Muslims visit the shrines to observe the martyrdom day of Hussain. Shiite Muslims believe that Hussain was third in line of 12 divinely appointed spiritual and political successors.
What Nigerian cities can learn from the rest of the world
In the footsteps of rapid urban population growth, governments must enact better policies that focus on the improvement of existing communities rather than on their eradication.
Don’t ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security
“As someone who routinely analyzes threats, vulnerabilities and risks, I see the U.S. again falling prey to a decades-old problem, which the 9/11 Commission termed a ‘failure of imagination.'”
Parents can help kids catch up in reading with a 10-minute daily routine
“Read with your children. Enjoy books together, and whatever you do, don’t worry about teaching them to read. Leave the teaching to the teachers.”
Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene
To build a more robust Earth science in the “human age,” the human sciences must play as central a role as the natural sciences do today.
Not All Americans Have a Fair Path to a Good Death – Racial Disparities Are Real
Researchers are still learning how race-related social experiences and physical environments affect health, illness, and mortality.
Convicts Are Returning to Farming—Anti-Immigrant Policies Are the Reason
Under lucrative arrangements, states are increasingly leasing prisoners to private corporations to harvest food for American consumers.
Hackers Seek Ransoms from Baltimore and Communities Across the US
Many state and local governments, including Baltimore, remain underprepared and underfunded to adequately deal with cybersecurity’s many challenges.
Spider Glue’s Sticky Secret Revealed By New Genetic Research
Using new technology, a UMBC researcher and her colleague have been able to sequence the first full genetic sequences that code for spider glue proteins.
Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria
With antibiotic resistance becoming a major threat, figuring out how resistance to antibiotics emerges and spreads among bacterial populations will be increasingly important.