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Don't stress about what kind of Christmas tree to buy, but reuse artificial trees and compost natural ones

  • Written by Bert Cregg, Professor of Horticulture and Forestry, Michigan State University
Scotch pines on a Christmas tree farm in northern Michigan.Bert Cregg, CC BY-ND

Environmentally conscious consumers often ask me whether a real Christmas tree or an artificial one is the more sustainable choice. As a horticulture and forestry researcher, I know this question is also a concern for the Christmas tree industry, which is wary of losing...

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You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think

  • Written by Nadav Klein, Postdoctoral Researcher at Harris Public Policy, University of Chicago
You're probably wrong about how long it would take you to know they're 'the one.'rawpixel/Unsplash, CC BY

We live in an age of information. In theory, we can learn everything about anyone or anything at the touch of a button. All this information should allow us to make super-informed, data-driven decisions all the time.

But the widespread...

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Cámaras que identifican a infractores no suponen una mejora para la seguridad vial

  • Written by Justin Gallagher, Assistant Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Las principales ciudades de Estados Unidos tienen instaladas cámaras para detectar infracciones de tráfico.Gints Ivuskans/shutterstock

Los coches matan. Unas 1,25 millones de personas perdieron la vida en accidentes de tráfico a nivel mundial en 2015, según la Organización Mundial de Salud.

En Estados Unidos,...

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Myanmar debates women's rights amid evidence of pervasive sexual and domestic violence

  • Written by Stephanie Miedema, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, Emory University

For years, feminists in Myanmar have been fighting to gain even the most basic legal rights for women.

Spousal abuse is still legal in the isolated country formerly known as Burma. Even criminal sexual assault is rarely punished.

Activists’ patient efforts to change that are starting to pay off.

In late November, officials announced that the...

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Trump administration seeks to strip more people of citizenship

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
A naturalization ceremony in Miami.AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

U.S. government officials are making a coordinated effort to find evidence of immigration fraud by reexamining the files of immigrants who became U.S. citizens.

They are searching for cases where individuals used more than one identity or concealed prior deportation orders before filing for...

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For many women, tracking their fertility can be an emotional whirlwind

  • Written by Mayara Costa Figueiredo, Ph.D student in Informatics, University of California, Irvine
Some women use fertility apps to track the chances of pregnancy.ImYanis/shutterstock.com

Have you ever used a health app to track your personal data, such as diet, exercise, or menstrual cycle? Did seeing the data make you feel excited and empowered? Or stressed and frustrated?

With the popularity of self-tracking technologies like apps and...

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What we can learn from reading Sylvia Plath's copy of 'The Great Gatsby'

  • Written by Jeanne Britton, Curator, Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of South Carolina
Sylvia Plath stuck this bookplate into the front cover of her copy of 'The Great Gatsby.'Source, Author provided

As a rare books curator, I get to interact with first editions of novels I love, illustrated versions of my favorite poets’ works, and lavish editions of historical engravings.

In 2015, I started using the University of South...

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How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline

  • Written by Mark R Warren, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston
Numerous data show black students are kicked out of school at disproportionate rates.Rido/www.shutterstock.com

Harsh and racially disparate discipline practices are widespread in America’s schools.

Not so long ago in Texas, for instance, 75 percent of black students had been suspended at some point in high school. For black males in Texas, 83...

Read more: How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline

5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday

  • Written by Jana Lipman, Associate Professor of History, Tulane University

The naval base at Guantanamo Bay is quietly commemorating its 115th anniversary.

On Dec. 10, 1903, the United States established its first overseas military base on 45 square miles of Cuban territory.

Today, the base at Guantanamo Bay is infamously associated with images of Muslim detainees wearing orange jumpsuits – alleged terrorists...

Read more: 5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday

The Trump administration is scrapping a collaborative sage grouse protection plan to expand oil and gas drilling

  • Written by John Freemuth, Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for Environment and Public Lands and University Distinguished Professor, Boise State University
Female sage grouse at the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming.USFWS/Tom Koerner, CC BY

The Trump administration has released plans to open up nine million acres of sage grouse habitat in six western states to oil and gas drilling. This initiative dramatically cuts back an elaborate plan developed under the Obama administration to steer...

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  2. What French populists from the '50s can teach us about the 'yellow vests' roiling Paris today
  3. Saudi Arabia is allying with Russia to shore up oil prices as OPEC's power wanes
  4. John Chau may have been influenced by past evangelical missions and their belief in power of faith
  5. Nominating a crony, loyalist or old buddy for attorney general is a US presidential tradition
  6. Mass protests in Colombia mar president's first 100 days but reveal a nation marching toward peace
  7. Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss
  8. Fight for federal right to education takes a new turn
  9. I used facial recognition technology on birds
  10. Hunting for rare isotopes: The mysterious radioactive atomic nuclei that will be in tomorrow's technology
  11. 3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts – if they wanted to
  12. Could a recession be just around the corner?
  13. Zika y embarazo: análisis de sangre prenatal podría predecir malformaciones fetales
  14. Syria may be using chemical weapons against its citizens again – here's how international law has changed to help countries intervene
  15. Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today's 'spiritual but not religious' Americans
  16. We've been studying a glacier in Peru for 14 years – and it may reach the point of no return in the next 30
  17. From pledges to action: Cities need to show their climate progress with hard data
  18. The John Birch Society is still influencing American politics, 60 years after its founding
  19. The web really isn't worldwide – every country has different access
  20. Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems
  21. Climate change resilience could save trillions in the long run – but finding billions now to pay for it is the hard part
  22. No president should assume office without a 'fitness for duty' exam
  23. La protección estricta del Amazonas fomenta la productividad agrícola en Brasil
  24. Medicaid work requirements: Where do they stand after the blue wave?
  25. Fecal microbiome transplantation shows promise in treating colitis
  26. What Hanukkah's portrayal in pop culture means to American Jews
  27. Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks
  28. Stool transplantation shows promise treating cancer therapy side effect
  29. We asked artificial intelligence to analyze a graphic novel – and found both limits and new insights
  30. George H.W. Bush's overlooked legacy in space exploration
  31. WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, proving social media's danger to democracy
  32. Chicago's Safe Passage program costs a lot, but it may provide students safer routes to school
  33. El acceso universal a Internet en México reduciría la pobreza
  34. Opening up mosquito research labs to the community
  35. White nationalist groups are really street gangs, and law enforcement needs to treat them that way
  36. What public universities must do to regain public support
  37. Opening up research labs with modified mosquitoes to the community
  38. Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything
  39. Why the next two years are critical for the Paris climate deal's survival
  40. I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from African-American history
  41. CRISPR babies and other ethical missteps in science threaten China's global standing
  42. Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an app for that
  43. Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clothes echoes attacks against early female labor activists
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  45. Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron
  46. George H.W. Bush laid the foundation for education reform
  47. How where you're born influences the person you become
  48. Deepwater corals thrive at the bottom of the ocean, but can't escape human impacts
  49. US-China trade war truce: 2 reasons why it's unlikely to last
  50. 1 in 4 government officials accused of sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era is still in office today