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South Carolina's execution by firing squad: The last reenactment of the Civil War?

  • Written by Mark M. Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina
imageAn illustration of a deserter being executed by a firing squad at the Federal Camp in Alexandria during the American civil war. Kean Collection/Getty Images

Americans have an appetite for reenacting the past, especially the battles of the U.S. Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865. Every year, in an effort to relive something of the...

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House Speaker McCarthy's powers are still strong – but he'll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

  • Written by Stanley M. Brand, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Penn State
imageKevin McCarthy addresses the media during one of his earliest news conferences as speaker of the House of Representatives.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power. A single member of the House – from the far-right Freedom Caucus to a progressive on the far left, or any member...

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Jacinda Ardern's resignation shows that women still face an uphill battle in politics – an expert on female leaders answers 5 key questions

  • Written by Farida Jalalzai, Professor of Political Science; Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech
imageJacinda Ardern and partner, Clarke Gayford, leave after she announced her resignation in New Zealand. Kerry Marshall/Getty Images

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Jan. 19, 2023, that she will soon resign from office. “I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it...

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Democracies don't just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina's Oscar contender shows what justice afterward looks like

  • Written by Carlos Gardeazabal Bravo, Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Dayton
imageActor Ricardo Darín, left, and director Santiago Mitre pose at the Golden Globe Awards after "Argentina, 1985" won Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

When the director and the star of “Argentina, 1985” stepped on stage to accept a 2023 Golden Globe Award, the title of the film may not have...

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All politicians must lie from time to time, so why is there so much outrage about George Santos? A political philosopher explains

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imageRep. George Santos stands during the voting for speaker in the House chamber in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The idea that politicians are dishonest is, at this point, something of a cliché – although few have taken their dishonesty as far as George Santos, U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd...

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How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators

  • Written by Jennie L. Durant, Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
imageA new vaccine promises better protection against a virulent honeybee infection. AP Photo/Elise Amendola

Honeybees, which pollinate one-third of the crops Americans eat, face many threats, including infectious diseases. On Jan. 4, 2023, a Georgia biotechnology company called Dalan Animal Health announced that it had received a conditional license fro...

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Democracies don't just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina's Oscar nominee shows what justice afterward looks like

  • Written by Carlos Gardeazabal Bravo, Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Dayton
imageActor Ricardo Darín, left, and director Santiago Mitre pose at the Golden Globe Awards after "Argentina, 1985" won Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

When the director and the star of “Argentina, 1985” stepped on stage to accept a 2023 Golden Globe Award, the title of the film may not have...

Read more: Democracies don't just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina's Oscar nominee shows what...

5 ways pressuring young athletes to perform well does them harm

  • Written by Eva V. Monsma, Professor, Developmental Sport Psychology, Department of Physical Education, University of South Carolina
imageTop high school athletes often face significant pressure to perform.Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 3, 2022, NFL football game, much of the public attention was on the pressures athletes face to perform despite the perils they face on the field.

However, as a scholar who spe...

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What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting death

  • Written by Peter A. Joy, Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law, School of Law, Washington University in St Louis
imageAlec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in late 2021 while filming a movie in New Mexico.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

A prosecutor in New Mexico intends to charge Alec Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter it was announced on Jan. 19, 2023, over the deadly shooting on the set of the film...

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Inflation hasn't increased US food insecurity overall, according to our new tracker

  • Written by Sam Polzin, Food and Agriculture Survey Scientist, Purdue University
imageVolunteers pitch in at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Irvine, Calif. in December 2022. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Grocery prices soared by 11.8% in 2022 – the swiftest pace since the early 1980s. Rapid inflation is, naturally, leading to concerns that it’s getting harder for Americans to put...

Read more: Inflation hasn't increased US food insecurity overall, according to our new tracker

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  3. How ChatGPT robs students of motivation to write and think for themselves
  4. Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change
  5. Prince Harry's portrayal of war in 'Spare' is making headlines – but combat decision-making is more complex than his words suggest
  6. How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood
  7. Lo que la Biblia realmente dice sobre el aborto puede sorprenderte
  8. Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
  9. Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal – counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society
  10. A librarian recommends 5 fun fiction books for kids and teens featuring disabled characters
  11. Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible
  12. Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too
  13. Fictional newsman Ted Baxter was more invested in fame than in good journalism – but unlike today's pundits, he didn't corrupt the news
  14. Florida Gov. DeSantis leads the GOP's national charge against public education that includes lessons on race and sexual orientation
  15. Kicking off the new year by cleansing your body with a detox diet? A dietitian unpacks the science behind these fads
  16. Vaccination to prevent dementia? New research suggests one way viral infections can accelerate neurodegeneration
  17. Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok
  18. Why aren't there any legal protections for the children of influencers?
  19. US military spending in Ukraine reached nearly $50 billion in 2022 – but no amount of money alone is enough to end the war
  20. This lunar year will be the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat, depending on where you live
  21. 50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads
  22. Sex, drugs and alcohol are the top reasons that Texas teachers get in trouble, but overall, such cases are rare
  23. Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids
  24. Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works
  25. New Israeli power broker seeks to rewrite history to justify violence against Palestinians
  26. Allegations that the charity George Santos claims to have run was fake highlight how scams divert money from worthy causes
  27. Deep seabed mining plans pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored frontier
  28. Stopping the cancer cells that thrive on chemotherapy – research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach
  29. 'The most dangerous Negro': 3 essential reads on the FBI's assessment of MLK's radical views and allies
  30. Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election
  31. Special counsels, like those examining Biden's and Trump's handling of classified documents, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely
  32. Marriage provides health benefits – and here's why
  33. What the FDA's accelerated approval of a new Alzheimer's drug could mean for those with the disease – 5 questions answered about lecanemab
  34. What does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are
  35. Native eastern fence lizards changed their bodies and behavior in response to invasive red imported fire ants
  36. Bringing manufacturing back to the US requires political will, but success hinges on training American workers
  37. Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a relatively easy way to counteract it
  38. Inflation report is a mixed bag – an economist explains why some items are rising faster than others
  39. How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
  40. What is the FAA's NOTAM? An aviation expert explains how the critical safety system works
  41. Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us
  42. US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady
  43. Meditation and mindfulness offer an abundance of health benefits and may be as effective as medication for treating certain conditions
  44. Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable
  45. Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight
  46. Trump is facing various criminal charges – here's what we can learn from legal cases against Nixon and Clinton
  47. ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and the collapse of the creative process
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  49. NASA's busiest year in decades – an astronomer sums up the dizzying array of missions in 2022
  50. How does a child become a shooter? Research suggests easy access to guns and exposure to screen violence increase the risk