A raccoon with a fish at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla.Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged soils. They can have water on them either permanently or for just part of the year.
Whether it’s year-round or seasonal, this...
Is it time to find new language to describe racial disparities in education?Will & Deni McIntyre via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Despite long-standing efforts to close the racial “achievement gap” in education, the term does more to trigger racist stereotypes and causes...
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Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii, with an observatory visible on its summit. Native Hawaiians consider the mountain sacred and object to construction on it.Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty ImagesWho should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans?
That is the question that the United States government and some states hope recent...
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Nicaragua's lawmakers have closed NGOs in a string of decrees.STR/AFP via Getty ImagesMany countries around the world are becoming less democratic as leaders in places such as Nicaragua, Mali, Hungary and Bangladesh seek to increase their power and diminish the ability of the courts, legislatures and independent institutions to constrain them.
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Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John RaouxHurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level emergency room, sending staff scrambling to move patients...
Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John RaouxHurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level emergency room, sending staff scrambling to move patients...
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Alla Pugacheva during a 2014 awards ceremony honoring the pop singer with the Order For Merit to the Fatherland.Sasha Mordovets/Getty ImagesDays before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced hasty referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine and the conscription of Russian men, Russian singer Alla...
Two women embrace before a Yom Kippur service held outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe Jewish High Holidays include Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Traditionally, Jews view the holidays as a chance to reflect on our shortcomings, make amends and seek forgiveness, both from other people...
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Two women embrace before a Yom Kippur service held outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. While the first really commemorates the creation of the world, Jews view both holidays as a chance to reflect on our...
Read more: Yom Kippur is coming soon – what does Judaism actually say about forgiveness?
The new Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline connects Norwegian natural gas fields in the North Sea with Denmark and Poland, offering an alternative to Russian gas.Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesRussia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and politica...