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How do you define racism? How can new research help descendants of slaves better understand their family origins? We ask these questions and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

For the first time ever, a new online resource will give anyone the opportunity to search through data on the academic performance of school kids across the country.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Monday that Arctic sea ice reached its likely minimum extent on Sept. 18, 2019.

Researchers reflect on the lessons learned from a landmark multinational agreement protecting Antarctica's Ross Sea.

Hundreds of researchers from 19 countries are launching a yearlong journey to study Arctic climate.

Women take cover or prepare to evacuate more quickly but often have trouble convincing the men in their lives to do so, according to a study on how gender influences response to disaster. It also found traditional gender roles and power dynamics resurface, and female voices often go unheard.

Thick, impenetrable ice slabs are expanding rapidly on the interior of Greenland's ice sheet, sending meltwater spilling into the ocean.

This week's episode of the Brainwaves podcast will take a look at a system most of us have been through, but which we don't know everything about: public K-12 education.

This year, 14 students visited El Paso, Texas, where they got a holistic education in immigration policy, meeting with everyone from migrants to border patrol agents.

Researchers at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) have been awarded $3 million to study the changing climate and rivers of Alaska and western Canada.