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Food is a central focus of the MIT program; Maggie Coblentz, who leads the Space Exploration Initiative's gastronomic research argues that, as much as art or music or movement, good food will enable us to thrive as we leave Earth behind.

How much time does the measurement process take and what is the quantum state of the system at any intermediate step?

Debt’s ubiq­uity is a burden, but also an opportunity.

Vermont’s GOP governor could appoint a Republican to replace him and throw everything into disarray.

A new Urban Institute study measures the spatial mismatch between where job seekers live and employment opportunities.

When the county implemented a penny-per-ounce tax on both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks — purchases of the taxed beverages decreased by 21%, even after an adjustment for cross-border shopping.

Sen. Bernie Sanders supports registered nurses in North Carolina as they work to make the union at Mission Health-HCA with National Nurses United.

Queen Sono will gain attention for being Netflix’s first African original series. It deserves attention for breaking barriers in Netflix’s programming examining everything from Black female independence to the impact of white colonialism on Africa.

The agreement, warned Rep. Barbara Lee, "leaves thousands of troops in Afghanistan and lacks the critical investments in peacebuilding, human-centered development, or governance reform needed to rebuild Afghan society."

Termination letters were sent to those students protesting for a cost-of-living adjustment amid California’s housing crisis