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Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science shows

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
imageAt least 9 inches of rain across eastern Kentucky became floodwater that swept through neighborhoods in July 2022.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images

Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, killing at least 37 people in eastern Kentucky as floodwater engulfed homes and set off mudslides. Record rainfall also...

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A new third party for US politics – 3 essential reads on what that means

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
imageAndrew Yang, losing candidate for president and New York City mayor, is one of the founders of the Forward Party.Rob Kim/Getty Images

In June 2022, Gallup asked participants in a U.S. survey about their party membership. “In politics,” pollsters asked, “as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an...

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Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

  • Written by Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College
imageTurner was the first scientist to prove certain insects could remember, learn and feel.Courtesy of Charles I. Abramson, CC BY-ND

On a crisp autumn morning in 1908, an elegantly dressed African American man strode back and forth among the pin oaks, magnolias and silver maples of O’Fallon Park in St. Louis, Missouri. After placing a dozen...

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Taking certain opioids while on commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose

  • Written by Ismaeel Yunusa, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina
imageCertain SSRIs can inhibit the breakdown of opioids in the body.Glasshouse Images/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Taking oxycodone at the same time as certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, can increase the risk of opioid overdose, according to a study my colleagues and I published.

Doct...

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Is the US in a recession? Well, that depends on whom you ask – and what measure they use

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Assistant Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageFears that the U.S. is in recession are growing.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate 0.9% from April through June, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated on July 28, 2022. It follows a contraction in gross domestic product of 1.6% recorded in the first quarter of the year.

Some observers suggest the two quarters of...

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A better way to do flood and wildfire risk ratings: Translating risk to future costs helps homebuyers and renters grasp the odds

  • Written by Melanie Gall, Clinical Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Watts College, Arizona State University
imageRepairing storm damage is expensive, and insurance covers less than many people realize.Sean Rayford/Getty Images

If you look at homes on real estate websites today, you’ll likely see risk ratings for flooding, hurricanes and even wildfires.

In theory, summarizing risk information like this should help homebuyers and renters make more...

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries share, including Saint Sophia Cathedral

  • Written by J. Eugene Clay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
imageThe Saint Sophia Cathedra as seen from a surrounding wall tower in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 26, 2022.AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

More than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, according to UNESCO.

The Ukrainian government claims the number of damaged sites is far higher. Russia denie...

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'Rage giving': Charities can get a boost from current events, such as controversial Supreme Court rulings

  • Written by Jennifer A. Taylor, Associate Professor of Political Science, James Madison University
imageGiving to a cause tied to nettlesome news may calm the nerves.Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images

When anger over everything from the killing of unarmed people of color to new restrictions on access to abortion bubbles over, many Americans act on it.

One avenue for someone who has gotten fed up with current events is to take part in protests,...

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Nature is the world's original pharmacy – returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug discovery gaps

  • Written by Ashu Tripathi, Director, Natural Product Discovery Core; Assistant Professor/ Research of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan
imageAround 75% of antibiotics, including penicillin and amphotericin B, are derived from natural products.Aphiwat Chuangchoem/EyeEm via Getty Images

While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did humans successfully...

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An antidemocratic philosophy called 'neoreaction' is creeping into GOP politics

  • Written by George Michael, Professor of Criminal Justice, Westfield State University
imageJ.D. Vance, who won Ohio's GOP Senate primary, calls neoreactionist Curtis Yarvin a friend.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election were brazenly antidemocratic. Yet Trump and his supporters nonetheless justified their actions under the dubious pretense of preserving American...

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  1. Pushing 'closure' after trauma can be harmful to people grieving – here's what you can do instead
  2. How forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in a few generations – animated maps reveal climate lessons for tree-planting projects today
  3. Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know
  4. Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan?
  5. Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panic
  6. The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems
  7. How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge
  8. Proclaim debt amnesty throughout all the land? A biblical solution to a present-day problem
  9. There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame
  10. Russians reportedly building a satellite-blinding laser – an expert explains the technology
  11. What is Title IX? 4 essential reads
  12. A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike
  13. Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
  14. Dispirited homebuyers show why Fed's unprecedented fight against inflation is beginning to succeed
  15. Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole – discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation and gravitational waves
  16. Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?
  17. Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want -- new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court's reasoning in returning abortion authority to states
  18. Alcohol use more likely among Black youths at racially segregated schools
  19. Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence
  20. Sri Lanka's crisis: Can the South Asian economy break from the past and find a route to stability?
  21. Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
  22. Italy heading to snap election as unity coalition crumbles: Explaining the nation's fragmented party system
  23. How a 1989 poster became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights
  24. How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains
  25. Utah's Pioneer Day celebrates Mormons' trek west – but there's a lot more to the history of Latter-day Saints and migration
  26. 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
  27. Jan. 6 committee set to examine Trump's connection to Capitol rioters – a militia expert explains this complex relationship
  28. Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term
  29. Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they're hard to diagnose
  30. It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains
  31. Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study finds
  32. Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice
  33. Warsaw Ghetto's defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies in a book recently rediscovered on a library shelf
  34. Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains the logic behind the nomenclature
  35. The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems
  36. Heat risk and young athletes — rising temperatures lead to lawsuits and environmental injustice
  37. Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil
  38. When did the first fish live on Earth – and how do scientists figure out the timing?
  39. Political crowdfunding does more than raise money – it can also rile up opponents
  40. Children are bombarded with violence in the news – here's how to help them cope
  41. Lost touch with someone? Reach out – your friend will likely appreciate it more than you think
  42. Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure
  43. To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
  44. Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
  45. The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda
  46. Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching
  47. How sustainable manufacturing could help reduce the environmental impact of industry
  48. More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues
  49. Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future
  50. Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human