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A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19

  • Written by Ana Maldonado-Contreras, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School
imageThe microbes living in the gut are key to good health.Dr_Microbe/iStock/Getty Images Plus

You may not know it, but you have an army of microbes living inside of you that are essential for fighting off threats, including the virus that causes COVID-19.

In the past two decades scientists have learned our bodies are home to more bacterial cells than...

Read more: A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19

Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageThrough the Paris Agreement, the world's countries agreed to work to keep global warming well under 2 degrees Celsius.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The United States helped bring the world into the Paris climate accord, the groundbreaking global agreement reached in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow climate change....

Read more: Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad — 5 scholars explain

Will Merrick Garland, Joe Biden's pick for attorney general, be independent in that role? History says it's unlikely

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
imageAttorney general nominee Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Five years after he was nominated to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is President-elect Biden’s choice to lead the Justice Department as the...

Read more: Will Merrick Garland, Joe Biden's pick for attorney general, be independent in that role? History...

Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

  • Written by Kymberly Byrd, Ph.D. Candidate, Community Research and Action, Vanderbilt University
imageFormerly incarcerated entrepreneur Coss Marte speaks at a conference in 2015.Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIREDimageCC BY-NC-ND

People who have been incarcerated face major challenges finding work after their release. About 45% of formerly incarcerated Americans were unemployed one year after leaving prison, according to a multiyear study the Brookings...

Read more: Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

The NRA declares bankruptcy: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Brian Mittendorf, Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
imageFacing legal and financial challenges, the NRA wants to exit New York.Alex Wong/Getty Images

Editor’s note: Although the National Rifle Association is headquartered in Northern Virginia, it is incorporated in New York. The gun group recently announced a new “strategic plan” to restructure under bankruptcy and reincorporate in...

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'Early warning' systems in schools can be dangerous in the hands of law enforcement

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
imageSchool police officers walk in a hallway at a middle school.Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are getting lower grades and inconsistently attending classes. For students in one Florida county, low grades and absenteeism may put them at risk of being labeled by law enforcement as potential...

Read more: 'Early warning' systems in schools can be dangerous in the hands of law enforcement

Kratom: What science is discovering about the risks and benefits of a controversial herb

  • Written by Christopher R. McCurdy, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
imageKratom is native to Southeast Asia, where people make a tea from its leaves. Christopher R. McCurdy, CC BY-SA

Kratom, a traditional Southeast Asian herbal medicine from the leaves of the tropical tree Mitragyna speciosa, has gained favor in the U.S. as a legal high over the past decade. Almost two metric tons of kratom are imported from Southeast...

Read more: Kratom: What science is discovering about the risks and benefits of a controversial herb

Sen. Ossoff was sworn in on pioneering Atlanta rabbi's Bible – a nod to historic role of American Jews in civil rights struggle

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imageVice President Kamala Harris swears in Sen. Raphael Warnock and Sen. Jon Ossoff on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Television via AP

The first Jewish senator in Georgia history, Jon Ossoff, was sworn in on Jan. 20, on what his office described in a tweet as a “Hebrew scripture that belonged to historic Atlanta Rabbi Jacob...

Read more: Sen. Ossoff was sworn in on pioneering Atlanta rabbi's Bible – a nod to historic role of American...

US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem, warn security experts

  • Written by Luis De la Calle, Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and Associate Professor in Political Science, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
imageSome 25,000 National Guard troops protected Joe Biden's presidential inauguration due to fears of a far-right extremist attack.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

After President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021 without any violent incidents, many in the United States and worldwide breathed a sigh of relief.

The respite may be brief. The ingredients...

Read more: US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem, warn security experts

5 ways Biden can help rural America thrive and bridge the rural-urban divide

  • Written by Ann Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
imagePresident Joe Biden talked about healing the rifts and uniting America in his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2021.Michael S. Williamson/Washington Post

It’s no secret that rural and urban people have grown apart culturally and economically in recent years. A quick glance at the media – especially social media – confirms an...

Read more: 5 ways Biden can help rural America thrive and bridge the rural-urban divide

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  1. Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans – with dangerous repercussions for democracy
  2. Trump revived Andrew Jackson's spoils system, which would undo America's 138-year-old professional civil service
  3. Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium – with implications for their spread in the US
  4. How engineering can contribute to a reimagining of the US public health system
  5. St. Matthew's Cathedral, where Biden attended pre-inauguration Mass, has long been a place where politics and faith meet
  6. From Biden's giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, 'religion' means different things to different people and different eras
  7. Joe Biden's inaugural address gives hope to the millions who stutter
  8. Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules
  9. I'm a First Amendment scholar – and I think Big Tech should be left alone
  10. Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment
  11. They don't come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life
  12. How law enforcement is using technology to track down people who attacked the US Capitol building
  13. Stickiness is a weapon some plants use to fend off hungry insects
  14. Police, soldiers bring lethal skill to militia campaigns against US government
  15. Armed groups from Capitol riot pose longer-term threat to Biden presidency
  16. Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary – here’s what she can do about climate change
  17. What Janet Yellen can do about climate change as US Treasury secretary
  18. Big Tech's swift reaction to Capitol rioters reveals new face of corporate political power – and a threat to American democracy
  19. Why do presidential inaugurations matter?
  20. What does the vice president do?
  21. Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? We're testing species from bats to seals to find out
  22. Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages
  23. Tooth or consequences: Even during a pandemic, avoiding the dentist can be bad for your oral health
  24. For these students, using data in sports is about more than winning games
  25. My research helped uncover a long-lost right-wing provocateur – but then I turned away from her work
  26. Biden can transform the US from a humanitarian laggard into a global leader – here's how
  27. Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help
  28. Zoom work relationships are a lot harder to build – unless you can pick up on colleagues' nonverbal cues
  29. Figs show that nonnative species can invade ecosystems by forming unexpected partnerships
  30. Biden has a congressional shortcut to cancel Trump’s regulatory rollbacks, but it comes with risks
  31. How to stay safe with a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant on the loose
  32. More health inequality: Black people are 3 times more likely to experience pulse oximeter errors
  33. Trump supporters seeking more violence could target state capitols during inauguration – here's how cities can prepare
  34. A white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their lies
  35. What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol? 5 essential reads
  36. Does 'deplatforming' work to curb hate speech and calls for violence? 3 experts in online communications weigh in
  37. How the Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a seat of Black power for generations in Atlanta
  38. Neighborhoods with MLK streets are poorer than national average and highly segregated, study reveals
  39. Why the news media may not want to share Capitol riot images with the police
  40. Symbols of white supremacy flew proudly at the Capitol riot – 5 essential reads
  41. White supremacists who stormed US Capitol are only the most visible product of racism
  42. How Trump's language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot – 2 linguists explain
  43. Nonprofits helped organize the pro-Trump rally before the Capitol siege – but they probably won't suffer any consequences
  44. The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
  45. Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night
  46. That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure ... in 1938
  47. Francis Galton pioneered scientific advances in many fields – but also founded the racist pseudoscience of eugenics
  48. What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants
  49. Trump's Twitter feed shows 'arc of the hero,' from savior to showdown
  50. The far-right rioters at the Capitol were not antifa – but violent groups often blame rivals for unpopular attacks