George Henry Durrie's 'Winter in the Country: A Cold Morning' (1861).Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsWhile Christmas playlists often include cheesy favorites like “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” there are also a handful of wistful tracks that go a little bit deeper.
Listen closely to...
As the dramatic and traumatic first year of the Trump presidency nears the finish line, with major legislative struggles over tax legislation and the budget, it is easy to overlook other important political events.
One such development is essential to both the tax reform package, which would be Trump’s only significant legislative achievement...
Read more: Trump's right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority
Autumn edible mushrooms, mostly Boletus edulis.www.shutterstock.com“Whatever dressing one gives to mushrooms…they are not really good but to be sent back to the dungheap where they are born.”
French philosopher Denis Diderot thus dismissed mushrooms in 1751 in his “Encyclopedie.” Today his words would be dismissed in...
More and more students at Harvard are examining their admission files to try to understand how they got in. The U.S. government is also plans to examine the files as part of a discrimination case filed by 63 Asian- American groups.Shutterstock.comAfter weeks of negotiation, Harvard University recently agreed to provide the Department of Justice...
More and more students at Harvard are examining their admission files to try to understand how they got in. The U.S. government is also plans to examine the files as part of a discrimination case filed by 63 Asian- American groups.Shutterstock.comAfter weeks of negotiation, Harvard University recently agreed to provide the Department of Justice...
Read more: You're not going to get accepted into a top university on merit alone
Delivering genetic material is a key challenge in gene therapy.Invitation image created by Kstudio, CC BYIf you’ve ever bought a new iPhone, you’ve experienced good packaging.
The way the lid slowly separates from the box. The pull tab that helps you remove the device. Even the texture of the paper inserts matters to Apple. Every aspect...
Read more: Designer proteins that package genetic material could help deliver gene therapy
Doug Jones supporters celebrate his stunning victory.AP Photo/John BazemoreIf there was one Republican in Alabama the Democratic Doug Jones could beat, Roy Moore was that Republican.
And in a Tuesday night nail-biter, Jones did just that, edging Moore by a mere 1.5 percentage points in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S....
Not all bathrooms are clean, which poses a problem for holiday travelers trying to keep their hands clean. Seroma72/Shutterstock.com For my fourth-grade science fair project, I tested different soaps to see which ones were the most effective at keeping my hands clean.
Now, nearly 20 years later as a microbiology doctoral candidate, I can’t...
This fire season has been particularly damaging to urban areas.AP Photo/Reed SaxonWildfires raging across southern California are causing evacuations of many communities and have destroyed hundreds of structures this month.
These fires follow the wind-driven Tubbs fire earlier this fall that blasted through densely urbanized neighborhoods in...
Read more: California needs to rethink urban fire risk, starting with where it builds houses
Imported laptop housings, Guiyu, China.Basel Action Network, CC BY-NDWith holidays approaching, many of us are mindful of the need to collect and recycle all the additional plastic, paper and other waste that we are about to generate. This year, however, there are questions about where that waste will end up. China, the world’s largest...
