Why Today’s Young People Think Differently About Guns
Teens and Millennials are aren’t trapped in age-old talking points and battles, and they’re seeing dramatically steeper declines in anti-social behaviors than adults.
Will you catch the moon and Saturn before sunrise February 2?
Jupiter and Venus will be very bright and up in the east before dawn. Saturn is below them – much fainter – near the moon on the morning of February 2.
Wind Power Has Crossed a Significant Milestone in America
Wind briefly powered more than 50 percent of electric demand on Sunday for the first time on any North American power grid.
With Christie gone, felons in New Jersey could finally get their voting rights
It’s the state with the highest racial disparity in incarceration.
With More Rain Forecast, Crews Work To Reinforce Oroville Dam
Water damage to an emergency spillway on the Oroville Dam in Northern California prompted the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from the area. More rain is forecast for the region this week.
Women Warriors Among Northern Plains Indians
The popular media and sometimes history book view of the Northern Plains Indians of the nineteenth century envisions a male warrior, mounted on a horse, wearing a long war bonnet. There are many things wrong with this stereotype, but what is usually missing from the non-Indian descriptions of Northern Plains Indian warfare is the fact…
Women’s March on Washington: Photos From D.C. & Around the World
The Women’s March on Washington could be the biggest D.C. march in history.
Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer – BBC News
The infection kills off cancerous cells and leaves healthy ones unharmed, animal studies show.
Zora Neale Hurston and the Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade’s Last Survivor
Even after Emancipation, Kossula Oluales spent the rest of his life trying to recover what was lost.
California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington
When Trump opened a massive leadership void on climate change, nuclear weapons, and more, Brown stepped in.
