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Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals – and green chemistry needs help to compete

  • Written by Constance B. Bailey, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee
imageA Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California.AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Global oil consumption declined by roughly 9% in 2020 as the pandemic reduced business and pleasure travel, factory production and transportation of goods. This abrupt drop accelerated an ongoing shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

U.S. government forecasts show that oil...

Read more: Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals – and green chemistry needs help to compete

Body cameras help monitor police but can invade people's privacy

  • Written by Bryce C. Newell, Assistant Professor of Media Law and Policy, University of Oregon
imagePolice see some difficult scenes; body cameras can record those and make them public.Tony Webster via Flickr, CC BY-SA

In the course of their work, police officers encounter people who are intoxicated, distressed, injured or abused. The officers routinely ask for key identifying information like addresses, dates of birth and driver’s license...

Read more: Body cameras help monitor police but can invade people's privacy

100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather

  • Written by Gregory B. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
imageSmoke rises from damaged properties after the Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June 1921. Oklahoma Historical Society via Getty Images

When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge the Tulsa race riot of 1921.

I know that place and year well. As is the case with Fletcher...

Read more: 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather

How the early internet created a place for trans youth to find one another and explore coming out

  • Written by Avery Dame-Griff, Visiting Assistant Professor, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, Appalachian State University
imageIn the late 1980s, trans youth started going online to connect with others experiencing gender dysphoria.non157/iStock via Getty Images

Follow coverage of trans issues, and you’ll hear some people say that teens who change their gender identity are participating in a fad, and that social media is the culprit.

As one proponent of legislation...

Read more: How the early internet created a place for trans youth to find one another and explore coming out

How the bulletin board systems, email lists and Geocities pages of the early internet created a place for trans youth to find one another and explore coming out

  • Written by Avery Dame-Griff, Visiting Assistant Professor, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, Appalachian State University
imageIn the late 1980s, trans youth started going online to connect with others experiencing gender dysphoria.non157/iStock via Getty Images

Follow coverage of trans issues, and you’ll hear some people say that teens who change their gender identity are participating in a fad, and that social media is the culprit.

As one proponent of legislation...

Read more: How the bulletin board systems, email lists and Geocities pages of the early internet created a...

Why widespread health woes could follow from pandemic-driven job losses

  • Written by Jennie E. Brand, Professor of Sociology and Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
imageEmpty stores and restaurants in Beverly Hills, California, closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Getty Images

Being out of work isn’t bad just for your finances: It’s bad for your health. Losing a job can cause depression, anxiety and other mental health problems. Research also consistently shows that job loss and unemployment –...

Read more: Why widespread health woes could follow from pandemic-driven job losses

Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US

  • Written by Denise A. Herd, Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
imageEach headstone in Minneapollis' 'Say Their Names' cemetery represents a Black American killed by police – deaths that create a ripple effect of pain felt in Black communities nationwide. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

It’s been one year since George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer set off the largest...

Read more: Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US

Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates in a clear sign of climate change

  • Written by Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University

The Western U.S. appears headed for another dangerous fire season, and a new study shows that even high mountain areas once considered too wet to burn are at increasing risk as the climate warms.

Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. West is in severe to exceptional drought right now, including large parts of the Rocky Mountains, Cascades and Sierra...

Read more: Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates in a clear sign of...

Despite federal moratorium, eviction rates returning to pre-pandemic levels

  • Written by Benjamin Larsen, Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
imageOutside Columbus, Ohio, a bailiff signs a writ of eviction for a tenant on March 3, 2021.Stephen Zenner/Getty Images

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho, like many states across the country, faced rising housing costs, low home-vacancy rates and increasing efforts by landlords to evict tenants.

Thanks to increased unemployment benefits, federal...

Read more: Despite federal moratorium, eviction rates returning to pre-pandemic levels

Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper

  • Written by Caleb Elfenbein, Associate Professor, Departments of History and Religious Studies; Director, Center for the Humanities, Grinnell College
imagePresident Trump's ban on immigration from several mostly Muslim countries was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. President Biden revoked it on his first day in office.Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its top executives in federal court over the company’s failure to crack down on hate speech against...

Read more: Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper

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  2. The obscure, unelected Senate official whose rulings can help – or kill – a bill's chance to pass
  3. 578,555 people have died from COVID-19 in the US, or maybe it's 912,345 – here's why it's hard to count
  4. China finances most coal plants built today – it's a climate problem and why US-China talks are essential
  5. Why do I need anything other than Google to answer a question?
  6. Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them
  7. Supermoon! Red blood lunar eclipse! It's all happening at once, but what does that mean?
  8. ¿Vuelves a la oficina? La temperatura más fría podría provocar un aumento de peso
  9. The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition
  10. Pandemic-stricken mass transit would get $85 billion in Biden stimulus plan – a down payment on reviving American cities
  11. 'The Underground Railroad' attempts to upend viewers' notions of what it meant to be enslaved
  12. Why do we get shots in the arm? It's all about the muscle
  13. Sheriffs in more militarized counties reap election rewards
  14. Representative Cheney calls for order
  15. When will the first baby be born in space?
  16. Meals on Wheels volunteers help 2.4 million US seniors get enough to eat while staving off loneliness
  17. Video shows students still get paddled in US schools
  18. How electric cars can advance environmental justice: By putting low-income and racially diverse drivers behind the wheel
  19. Zero-trust security: Assume that everyone and everything on the internet is out to get you – and maybe already has
  20. Shape-shifting computer chip thwarts an army of hackers
  21. Fireflies need dark nights for their summer light shows – here's how you can help
  22. Can the world stop Israel and Hamas from committing war crimes? 7 questions answered about international law
  23. The sex scene isn't disappearing – it's simply shifting from clichéd fantasy to messy reality
  24. Trans moms discuss their unique parenting challenges during the pandemic – and what they worry about when things go back to 'normal'
  25. How theater can help communities heal from the losses and trauma of the pandemic
  26. Survey experts have yet to figure out what caused the most significant polling error in 40 years in Trump-Biden race
  27. As trust between Israeli Jews and Arabs reaches new lows, Netanyahu rises again
  28. Employees are feeling burned over broken work-from-home promises and corporate culture ‘BS’ as employers try to bring them back to the office
  29. Paying people to get vaccinated might work – but is it ethical?
  30. Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children – here's how that changed their lives
  31. Prom send-offs celebrate Black girls and their communities
  32. Pregnancy during COVID-19 lockdown: How the pandemic has affected new mothers
  33. Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here's what forecasters are watching right now
  34. Both Israel and Hamas are aiming to look strong, instead of finding a way out of their endless war
  35. Striking a balance between fairness in competition and the rights of transgender athletes
  36. Racial groups suffer disparate consequences after unfair police treatment – but not the groups you might think
  37. World's worst pandemic leaders: 5 presidents and prime ministers who badly mishandled COVID-19
  38. The truth about tooth decay
  39. How to use statistics to prepare for the next pandemic
  40. Engineers and economists prize efficiency, but nature favors resilience – lessons from Texas, COVID-19 and the 737 Max
  41. Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
  42. The typical child care worker in the US earns less than $12 an hour
  43. Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, with catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren't cut quickly
  44. HIV/AIDS vaccine: Why don't we have one after 37 years, when we have several for COVID-19 after a few months?
  45. Beer, doughnuts and a $1 million lottery – how vaccine incentives and other behavioral tools can help the US reach herd immunity
  46. 'What's Going On' at 50 – Marvin Gaye's Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971
  47. Why I use the NRA as a case study for how nonprofits shouldn't operate
  48. Sex work, part of the online gig economy, is a lifeline for marginalized workers
  49. Lack of sleep is harming health care workers – and their patients
  50. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are bucking the patriarchal, authoritarian stereotype of their community