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Climate change is transforming the Arctic, with impacts on the rest of the planet. A geographer explains why he once doubted that human actions were causing such shifts, and what changed his mind.
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Fourier’s discoveries can still be felt in modern-day radiology, climate science and physics.
Research shows that exercise offers promise – as an alternative to prescription opioids – for relieving chronic pain.
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American voters would not give more money to the wealthy.
President Trump signed an order on Dec. 4 to drastically reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Four legal experts explain why this action is likely to be reversed.
Australia is among nations calling for a 1 million square km marine park off East Antarctica. But Russia and China remain opposed, and a recent summit yet again failed to seal the deal.
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In the US, differences in school results among poorer children depend more on environment than genes. In Australia, the story is different.
‘Positive discrimination’ policies around the world are on the rise. What might other countries teach the U.S. about attaining racial, economic and gender equality in higher education?
Scholars argue that the complaint of bias against Harvard reflects a flawed understanding of affirmative action policies.
There isn’t just one single narrative in Islam. Indonesia and China have a long tradition of women religious leaders – a trend that is catching up in other Muslim majority countries as well.
President Trump has ordered a review of national monuments protected by his predecessors, and may try to abolish or shrink some. But four legal experts say that only Congress has that authority.
As school choice advocates attempt to garner more widespread support for vouchers, a new kind of voucher system is growing: one that uses tax credits to subsidize private education.
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Assistant Research Professor of Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Chancellors Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Associate, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Research Fellow of Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University; University of New England
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Scientist in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Scientist, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
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Ph.D. Candidate in Cultural Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder