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A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, offshore drilling is still unsafe

  • Written by Donald Boesch, Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
A satellite image of the oil slick as it looked in late May 2010, a month after the Deepwater Horizon well exploded. The oil plume looks grayish white. NASA/Goddard/Jen Shoemaker and Stu Snodgrass

Ten years ago, on April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 crew members and starting the largest ocean oil spill in history....

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Inside the Beatles' messy breakup, 50 years ago

  • Written by Tim Riley, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for Journalism, Emerson College
Who broke up with whom?Anurag Papolu/The Conversation via Getty Images

Fifty years ago, when Paul McCartney announced he had left the Beatles, the news dashed the hopes of millions of fans, while fueling false reunion rumors that persisted well into the new decade.

In a press release on April 10, 1970 for his first solo album, “McCartney,&rdqu...

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Going back to school to deal with hard times? For-profit schools could make things even harder

  • Written by Molly Ott, Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education, Arizona State University
Many students scammed by for-profit colleges are still looking for student loan relief.Al Seib/Getty Images

During recessions or times of high unemployment, there tends to be an increase in the number of people who enroll in college.

Due to the economic fallout from COVID-19, it is expected many people are likely to return to college once again....

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Why your local store keeps running out of flour, toilet paper and prescription drugs

  • Written by Nada R. Sanders, Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University
Flour has been in short supply in recent weeks.Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Retailers are frequently running out of everything from flour and fresh meat to toilet paper and pharmaceuticals as supply chains hammered by the coronavirus struggle to keep up with stockpiling consumers.

Although out-of-stock products are usually...

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Video: The coronavirus pandemic lays bare a host of cyber issues

  • Written by Anurag Papolu, Multimedia Editor
The proliferation of smart devices including healthcare devices means the health system is vulnerable to cyber attacks.The Conversation US | Motion Array, CC BY-SA

This video is based on an article by Laura DeNardis, Professor of Communication Studies, and Jennifer Daskal, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Technology, Law & Security...

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Clear, consistent health messaging critical to stemming epidemics and limiting coronavirus deaths

  • Written by Thespina (Nina) Yamanis, Professor of Global Health, American University
Ireland's health minister, center, models social distancing at his nightly coronavirus press briefing March 27, 2020.Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie/PA Images via Getty Images

While the deadly coronavirus spreads rapidly in the United States, United Kingdom, France and beyond, several countries in Asia and Europe have flattened the curve or slowed...

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COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins

  • Written by Grace A. Noppert, Postdoctoral Scholar in Epidemiology, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nurse Shelia Rickman participates in an after-shift demonstration on Monday, April 6, 2020, in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, after media reports of disproportionate numbers of black people dying from COVID-19 in the city. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to ravage the American public, an unsurprising story...

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How can the houseless fight the coronavirus? A community organization partners with academics to create a grassroots hand-washing infrastructure

  • Written by Cerianne Robertson, Ph.D. student in Communication, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Natosha, a houseless resident in Los Angeles' Skid Row points to a DIY handwashing station. Pete White/LA CAN, CC BY-ND

The day the governor of California ordered the closure of dine-in restaurant operations, gyms, fitness centers and movie theaters because of the coronavirus, staff members of the Los Angeles Community Action Network, a grassroots...

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For asthma patients, the novel coronavirus can be scary. Here's what you need to know

  • Written by S. Cindy Xi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California
Hospitals have started using albuterol inhalers with coronavirus patients, making the rescue medication harder for asthma patients to find in some areas.Alan Levine/flickr, CC BY

The new coronavirus’s ability to wreak havoc in the lungs is raising a lot of concerns and questions from my asthma patients. They already know how it feels to have...

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Coronavirus research done too fast is testing publishing safeguards, bad science is getting through

  • Written by Irving Steinberg, Dean for Faculty, USC School of Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy & Pediatrics, School of Pharmacy & Keck School of Medicine of USC; Director, Division of Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, Dept of Pediatrics, LAC+USC
Science is happening fast and mistakes are being made Yagi Studio/ DigitalVision via Getty Images

It has been barely a few weeks since the coronavirus was declared a pandemic. The pace at which the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread across the globe is jolting, but equally impressive is the speed at which scientists and clinicians have been fighting back....

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  1. Here's how Americans coped during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. Coronavirus: Developing economies are getting crushed – here's why their rich neighbors should help them
  3. Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control – but also threatens privacy
  4. Visualizing the virus
  5. Why sports still matter – even in a time when you can't actually watch any
  6. Overloaded morgues, mass graves and infectious remains: How forensic pathologists handle the coronavirus dead
  7. Bernie drops out, as Democrats pick pragmatism over consistency
  8. Don't rely on a quarantini to boost your immune system during coronavirus
  9. Math misconceptions may lead people to underestimate the true threat of COVID-19
  10. Social distancing increased over the course of human history – but so did empathy and new ways to connect
  11. In the rush to innovate for COVID-19 drugs, sound science is still essential
  12. The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from 'yellow peril' to 'model minority' to the 'Chinese virus'
  13. Porn use is up, thanks to the pandemic
  14. A coronavirus vaccine that wouldn't require a shot
  15. America is drinking its way through the coronavirus crisis – that means more health woes ahead
  16. Domestic violence growing in wake of coronavirus outbreak
  17. A virtual Passover may be the first for many, but Judaism has a long history of ritual innovation
  18. With Boris Johnson in intensive care, who runs the UK?
  19. ¿Qué tipo de vacunas están desarrollando los laboratorios contra el coronavirus?
  20. Beyond sanitizing and social distancing – a healthy circadian rhythm may keep you sane and increase resilience to fight COVID-19
  21. What does 'recovered from coronavirus' mean? 4 questions answered about how some survive and what happens next
  22. Hoarding during the coronavirus isn't just unnecessary, it's ethically wrong
  23. Striking Amazon, Instacart employees reveal how a basic economic principle could derail our ability to combat the coronavirus
  24. 6 ways to build motivation to do your schoolwork now that you're forced to learn online at home
  25. A world without sports
  26. Crops could face double trouble from insects and a warming climate
  27. Coronavirus versus democracy: 5 countries where emergency powers risk abuse
  28. Democratic governors are quicker in responding to the coronavirus than Republicans
  29. Why Latino citizens are worrying more about deportation
  30. The CDC now recommends wearing a mask in some cases – a physician explains why and when to wear one
  31. Doctors are making life-and-death choices over coronavirus patients – it could have long-term consequences for them
  32. Social media fuels wave of coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy
  33. Stuck at home with your partner? Look to retirees for how to make it work
  34. Here's how scientists are tracking the genetic evolution of COVID-19
  35. Shipwrecked! How social isolation can enrich our spiritual lives – like Robinson Crusoe
  36. Census 2020 will protect your privacy more than ever – but at the price of accuracy
  37. Why wear face masks in public? Here's what the research shows
  38. 'Tiger King' and America's captive tiger problem
  39. Government secrecy is growing during the coronavirus pandemic
  40. Coronavirus case counts are going to go up – but that doesn't mean social distancing is a bust
  41. Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a safer new pigment option
  42. Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a new pigment option
  43. How high will unemployment go? During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 Americans were out of work
  44. China's big donors are pitching in to deal with the new coronavirus – and not just in their own country
  45. 7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics
  46. Social distancing works – just ask lobsters, ants and vampire bats
  47. How coronavirus has ended centuries of hands-on campaigning for politicians
  48. We spoke to hundreds of prison gang members – here's what they said about life behind bars
  49. Census undercounts are normal, but demographers worry this year could be worse
  50. How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply