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In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap

  • Written by Donald Chi, Professor of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington
imageExperts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year.Julia Burmistrova/Moment via Getty Images

For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural communities don’t have a dentist. People of color and those with disabilities often lack access, and only about...

Read more: In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14...

Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate

  • Written by Bruce Huber, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
imageFossil fuel subsidies keep gas prices low in many countries.AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world.

Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to...

Read more: Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate

3 reasons why a Trump White House might not be a disaster for Ukraine − in fact, it might tighten the screws on Russia

  • Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
imageUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with the soon to be president-elect, Donald Trump, on Sept. 27, 2024.Alex Kent/Getty Images

Among the first world leaders to speak with Donald Trump following his election victory on Nov. 5, 2024 was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Congratulating the U.S. president-elect, Zelenskyy expressed...

Read more: 3 reasons why a Trump White House might not be a disaster for Ukraine − in fact, it might tighten...

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

  • Written by Adam Seagrave, Associate Professor of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, Arizona State University

It is not easy to teach about race in today’s political and social climate.

One hundred and sixty years after the United States abolished slavery, racial differences continue to spark pervasive misunderstanding, engender social separation and drive political and economic disparities. American educators are naturally intimidated and, at...

Read more: Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who...

Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process is

  • Written by Joelle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
imageA view of the Sistine Chapel, where electors choose the new pope, on March 9, 2013, before the start of the conclave that resulted in the election of Pope Francis.AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So it was more or less...

Read more: Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process is

Here’s what happens when a school is located near a cannabis dispensary

  • Written by Angus Kittelman, Assistant Professor of Special Education, University of Missouri-Columbia
imageMiddle schoolers are more likely to walk to school than their younger and older peers.Prostock-Studio via Getty Images

As more states legalize marijuana, researchers are examining the effects of legalization on society. Angus Kittelman, an assistant professor of special education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Gulcan Cil, a senior...

Read more: Here’s what happens when a school is located near a cannabis dispensary

Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color

  • Written by Katherine Spoon, Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
imageA display of banned books sits in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Pittsford, N.Y. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – according to a peer-reviewed study we published....

Read more: Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color

Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

  • Written by Benika Dixon, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
imagePeople who are incarcerated can't protect themselves when a hurricane or wildfire threatens.Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The United States has almost 2 million people behind bars in prisons, jails and detention centers – the largest such population in any country. Although incarcerated people are locked away from the...

Read more: Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak

  • Written by Liam Courtney-Davies, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
imageRocks can hold clues to history dating back hundreds of millions of years.Christine S. Siddoway

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, endured for tens of millions of years.

Yet, miraculously,...

Read more: Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak

Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link

  • Written by Liam Courtney-Davies, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
imageRocks can hold clues to history dating back hundreds of millions of years.Christine S. Siddoway

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, endured for tens of millions of years.

Yet, miraculously,...

Read more: Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link

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  1. Soaring inflation helped lead Trump to victory – here’s why some of his policies might drive prices higher again
  2. Trump voters said they were angry about the economy – many of them had a point
  3. I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
  4. Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
  5. How the Taliban are seeking to reshape Afghanistan’s schools to push their ideology
  6. How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
  7. Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate
  8. Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate
  9. ‘Inflation is radioactive’: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents
  10. Voters in Arab American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump’s favor
  11. Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters
  12. Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain
  13. What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?
  14. What’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
  15. Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
  16. Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
  17. Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
  18. 10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
  19. Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
  20. The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
  21. Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
  22. New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
  23. How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
  24. How Trump won Pennsylvania − and what the numbers from key counties show about the future of a pivotal swing state
  25. What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
  26. The 4 ‘ashramas’ of Hinduism and what they can teach us about aging gracefully
  27. Religions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach
  28. Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota
  29. ‘Yellowstone’ highlights Montana’s long-forgotten connection to the Confederacy
  30. Military veterans are disproportionately affected by suicide, but targeted prevention can help reverse the tide
  31. Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
  32. America’s glass ceiling remains − here are some of the reasons why a woman may have once again lost the presidency
  33. Iran’s currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump’s victory broke
  34. Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads
  35. What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’
  36. This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
  37. Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828
  38. What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters cast their ballots
  39. 2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides
  40. Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
  41. Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom
  42. Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’
  43. Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals
  44. Only 5.3% of welders in the US are women. After years as a writing professor, I became one − here’s what I learned
  45. Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity
  46. Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That’s ‘zozobra’ – and Mexican philosophers have some advice
  47. How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny
  48. Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes
  49. The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality
  50. What poll watchers can − and can’t − do on Election Day