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Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change

  • Written by Miki Mori, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Université de Mayotte
imageFishermen on Mayotte, where the local Maore language has no words to easily translate 'climate change.' Mwanasimba via Wikimedia, CC BY

As a child growing up in the early 1990s, I remember learning in school about the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels traps heat near the Earth’s surface, like the glass of a...

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Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

  • Written by Zachary W. Schulz, Lecturer of History, Auburn University
imageThe presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024, did not add much context to what the two candidates would do on health care beyond their own records.Visual China Group/Getty Images

Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election – Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different...

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‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

  • Written by Nathan H. Dize, Assistant Professor of French, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance continues to defend the false claim that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been abducting and eating area cats and dogs.

That outlandish idea has been thoroughly debunked since former President Donald Trump repeatedly raised it as an anti-immigrant talking point in the Sept. 12, 2024, presidential...

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Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments

  • Written by Mahshid Ahmadi, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee
imageAir pollution is a global problem, but scientists are investigating new materials that could help clean it up. AP Photo/Sergei Grits

Many human activities release pollutants into the air, water and soil. These harmful chemicals threaten the health of both people and the ecosystem. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes an...

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TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences

  • Written by Matt Williams, Senior International Editor
imageTikTok takes on the U.S. government.Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

TikTok headed to court on Sept. 16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S.

During the appearance before a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...

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America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why

  • Written by Elizabeth Eckelkamp, Associate Professor of Animal Science and Dairy Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee
imageRunning a dairy farm isn't easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income.AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County,...

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Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits

  • Written by Abbie Cohen, PhD Candidate in Education, University of California, Los Angeles
imageIt's hard to call mentoring by volunteers a "business model."RichLegg/E+ via Getty Images

Relying on wealthy, largely white donors for funding can lead nonprofits that run after-school programs for low-income children of color to feel pressured to skew their priorities. In part because of class and racial differences, these nonprofits can have...

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Empowering engineering students through storytelling

  • Written by Anne Hamby, Associate Professor of Marketing, Boise State University

Stories of self-doubt are common among engineering students. That was a key finding of a study conducted recently at Boise State University by a team of researchers.

Students surveyed questioned their abilities. They were sure everyone else understood the material. They said they didn’t fit in. They wondered whether they should quit...

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Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president

  • Written by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
imageWill Kamala Harris' candidacy inspire other women to run for office?Grant Baldwin/Getty Images

Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president. Some people have celebrated her candidacy, hoping that it will excite voters enough to elect the first woman president.

But the glass ceiling that stymied Hillary Clinton’s...

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Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot system has a problem − but it’s not what Trump is making unfounded claims about

  • Written by Daniel J. Mallinson, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn State
imageProtesters in support of counting all the mail-in votes gather outside of the Philadelphia Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2020.Chris McGrath via Getty Images

Mail-in voting in Pennsylvania will not begin on Sept. 16, 2024, as was previously slated. Due to ongoing court cases, the past is poised to repeat itself in the commonwealth in the upcoming...

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  2. Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?
  3. What are halal mortgages?
  4. How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities
  5. Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens
  6. Vatican News: How to Stay Informed on the Global Religious Landscape
  7. Students ride the rails in this course to learn about sustainability and tourism
  8. Creative life after death − or yes, you can control spinoffs from beyond the grave
  9. Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow
  10. Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth
  11. Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it
  12. Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift
  13. Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds
  14. Photographer Louis Carlos Bernal memorialized the barrios at the US-Mexican border
  15. Fujimori’s death won’t end pursuit of justice for Peruvian victims – or stop the strongman’s supporters from revering his legacy
  16. Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity
  17. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in the 2024 election
  18. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison
  19. A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI
  20. Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment
  21. Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
  22. Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
  23. Free school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election
  24. East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two
  25. Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why
  26. Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump
  27. Trump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year
  28. Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash
  29. With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West
  30. Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
  31. Funny reviews help engage consumers, fueling impulse buys − to a point, study shows
  32. ‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents
  33. Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed
  34. Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
  35. Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source
  36. I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned
  37. Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count
  38. How we discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters
  39. A college course that’s a history of the future
  40. Medieval theology has an old take on a new problem − AI responsibility
  41. Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law
  42. Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential debates
  43. Politicians often warn of American decline – and voters often buy it
  44. How Democrats are making a mistake in rural America – by not showing up
  45. Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
  46. Neutral news sources could exploit today’s polarized mediascape to boost revenue − here’s why they may choose not to
  47. How Russia employs ‘hard soft power’ to influence overseas media and sow dissent and fear among foreign populations
  48. FDA’s new regulations underscore the complexity around screening for women with dense breasts
  49. Under both Trump and Biden-Harris, US oil and gas production surged to record highs, despite very different energy goals
  50. Is it time to retire the ‘Arab-Israeli conflict’? Hostilities now extend beyond those boundaries