The voting rights of people with felony convictions is a controversial issue across many U.S. states—not least because many people assume expanding those rights could significantly affect election outcomes. A study by MIT ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2022
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American diversity is in the spotlight as racial discrimination in the United States reemerges as a major topic of public discussion, touching everything from education to housing to policing.
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2021
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The idyllic image of peaceful Swiss Alpine pastures is being shattered by upcoming votes on pesticides which have sharply divided opinion in rural Switzerland.
Ecology
Jun 6, 2021
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Most public opinion polls correctly predicted the winning candidate in the 2020 U.S. presidential election—but on average, they overestimated the margin by which Democrat Joe Biden would beat Republican incumbent Donald ...
Political science
Nov 18, 2020
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Britain's most advanced polar research ship in decades was set to begin technical sea trials on Wednesday before making its maiden voyage to Antarctica next year.
Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2020
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The topic of mail-in voting has been top news lately, with Democrats touting its benefits early in the pandemic while some Republicans, President Trump in particular, insisted that the method is rife with fraud, a claim with ...
Political science
Aug 28, 2020
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Although most voters say they believe that voting will be safe and that their ballot will be counted despite the coronavirus pandemic, those who question election safety and some who question election integrity appear less ...
Political science
Aug 27, 2020
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The Endangered Species Act, or "the Act," is arguably the most important law in the United States for conserving biodiversity and arresting the extinction of species.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2018
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A University of Southampton scientist is calling on the public's help in her bid to unlock the genetic secrets of an endangered bat species.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2017
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When the company that produces the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index announced this month that it would exclude the corporate parent of Snapchat from its benchmark market measure, the move was cheered by advocates of better ...
Business
Aug 25, 2017
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