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Climate change is muting fall colors, but it's just the latest way that humans have altered US forests

  • Written by Marc Abrams, Professor of Forest Ecology and Physiology, Penn State

Fall foliage season is a calendar highlight in states from Maine south to Georgia and west to the Rocky Mountains. It’s especially important in the Northeast, where fall colors attract an estimated US$8 billion in tourism revenues to New England every year.

As a forestry scientist, I’m often asked how climate change is affecting fall...

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Why student absences aren't the real problem in America's 'attendance crisis'

  • Written by Jaymes Pyne, Quantitative Research Associate, Stanford University
imageEconomic hardships, lack of transportation and family crises can keep kids out of school.Fertnig/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Nationally, one in six children miss 15 or more days of school in a year and are considered chronically absent. Education officials have lamented that all this missed instruction has for years constituted an attendance...

Read more: Why student absences aren't the real problem in America's 'attendance crisis'

A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms

  • Written by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageClimate jargon can feel overwhelming.Illustration by Dennis Lan/USC, CC BY-ND

As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. 31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon neutral, sustainable development. The language can feel overwhelming.

“It sounds like you’re talking over...

Read more: A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6...

What did billions in aid to Afghanistan accomplish? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Mohammad Qadam Shah, Assistant Professor of Global Development, Seattle Pacific University
imageInternational Committee of the Red Cross rehabilitation center staff members assist a Taliban member on Oct. 11, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan.Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images

The government of Afghanistan and that country’s economy relied heavily on foreign aid until the U.S. withdrawal. That support is on hold, although the United States and...

Read more: What did billions in aid to Afghanistan accomplish? 5 questions answered

The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

  • Written by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Associate Research Scientist, Michigan State University
imageFree bagged lunches are ready for distribution at a public school in Fayette, Miss., on March 3, 2021.AP Photo/Rogelio V. SolisimageThe Conversation, CC BY-ND

COVID-19 has made food access more challenging for many communities. In Michigan State University’s Fall 2021 Food Literacy and Engagement Poll, 31% of the people we talked to said the...

Read more: The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

Supreme Court rulings always include the perspective of a white male, but often exclude viewpoints of Black and Latina justices

  • Written by David Orentlicher, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Health Law Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
imageJustices of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 3, 2018, in Washington.Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images

In recent decades, much progress has been made in diversifying the Supreme Court. While only white males served as justices for more than 175 years, the court now includes three female justices, one Black and one Latina justice.

Despite the...

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4 key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageA mural near the site of COP26, the 26th Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Glasgow sits proudly on the banks of the river Clyde, once the heart of Scotland’s industrial glory and now a launchpad for its green energy transition. It’s a fitting host for the United...

Read more: 4 key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit

Type of ultraviolet light most effective at killing coronavirus is also the safest to use around people

  • Written by Karl Linden, Professor of Environmental Engineering and the Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development, University of Colorado Boulder
imageUV light at most wavelengths can kill COVID–19. andriano_cz/iStock via Getty Images

Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water. UV robots are used to disinfect empty hospital rooms, buses and trains; UV bulbs in HVAC systems eliminate pathogens in building air; and UV lamps kill bugs...

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4 key issues to watch as world leaders gather for the Glasgow climate summit

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageA mural near the site of COP26, the 26th Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Glasgow sits proudly on the banks of the river Clyde, once the heart of Scotland’s industrial glory and now a launchpad for its green energy transition. It’s a fitting host for the United...

Read more: 4 key issues to watch as world leaders gather for the Glasgow climate summit

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  2. A new way to organize cancer mutations could lead to better treatment matches for patients
  3. What causes ADHD and can it be cured?
  4. How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities
  5. Why do colleges use legacy admissions? 5 questions answered
  6. Studying political science motivates college students to register and vote – new research shows
  7. Girls learn early that they don't have much of a place in politics
  8. An infectious disease expert explains new federal rules on 'mix-and-match' vaccine booster shots
  9. Hollywood's love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both on and off the set
  10. Parents were fine with sweeping school vaccination mandates five decades ago – but COVID-19 may be a different story
  11. The future of work is hybrid – here's an expert's recommendations for success
  12. The future of work is hybrid – here's an expert's recommendations
  13. Trump wants the National Archives to keep his papers away from investigators – post-Watergate laws and executive orders may not let him
  14. The horse bit and bridle kicked off ancient empires – a new giant dataset tracks the societal factors that drove military technology
  15. Extreme rain heads for California's wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
  16. Evacuations ordered as a powerful storm heads for California's wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
  17. Extreme rain heads for California's burn scars, raising the risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
  18. How do you spot a witch? This notorious 15th-century book gave instructions – and helped execute thousands of women
  19. Decades of hype turned protein into a superfood – and spawned a multibillion-dollar industry
  20. The American founders didn’t believe your sacred freedom means you can do whatever you want – not even when it comes to vaccines and your own body
  21. Bolsonaro faces 'crimes against humanity' charge over COVID-19 mishandling: 5 essential reads
  22. Deportation threats for some students come from within schools
  23. What is COP26? Here's how global climate negotiations work and what's expected from the Glasgow summit
  24. Short-sleepers are more likely to suffer from irregular and heavy periods
  25. Drácula, el enfermo: cómo nació el mito del vampiro
  26. Cities worldwide aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough
  27. Future of college will involve fewer professors
  28. How ideas from ancient Greek philosophy may have driven civilization toward climate change
  29. Can Facebook’s smart glasses be smart about security and privacy?
  30. Trailblazing women who broke into engineering in the 1970s reflect on what's changed – and what hasn't
  31. Wiccans in the US military are mourning the dead in Afghanistan this year as they mark Samhain, the original Halloween
  32. Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic today
  33. Biden calls for a big expansion of offshore wind – here's how officials decide where the turbines may go
  34. Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it
  35. A century after partition, Ireland’s churches are cooperating more closely than ever
  36. Simple safety tips for trick-or-treating after Fauci greenlighted Halloween 2021
  37. What's behind the magic of live music?
  38. Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemic
  39. Having COVID-19 or being close to others who get it may make you more charitable
  40. As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the 'two-ness' of the African American experience
  41. Cellphone data shows that people navigate by keeping their destinations in front of them – even when that's not the most efficient route
  42. Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? The centurylong search for the elusive answer shows why economics is so difficult – but data sure helps
  43. How ‘managed retreat’ from climate change could revitalize rural America: Revisiting the Homestead Act
  44. Teachers must often face student attacks alone
  45. A forgotten mangrove forest around remote inland lagoons in Mexico's Yucatan tells a story of rising seas
  46. Is chewing on ice cubes bad for your teeth?
  47. How to nurture creativity in your kids
  48. Trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers will scrutinize the use – and abuse – of ‘outdated’ citizen’s arrest laws
  49. French outrage over US submarine deal will not sink a longstanding alliance
  50. Death penalty can express society's outrage – but biases often taint the verdict