The earned income tax credit lifts around 6 million of the working poor out of poverty every year, but with the economy hammered by COVID-19, many might not get the benefit they need.
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Nuestros últimos estudios sugieren que el metano, un gas de efecto invernadero más potente que el dióxido de carbono, se está acumulando en la atmósfera debido a la actividad humana.
The first Muslim prayer in 86 years was held on July 24 inside Hagia Sophia, recently reconverted to a mosque. For over a millennium, this grand monument has wielded enormous power.
In Australia, methane emissions from fossil fuels are rising due to expansion of the natural gas industry, whereas agriculture emissions are falling.
New research reveals which sectors of the global economy fuelled the emissions decline during COVID-19. We have a narrow window of time to make the change permanent.
Una nueva investigación analiza los sectores económicos responsables de la caída global de emisiones debida a la COVID-19. Tenemos una pequeño margen de tiempo para hacer el cambio permanente.
De tout récents travaux du Global Carbon Project montrent dans le détail les effets de la pandémie et du confinement sur l’économie mondiale.
New research shows that babies around the world love baby talk — and when adults baby talk to them it is good for their language development.
About 48% of Latino US citizens fear deportation for themselves, their loved ones or their communities. That’s up from 41% in 2007.
While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
A new survey shows that people with advanced degrees make more money starting out on the same jobs as those with just bachelor’s degrees. But there’s more to the story, two sociologists note.
With electronic voting and vote-counting machines susceptible to hacking, paper ballots ensure recounts are possible – and accurate.
Bagaimana paus, yang hanya memakan makhluk kecil, mampu berevolusi menjadi makhluk terbesar di dunia? Dan mengapa mereka tidak bertambah besar?
African American students are taking on significantly more debt than white students to earn advanced degrees. Is it worth it?
Most of us spend hours each day glued to some type of screen for work or play. But is that a bad thing? Has anyone got the data to figure it out? Now is the time for ‘The Human Screenome Project.’
How did whales that feed on tiny prey evolve into the largest creatures on Earth? And why don’t they get even bigger?
Carbon emissions will hit a record high for the second year in a row, but there is a small silver lining: the rate of emissions growth has slowed dramatically.
Des cartes évolutives proposent une analyse détaillée des services que la nature rend à l’humanité.
Researchers are trying to boost the power of our immune system by genetically altering our white blood cells and transforming them into super-soldiers to fight cancer.
As climate change intensifies the risk of wildfires in California, insurers are dropping coverage for many homeowners.
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Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International Security and Conflict, Stanford University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Finance, Stanford University
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Doctoral Candidate, Stanford University
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Research Scholar, Indo-Pacific Security, Stanford University
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Deputy Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
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Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University
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Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University
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Research Affiliate, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
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Science Communicator, Stanford University
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Former Stanford Impact Labs Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
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Emeritus Professor of Education, Stanford University
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Associate Scientist, SLAC Computational Beamline, Stanford University
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Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Physics Department, Stanford University