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Does it matter that Greenpeace journalists lied in order to expose academics-for-hire?

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imageA Greenpeace undercover investigation revealed that academics agreed to receive payments from fossil fuel companies – without disclosing the funding. Aly Song/Reuters

Earlier this fall, Greenpeace announced it was hiring a team of journalists and making investigations a pillar of its advocacy work.

Now the public is beginning to see the fruits...

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A win for air quality in Paris summit, but climate-smart agriculture still lags

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imageAided by expanded farming in Asia, there's been a global increase in greenhouse gases from farming. asiandevelopmentbank/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Environmental problems are usually multifaceted and complex. This is especially true for climate change. As a result, over time researchers and policymakers have learned the importance of a comprehensive and...

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For pro athletes on the cusp of retirement, what psychological challenges lie ahead?

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imageAtlanta Hawks fans honor Kobe Bryant after the first quarter of a game on December 5 2015.USA Today Sports/Reuters

Some of the biggest names in professional sports are facing retirement. David Ortiz and Kobe Bryant recently announced that they’ll be calling it quits in 2016. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods is openly talking about the possibility of...

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Pass or fail? Profs grade GOP foreign policy debate

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imageRound 5 of the GOP debates was full of tough talk. Mike Blake/Reuters

Two weeks after a terrorist attack in California, the GOP candidates for president met to discuss foreign policy. We asked two national security experts to grade the ideas they expressed.

Henry Kissinger, how I’m missing you

Bear F Braumoeller, Ohio State University

In the...

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Engaging civil society will help ensure transparent and credible review of climate pledges

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imageResearchers and NGOs will be necessary to ensure climate pledges are kept. Reuters

After two weeks of negotiations, the Paris climate talks that ended on December 12 delivered the foundations of a post-2020 climate regime.

To advance climate change mitigation efforts, the new agreement incorporates national targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

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Heroes or scoundrels: how popular culture portrays journalists and what that means for the 2016 campaign

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imageReporter are glorified and vilified in popular culture.Roger H. Goun , CC BY-SA

Images of journalists have appeared in popular culture since ancient times. Today, those images are more conflicted than ever, with the advent of multimedia and the growth of large groups of people who get their information primarily from social media, the clergy and...

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Stretching science: why emotional intelligence is key to tackling climate change

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imageScientists need to get comfortable with dealing with people and their feelings.crowd from www.shutterstock.com

Climate science has been instrumental in developing the ambitious carbon emission reduction targets negotiated at the recent climate talks in Paris. At the same time, the kinds of actions needed to avert the worst effects of climate change...

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Sports history shows why playing ball with Cuba makes sense

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imagePenn State's Nittany Lions became simply 'USA' during its games against Havana’s famed Industriales and other teams. Kelsie Netzer/John Curley Center

Every few days, it seems, there is news about a new way in which Cuba and the United States are trying to heal more than a half-century of animosity, dating to the rise of Fidel Castro’s...

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Does wearing a school uniform improve student behavior?

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imageShould school students wear a uniform?Students' image via www.shutterstock.com

In a growing number of school districts across the nation, students must wear a uniform.

This is not the stereotypical school uniform associated with Catholic schools – pleated plaid skirt with a blouse for girls; a button-down shirt, a necktie and dark pants for...

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Feeling SAD? Talk therapy gets better long-term results than light boxes

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imageFeeling SAD?Woman holding mug via www.shutterstock.com

As the days get shorter and the nights grow longer, sometimes it can seem like we barely get a chance to see the sun. For most people, this can be frustrating; and for others, the slide into winter can actually lead to a subset of depression called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.

SAD is a...

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