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How a 1989 poster became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights

  • Written by John Corso-Esquivel, Associate Professor of Art History, Davidson College

For abortion rights advocates, Barbara Kruger’s iconic feminist image “Untitled (Your body is a battleground)” remains as relevant today as when it was first released in 1989.

Following the May 2, 2022, leak of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s anti-abortion draft decision, Google searches for Kruger spiked. Sear...

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How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains

  • Written by Grace Shih, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageWhen abortion care is restricted, demand for abortion pills goes up.Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

“Are these pills legit? If I send money, am I even going to get these pills?”

These are the kinds of questions people have when they are curious about ordering medication abortion pills online.

This process, often called...

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Utah's Pioneer Day celebrates Mormons' trek west – but there's a lot more to the history of Latter-day Saints and migration

  • Written by Jeffrey Turner, Ph.D. Candidate in U.S. History, University of Utah
imageA couple rides on a float with a handcart during the parade for Pioneer Day, an annual Utah holiday, on July 24, 2019, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Each July 24, the state of Utah celebrates “Pioneer Day.” There are parades, rodeos, fireworks, a marathon, hikes and historical outfits, plus lots of red, white and blue –...

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Food expiration dates don't have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what's too old to eat

  • Written by Jill Roberts, Associate Professor of Global Health, University of South Florida
imageWithout obvious signs of contamination like the mold in this jam, consumers use expiration dates to decide whether to keep or throw away food. Ralf Geithe via iStock/Getty Images

Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick with listeria...

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Jan. 6 committee set to examine Trump's connection to Capitol rioters – a militia expert explains this complex relationship

  • Written by Amy Cooter, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
imageMembers of the Oath Keepers stand outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press

It’s not quite clear what, exactly, former President Donald Trump was doing and privately saying inside the White House during the five long, violent hours when more than 2,000 rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6,...

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Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term

  • Written by Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
imagePrincipal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chuck Hoskin Jr. speaks in Tahlequah, Okla. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling is upending decades of law in support of tribes. AP Photo/Michael Woods

Over the past 50 years, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court have increasingly diverged in how they view the laws that relate to Indian tribes. Congress has passed...

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Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they're hard to diagnose

  • Written by Jacob Pellinen, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageApproximately 10% of people will experience at least one seizure during their lifetime.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

The dramatic and incapacitating nature of seizures is reflected in the word itself, which derives from the Greek “to take hold” – like an invisible force suddenly grasping someone and...

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It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains

  • Written by Adewole S. Adamson, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Division of Dermatology), University of Texas at Austin

Melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer that effects people of every racial and ethnic group. The risk factor most closely linked to developing melanoma is exposure to ultraviolet, or UV, rays from the sun. In fact, sunburns have been associated with doubling one’s risk of melanoma.

Sunscreen can block UV rays and therefore...

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Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study finds

  • Written by Emily Smith-Greenaway, Associate Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageResearch shows that grandparents' involvement in their grandchildren's lives plays a critically important role in a child's overall health and development. Mayur Kakade/Moment via Getty Images

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The big idea

The death of a grandmother can have severe and lasting mental health...

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Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice

  • Written by Thomas Scott Smith, Professor - Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Program, Brigham Young University
imageScenes like this one are becoming increasingly common in the Arctic.ALEXANDER GRIR/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

More than 50 hungry polar bears invaded the Russian coastal village of Belushya Guba over a period of three months, attracted by the local dump. Some bears entered homes and businesses by ripping doors off hinges and climbing through...

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  8. Children are bombarded with violence in the news – here's how to help them cope
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  10. Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure
  11. To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
  12. Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
  13. The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda
  14. Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching
  15. How sustainable manufacturing could help reduce the environmental impact of industry
  16. More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues
  17. Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future
  18. Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human
  19. Y chromosome loss through aging can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and death from cardiovascular disease, new research finds
  20. Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over a quarter of their incomes on food
  21. Decrying Nazism – even when it's not there – has been Russia's 'Invade country for free' card
  22. Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today
  23. With Trump's role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options
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  25. Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas
  26. Cannabis prohibition in France over the past 50 years has disproportionately punished its Muslim minority
  27. A case for retreat in the age of fire
  28. James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released first images
  29. Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic beliefs of white nationalist group – and their plans to start a civil war
  30. US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely becoming more liberal
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  32. D.B. Cooper, the changing nature of hijackings and the foundation for today's airport security
  33. June jobs report suggests Fed could avoid a recession – but room for error is minuscule
  34. NASA's head warned that China may try to claim the Moon – two space scholars explain why that's unlikely to happen
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  36. Biopsies confirm a breast cancer diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram – but structural racism may lead to lengthy delays
  37. Roe v. rap: Hip-hop artists have long wrestled with reproductive rights
  38. What is originalism? Did it underpin the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion and guns? Debunking the myths
  39. Cotton breeders are using genetic insights to make this global crop more sustainable
  40. There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief in God's mercy and compassion is a crucial part of any consideration
  41. Boris Johnson's messy political legacy of lies, scandals and delivering Brexit to his base
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