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DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means

  • Written by Shai Carmi, Associate Professor of Population and Statistical Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
imageA genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically.Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with that of the...

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Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay

  • Written by Ivan Gan, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Houston-Downtown

Travel nurses take short-term contracts that can require long commutes or temporarily living away from home. Time and again, they have to get used to new co-workers, new protocols and new workplaces.

So why would staff nurses quit their stable jobs to become travel nurses?

Well, for one, they get bigger paychecks. But U.S. nurses have other...

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A new US-run pier off Gaza could help deliver 2 million meals a day – but it comes with security risks

  • Written by Tara Sonenshine, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University
imageCrew members of the Army ship James A. Loux in Hampton, Va., prepare on March 12, 2024, for the ship to go to the Middle East to build the Gaza pier.Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. has dispatched eight Army and Navy vessels from Virginia to build a temporary pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The aim of this work: to supply food...

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Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas

  • Written by Robert H. Scott III, Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University
imageSit back and relax -- you're in the Garden State.Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty Images

New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas.

Laws against self-service gasoline used to be common: In the late 1960s, nearly half the states...

Read more: Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas

Competitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality

  • Written by Amalia Rebecca Miller, Georgia S. Bankard Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
imageNot famously laid-back. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo

Ultra-competitive workplaces – places where employees battle against each other for rank, bonuses and promotions – are common in many high-status fields, including law and finance. But while having a highly competitive culture is, on its face, gender-neutral, it actually worsens gender...

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Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?

  • Written by Sara Harmouch, PhD Candidate, School of Public Affairs, American University
imageMore than 140 people died in the Crocus City Hall assualt in Moscow on March 22, 2023.AFP via Getty Images

A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading some terror experts to...

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Tweaking US trade policy could hold the key to reducing migration from Central America

  • Written by Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics and Government, Texas A&M University
imageEmployees at the K.P. Textil textile plant in Guatemala City.Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images)

Small changes to U.S. trade policy could significantly reduce the number of migrants arriving at the southern border, according to our peer-reviewed study, which was recently published in The World Economy.

Our research delved into the effectiveness of...

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Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge provides future engineers a chance to learn how to better protect the public

  • Written by Michael J. Chajes, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
imageIn this aerial image, the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024. Jim Watson for Getty Images

The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to...

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For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future?

  • Written by H. James Gilmore, Visiting Filmmaker, Flagler College
imageTexas Rangers scout Brian Williams takes notes at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico.H. James Gilmore and Tracy Halcomb, CC BY-SA

Former MLB executive Pat Gillick won three World Series titles and served as general manager of four baseball teams from the 1970s to 2000s.

But when we interviewed him for our documentary “Fielding...

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One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades

  • Written by Eben Levey, Assistant Professor of History, Alfred University
imageTzotzil women line up for Holy Communion during a Catholic Mass in Chiapas state, Mexico, in 2016. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

It has been more than 500 years since Vatican decrees gave European colonizers permission to carve up the “New World” – and just one since Pope Francis disavowed them.

On March 30, 2023, Francis repudiated the...

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  1. 69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation
  2. The amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now
  3. NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
  4. As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
  5. Invisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us
  6. Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how
  7. Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea
  8. The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?
  9. How to have the hard conversations about who really won the 2020 presidential election − before Election Day 2024
  10. Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
  11. ‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too
  12. Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record
  13. Cancer often requires more than one treatment − an oncologist explains why some patients like Kate Middleton receive both chemotherapy and surgery
  14. Easter 2024 in the Holy Land: a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
  15. I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions
  16. Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti-abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA
  17. 3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science
  18. Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless
  19. An annual pilgrimage during Holy Week brings thousands of believers to Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, where they pray for healing and protection
  20. Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive
  21. Trump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities
  22. Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests
  23. How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern
  24. Abstinencia de la hierba: Más de la mitad de las personas que consumen cannabis medicinal para el dolor experimentan síntomas de abstinencia
  25. Amazon, SpaceX and other companies are arguing the government agency that has protected labor rights since 1935 is actually unconstitutional
  26. Schools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
  27. I’ve been studying congressional emails to constituents for 15 years − and found these 4 trends after scanning 185,222 of them
  28. What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the ground beneath our feet, as a soil scientist explains
  29. Gary, Indiana’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by a new law, after surviving 25 years of appeals
  30. Excessively high rents are a major burden for immigrants in US cities
  31. Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’: A brief history of the ideology guiding Benjamin Netanyahu
  32. Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change
  33. How Moscow terror attack fits ISIS-K strategy to widen agenda, take fight to its perceived enemies
  34. Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden
  35. Jon Stewart, still a ‘tiny, neurotic man,’ back to remind Americans what’s at stake
  36. EPA’s new auto emissions standard will speed the transition to cleaner cars, while also addressing consumer and industry concerns
  37. Generative AI could leave users holding the bag for copyright violations
  38. TikTok’s duet, green screen and stitch turn political point-scoring into an art form
  39. Breakaway parties threaten to disrupt South Korea’s two-party system – can they also end parliamentary gridlock?
  40. Even presidents need a touch of madness − in March
  41. Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
  42. For centuries, owls were considered to bring bad luck in many cultures as well as in the US, but the outpouring of grief in New York over Flaco shows how times have changed
  43. Why are Americans fighting over no-fault divorce? Maybe they can’t agree what marriage is for
  44. James Clavell’s ‘Shōgun’ is reimagined for a new generation of TV viewers
  45. Legislative inaction and dissatisfaction with one-party control lead to more issues going directly to voters in ballot initiatives, with 60% of them in six states
  46. How safe are your solar eclipse glasses? Cheap fakes from online marketplaces pose a threat, supply-chain experts say
  47. New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it’s too late
  48. California is wrestling with electricity prices – here’s how to design a system that covers the cost of fixing the grid while keeping prices fair
  49. What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement
  50. ‘He just vanished’ − missing activists highlight Tajikistan’s disturbing use of enforced disappearances