are being reformed, just not on Capitol Hill

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imageA memorial for 20-year-old UCSB student Christopher Michael-Martinez one of nine crime scenes in the Isla Vista neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California in 2014.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

With each mass shooting in America, we hear the same lament: people die, and politicians do nothing.

Like most political narratives, this one captures an element of...

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How a simple observation from the 1800s about patterns in big data sets can fight fraud

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imageWhy are some pages of a book of numbers tables more dog-eared than others?Book image via www.shutterstock.com.

Benford’s law was first mentioned by the American scientist Simon Newcomb in the 1880s, when he noticed that in books of tables of logarithms, the pages of numbers whose leading digit was 1 were more worn than the pages of numbers...

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Why China and the US have found common purpose on climate change

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imageThe first ever 'red alert' day in Beijing: reducing air pollution is one of the primary reasons for government action on climate change. Reuters

Over the past year, the United States and China forged a climate change partnership that would have been almost unthinkable not long ago. Not only have both countries committed to emissions reduction and...

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How do we ensure the next generation of workers isn't worse off than the last?

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imageThe future of work is an issue on many people's minds.Reuters

Discussions about the future of work are clearly in the air.

This week, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez is convening a three-day symposium on the issue. Simultaneously, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion about the implications of the “gig” economy for work and...

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When is an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks too risky?

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imageWhat's the harm?Aspirin via www.shutterstock.com.

We’ve known for a long time that aspirin can help prevent damage from a heart attack or a stroke if taken during one of those events. In fact, you might have seen ads about how aspirin can be lifesaving during a heart attack.

Research backs that up. For people who have already experienced a...

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