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Two authors argue that teachers should embrace controversial issues to help students learn the political process. But, they say, context is key.

Two authors argue that teachers should embrace controversial issues to help students learn the political process. But, they say, context is key.

'Star Wars' fans can breathe easier — nothing embarrassing or cringe-worthy in Episode VII

FloodRISE is a UC Irvine-led project to decrease damage from coastal floods in Southern California, in part by working with residents of flood-prone Tijuana neighborhoods.

A British fruit historian convincingly argues in a new book that the pear is "the most exciting of the tree fruits." And she says it's time to revive pear culture and explore the fruit's diversity.

Seriously, do you understand how the Galactic Senate functioned?

Thomas Laqueur, author of The Work of the Dead, discusses the ways people have dealt with human remains over the course of history. Modern cemeteries, he says, are byproducts of the French Revolution.

A British fruit historian convincingly argues in a new book that the pear is "the most exciting of the tree fruits." And she says it's time to revive pear culture and explore the fruit's diversity.

The teen, who was reported to attend an Los Angeles charter school, was either walking to or from school when he was struck by a semi-truck.

After months of investigation, federal regulators have determined that design flaws appear to be the cause of excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water through California’s troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, a top federal regulator said.