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Meet the narwhal, 'unicorn of the sea'

  • Written by Kristin Laidre, Associate Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Over 100,000 narwhals swim the Earth's Arctic waters.Kristin Laidre, CC BY-ND

Narwhals are often called the unicorns of the sea. The long tusk of the male narwhal sets these whales apart, but it’s not the only thing that makes Monodon monoceros among the most intriguing and mysterious marine mammals.

A deep-diving cetacean in the odontocete...

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Why fitness trackers may not give you all the 'credit' you hoped for

  • Written by Katie Siek, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana University
Wearable fitness trackers have less accuracy when used in certain ways.bogdankosanovic/E+ via Getty Images

January is a time when many people make resolutions – and then break them. Almost 60% of Americans will resolve to exercise more, but fewer than 10% will stick with their resolution. A key to keeping resolutions is ensuring they are measu...

Read more: Why fitness trackers may not give you all the 'credit' you hoped for

3 quotes that defined the first Democratic debate of 2020

  • Written by Dennis Jett, Professor of International Affairs, Pennsylvania State University
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders shake hands before the debate on Jan. 14.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Editor’s note: Six Democrats qualified for the final debate before the Iowa caucus on Feb. 3. We asked three scholars to watch the Jan. 14 debate, held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and pick a quote from one of the candidates to...

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Earthquake forecast for Puerto Rico: Dozens more large aftershocks are likely

  • Written by Richard Aster, Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church lies in ruins after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Jan. 7, 2020. AP Photo/Carlos Giusti

Multiple strong and damaging earthquakes in southern Puerto Rico starting around Dec. 28, 2019 have killed at least one person, caused many serious injuries and collapsed numerous buildings,...

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Worrying about being drafted doesn't mean you're disloyal – it's an old American tradition

  • Written by Amy Rutenberg, Assistant Professor of History, Iowa State University
A large group of American male Reserve Officers Training Corps students gather to protest the U.S. draft in the late 1930s. Anthony Potter Collection/Getty Images

Fear of imminent war and a draft have escalated in the wake of U.S. forces killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in early January.

Misinformation spread across social media platforms....

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Parental leave laws are failing single parents

  • Written by Deborah Widiss, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs; Professor of Law and Ira C. Batman Faculty Fellow, Indiana University
Single-parent families are getting less paid leave but perhaps need more of it.shurkin_son/Shutterstock.com

The two parties in Congress don’t agree on much these days. However, in the final days of December, they struck a deal that will give about 2 million federal workers paid time off following the birth of a baby, an adoption or the...

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How Prohibition changed the way Americans drink, 100 years ago

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Prohibition did little to ease Americans' love of liquor.AP Photo

On Jan. 17, 1920, one hundred years ago, America officially went dry.

Prohibition, embodied in the U.S Constitution’s 18th amendment, banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol. Yet it remained legal to drink, and alcohol was widely available throughout...

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'Uncut Gems' celebrates Manhattan’s Diamond District, a neighborhood that's a window into the past

  • Written by Barak Richman, Katharine T. Bartlett Professor of Law, Duke University
A diamond wholesaler displays two three-carat diamonds in Manhattan's Diamond District.AP Photo/Kathy Willens

In “Uncut Gems,” an overleveraged diamond jeweler named Howard Ratner, played by Adam Sandler, frantically tries to cover his bad business bets by making bigger ones.

The film brilliantly captures the manic energy of New York...

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Think twice before shouting your virtues online – moral grandstanding is toxic

  • Written by Joshua B. Grubbs, Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University
Those who are the loudest in their morality may not be the most moral among us.www.shutterstock.com

In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree on one thing: 85% say political discourse has gotten worse over the last several years, according to Pew Research.

The...

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Being copycats might be key to being human

  • Written by Connor Wood, Visiting Researcher in Theology, Boston University
Imitation is the sincerest form of being human?Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com

Chimpanzees, human beings’ closest animal relatives, share up to 98% of our genes. Their human-like hands and facial expressions can send uncanny shivers of self-recognition down the backs of zoo patrons.

Yet people and chimpanzees lead very different lives. Fewer...

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  1. Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertilizer on crops
  2. Heading into Iowa: Where do the Democratic candidates stand on health care coverage?
  3. Why the US-Iran conflict isn’t driving oil prices higher – and why it probably should
  4. Can the Constitution stop the government from lying to the public?
  5. The secret origins of presidential polling
  6. What US election officials could learn from Australia about boosting voter turnout
  7. High-priced specialty drugs: Exposing the flaws in the system
  8. Pope ends a secrecy rule for Catholic sexual abuse cases, but for victims many barriers to justice remain
  9. Restricting trade in endangered species can backfire, triggering market booms
  10. Why hip-hop belongs in today's classrooms
  11. Brexit could spell the end of globalization, and the global prosperity that came with it
  12. Cyberspace is the next front in Iran-US conflict – and private companies may bear the brunt
  13. Why are there seven days in a week?
  14. Weinstein jurors must differentiate between consent and compliance – which research shows isn't easy
  15. Large turnouts for Soleimani’s funeral in Iran carry powerful collective emotions – just as Americans saw during the colonial era
  16. Killing of Soleimani evokes dark history of political assassinations in the formative days of Shiite Islam
  17. Why some public universities get to keep their donors secret
  18. The made-up crisis behind the state takeover of Houston's public schools
  19. We're living in the bizarre world that Flaubert envisioned
  20. Your blood type may influence your vulnerability to norovirus, the winter vomiting virus
  21. Why we are hard-wired to worry, and what we can do to calm down
  22. 3D printing of body parts is coming fast – but regulations are not ready
  23. Matching Vietnamese brides with Chinese men, marriage brokers find good business – and sometimes love
  24. Rotting feral pig carcasses teach scientists what happens when tons of animals die all at once, as in Australia's bushfires
  25. Trump, like Obama, tests the limits of presidential war powers
  26. The US-Iran conflict and the consequences of international law-breaking
  27. School closures can hit rural communities hard
  28. What Trump's tweet threatening Iran's cultural sites could mean for Shiite Muslims
  29. Tweets about cannabis' health benefits are full of mistruths
  30. How countries in conflict, like Iran and the US, still talk to each other
  31. Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states
  32. Should college funding be tied to how many students graduate?
  33. Telecommuters create positive change – so why aren't employers more flexible about people working from home?
  34. Monkeys smashing nuts with stones hint at how human tool use evolved
  35. Trump asks NATO allies for help with Iran after years of bashing the alliance
  36. What happens when community college is made free
  37. For linguists, it was the decade of the pronoun
  38. Moving Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Colorado won't be good for public lands
  39. What did the Romans do in the year 0? A fake theologian explains
  40. I'm an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why Americans give birth in bed
  41. AI can now read emotions – should it?
  42. Should government assistance cover pet food or potato chips? It depends whom you ask
  43. Coyotes are poised to enter South America for the first time
  44. Should government assistance cover pet food or potato chips? It depends who you ask
  45. Congressional Republicans abandon constitutional heritage and Watergate precedents in defense of Trump
  46. How a Chilean dog ended up as a face of the New York City subway protests
  47. Could Iran-US tensions mean troubled waters ahead in the Strait of Hormuz?
  48. If Democrats nominate a woman for president, don't try to make predictions about how she'll do
  49. EPA's proposed 'secret science' rule directly threatens children's health
  50. Universal coverage, single-payer, 'Medicare for All': What does it all mean for you?