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Evolution doesn't proceed in a straight line – so why draw it that way?

  • Written by Quentin Wheeler, Senior Fellow for Biodiversity Studies, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Evolution has no final endpoint in mind.Uncle Leo/Shutterstock.comA high school marching band’s T-shirt places a horn-playing Homo sapiens at the end of the evolutionary process.Brian Kloppenburg, Jordan Summers, Main Street Logo

Evolution doesn’t follow a preordained, straight path. Yet images abound that suggest otherwise. From museum...

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How American Christian media promoted charity abroad

  • Written by Heather D. Curtis, Associate Professor of Religion, Tufts University
An illustration from the Christian Herald showing famine-hit people in India.Courtesy of the Christian Herald Association, New York

Many religions urge their adherents to be charitable toward those in need.

Jesus directed his followers to sell their possessions and give alms to the poor. The Hebrew Bible instructed the Jews to provide generously...

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How to address America's lead crisis and provide safe drinking water for all

  • Written by Qi Bing, Ph.D. Student in Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy, University of California, Irvine
Warning signs in the Newark Health Department after the city learned that lead service lines to houses still were contaminating water. Seth Wenig/AP, CC BY-NC-ND

Since the Flint drinking water crisis erupted five years ago, Americans have realized that many cities and towns struggle to ensure safe water. Currently residents of Newark, New Jersey ar...

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The test that could save the life of a long-time smoker you know

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death in the U.S. A test for long-time smokers might be able to detect lung cancer earlier, thereby saving lives. Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

A test called CT lung cancer screening could save the lives of tens of thousands of American smokers and former smokers every year, but only only 4% of those...

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When religious ideology drives abortion policy, poor women suffer the consequences

  • Written by Gretchen E. Ely, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Abortion rights supporters in Missouri take part in a protest, after state lawmakers passed rules aimed at closing Missouri's only abortion clinic, May 30, 2019.AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

In Northern Ireland, Catholics and Protestants are frequently segregated, with some neighborhoods divided by barbed wire fences, reflecting deep historical conflicts...

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Colombia's peace process under stress: 6 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation US

Three years after negotiating a landmark peace agreement with the Colombian government, a top commander of the now defunct FARC guerrilla group has called for “a new stage in the armed struggle.”

In a 32-minute online video posted Aug. 29, FARC second-in-command Iván Márquez appeared with other rebels in fatigues to...

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A new solution for America's empty churches: A change of faith

  • Written by Ashima Krishna, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
A 2012 photograph of the Sunrise Church of Christ in Buffalo's East Side. The building has since been demolished.AP Photo/David Duprey

Over the past few decades, vacant and underutilized churches have become a familiar sight in American cities.

In some cases, a congregation or a religious governing body – say, a Catholic diocese – will...

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Parents can help kids catch up in reading with a 10-minute daily routine

  • Written by Kindel Turner Nash, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Instilling a love of booksMonkey Business Images/Shuttertock.com

Because I conduct research about reading, parents often ask me the same question: “What can I do to help my child become a better reader?”

I always give them the same advice: “Read with your children. Enjoy books together, and whatever you do, don’t worry about...

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Preparing for hurricanes: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Martin LaMonica, Deputy Editor, The Conversation
Shoppers prepare ahead of Hurricane Dorian in Pembroke, Florida. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

The National Hurricane Center forecast on Aug. 29 that Hurricane Dorian could make landfall this weekend and bring large amounts of rain, strong winds and potential flooding from storm surge.

Florida has declared a state of emergency and residents are preparing...

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  2. Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene
  3. Why the queen said yes to Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament
  4. Curious Kids: Why is money green?
  5. Sexual abuse against gay and bi men brings unique stigma and harm
  6. These are the customers who support sex trafficking in the US
  7. Why increasing Arab-Israeli closeness matters
  8. Why companies file for bankruptcy – and how it protects both debtors and creditors
  9. Should parents help their kids with homework?
  10. Should investors buy marijuana stocks?
  11. Worker-protection laws aren't ready for an automated future
  12. 5 things to consider before taking out a student loan
  13. 4 reasons why social media election data can misread public opinion
  14. You’d be better off lighting your money on fire than giving it to a politician to spend on TV ads
  15. Humanitarian forensic scientists trace the missing, identify the dead and comfort the living
  16. Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world's longest flight
  17. Blinking lights don't make a better knee brace – fighting cognitive biases in testing orthopedic devices
  18. Hurricane evacuation of nursing home residents still an unsolved challenge
  19. México quiere construir un tren en el corazón de la región Maya, ¿debería de hacerlo?
  20. A new tax on big college and university endowments is sending higher education a message
  21. Curious Kids: What is the smallest animal ever?
  22. What's private depends on who you are and where you live
  23. How male 'porn superfans' really view women
  24. Companies don't need permission from the Business Roundtable to be better corporate citizens
  25. 3 ways China benefits from the Hong Kong protests
  26. Why Trump's tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib go into the heart of American Jewish politics
  27. These college rankings focus on schools that help students get ahead
  28. Examining a video's changes over time helps flag deepfakes
  29. Can sun umbrellas ever become fashionable again in America?
  30. Feral pigs harm wildlife and biodiversity as well as crops
  31. Amazon fires are destructive, but they aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supply
  32. Democrats turn a venerable legal tool into a declaration of war
  33. Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting Trump
  34. Catholic Church sex abuse: The difference a Pennsylvania grand jury made in lives of survivors
  35. Setting the historical record straight for the critics of The New York Times project on slavery in America
  36. The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazil's vanishing rainforest
  37. Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms won't save the environment
  38. Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered
  39. Why we need to get back to Venus
  40. Bargain-hunting robocars could spell the end for downtown parking – cities need to plan ahead now
  41. Curious kids: Why don't hummingbirds get fat or sick from drinking sugary nectar?
  42. Changes for a landmark agreement mean immigrant children face harsher treatment in US
  43. 400 years of black giving: From the days of slavery to the 2019 Morehouse graduation
  44. How to have an all-renewable electric grid
  45. Don't ban new technologies – experiment with them carefully
  46. How Hong Kong's protests are affecting its economy
  47. White nationalists' extreme solution to the coming environmental apocalypse
  48. Increasing numbers of Americans support gun background checks
  49. Politicians don't seem to laugh at themselves as much anymore
  50. How to invest if you're worried a recession is coming