Fire consumes an area near Jaci Parana, state of Rondonia, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2019.
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Scott Denning, Colorado State University
If the Amazon rainforest functions as our planet's lungs, what do raging wildfires threaten? An atmospheric scientist explains why the fires, though devastating, won't suffocate life on Earth.
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Textbook prices are taking a toll on student finances.
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Amie Freeman, University of South Carolina
Textbook prices are causing many college students to forego the books they need for class, putting their grades in peril and leading many to miss out on certain courses, research shows.
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Paul J. Maginn, University of Western Australia; Aleta Baldwin, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Barbara Brents, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Crystal A. Jackson, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
There's a strand of radical feminist thought that claims porn causes misogyny. So four researchers decided to test this idea – and descended on a porn expo to study the beliefs of the male attendees.
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Deana Rohlinger, Florida State University
Why doesn't China put down the protests in Hong Kong? Maybe it doesn't want to.
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Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University
This hot, acidic neighbor with its surface veiled in thick clouds hasn't benefited from the attention showered on Mars and the Moon. But Venus may offer insights into the fate of the Earth.
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