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Earth's energy budget is out of balance – here's how that's warming the climate

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageThe Sun over Earth, seen from the International Space Station.NASA, CC BY-NC

You probably remember your grade school science teachers explaining that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. That’s a fundamental property of the universe.

Energy can be transformed, however. When the Sun’s rays reach Earth, they are transformed into...

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5 ways Americans often misunderstand Cuba, from Fidel Castro's rise to the Cuban American vote

  • Written by Caroline McCulloch, Professor of International Relations, Florida International University
imageStreet view of Havana, Cuba, July 26, 2021, several weeks after mass protests broke out.Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

Cuba recently erupted in the largest protests seen there in six decades, reflecting popular anger over a crippling economic crisis, scarce food and medicines and a half-century of repression.

Cuba remains largely an enigma to...

Read more: 5 ways Americans often misunderstand Cuba, from Fidel Castro's rise to the Cuban American vote

With abortion heading back to the Supreme Court, is it time to retire the 'my body, my choice' slogan?

  • Written by Elizabeth Lanphier, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics, University of Cincinnati
imageTime for a new slogan? Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images

One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.

Mississippi made clear that it aims to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which in 1973 established a constitutionally protected right to...

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Understanding evangelicalism in America today

  • Written by Terry Shoemaker, Lecturer Religious Studies, Arizona State University
imageEvangelicals share the recognition of the Bible as the ultimate authority.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A precipitous decline in the number of Americans identifying as white evangelical was revealed in Public Religion Research Institute’s2020 Census on American Religion. In 2006, almost a quarter of the American population identified as white...

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Does a Trump endorsement make a difference? Yes, but not the way a candidate hopes it will

  • Written by Hans J.G. Hassell, Associate Professor of Political Science, Florida State University
imageSen. Dean Heller, right, and President Donald Trump, who endorsed him, at a rally on Sept. 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Heller lost the reelection.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump may see himself as a winner, but the candidates he endorses don’t always win. In fact, his endorsement often helps the opponents of his candidates....

Read more: Does a Trump endorsement make a difference? Yes, but not the way a candidate hopes it will

Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...

Read more: Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at...

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...

Read more: 98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species...

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act protection save them?

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...

Read more: 98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act...

Expansion of Second Chance Pell Grants will let more people in prison pursue degrees

  • Written by Andrea Cantora, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore
imageResearch shows providing a college education to inmates increases their chances of finding work upon release. Tara Bahrampour/The Washington Post via Getty Images

When the Obama administration launched the Second Chance Pell program in 2016, the idea was to provide incarcerated people the chance to get a college education despite a longstanding...

Read more: Expansion of Second Chance Pell Grants will let more people in prison pursue degrees

Declined invitations go over more graciously when lack of money is cited instead of lack of time – new research

  • Written by Grant Donnelly, Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
imageBe careful how you decline wedding invitations.Jitalia17/iStock via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Declining an invitation by saying “I don’t have time” leads the person you rejected to feel undervalued and upset, making them trust you less and hurting the relationship,...

Read more: Declined invitations go over more graciously when lack of money is cited instead of lack of time –...

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