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Rising temperatures are making physical activity undesirable and even dangerous in many parts of the world, and as global heating worsens, it will further affect how…

Donald Trump is still high on the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The easy abduction of the Venezuelan president didn’t just grant Trump control of the nation’s…

Herein, one of the more frustrating aspects of academic administration that nobody tells you about until you’re in it. Let’s consider a change to the schedule.Yes!…

Sylvia Hurtado, a Distinguished Professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, has been elected the 112th president of the American Educational Research…

Vermont had a problem. Child care was too expensive. “We would be paying $3,500 a month, more than twice our mortgage.” Some parents were giving up…

There is outrage among some politicians and activists after the US Congress voted to slash $125m for replacing toxic lead drinking water pipes that are particularly…

February 2, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmA century of hair clippings show lead exposure rates have plummetedThere’s no safe level of exposure to…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Trump administration has picked a 40-year veteran…

Mnookin will be the fourth leader in three years at Columbia. DNY59/iStock/Getty Images Columbia University has selected Jennifer Mnookin, a legal scholar and current chancellor at…

Prof Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), is right to describe the rising level of violence directed at NHS staff…