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For Native Americans, US-Mexico border is an 'imaginary line'

  • Written by Christina Leza, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Colorado College

Immigration restrictions were making life difficult for Native Americans who live along – and across – the U.S.-Mexico border even before President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to build his border wall.

The traditional homelands of 36 federally recognized tribes – including the Kumeyaay, Pai, Cocopah, O’odham,...

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Danger ahead in the constitutional standoff over Trump's emergency declaration

  • Written by William E. Nelson, Professor of Law, New York University
President Donald Trump signs the first veto of his presidency in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019. AP/Evan Vucci

President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build a border wall has provoked a constitutional confrontation with Congress.

Here’s how we got to this point. On Feb. 26, the House voted 245-182...

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A 300-year-old cyclone persists but is shrinking

  • Written by Donna Pierce, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University
Jupiter's Great Red Spot.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/ Gerald Eichstädt /Seán Doran

The Great Red Spot, a storm larger than the Earth and powerful enough to tear apart smaller storms that get drawn into it, is one of the most recognizable features in Jupiter’s atmosphere and the entire solar system. The counterclockwise-moving...

Read more: Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A 300-year-old cyclone persists but is shrinking

Why some counties are powerhouses for innovation

  • Written by Christopher Boone, Dean and Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Santa Clara County produced more patents than any other U.S. county in recent history.MintImages/shutterstock.com

By the time the application window closed, Amazon had received 238 proposals from cities and regions throughout North America looking to become the second headquarters of the behemoth tech company.

Amazon invited proposals especially...

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Here's how airplane crash investigations work, according to an aviation safety expert

  • Written by Daniel Kwasi Adjekum, Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota

The fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 has resulted in the worldwide grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Investigators are probing the crash and another like it that occurred less than five months earlier in Indonesia.

As an experienced airline pilot, aircraft accident investigator and professor of aviation, I know that such major...

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New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth's magnetic field

  • Written by Shinsuke Shimojo, Gertrude Baltimore Professor of Experimental Psychology, California Institute of Technology
Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

Do human beings have a magnetic sense? Biologists knowother animals do. They think it helps creatures including bees, turtles and birds navigate through the world.

Scientists have tried to investigate whether humans belong on the list of magnetically sensitive organisms. For...

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From 'Wild Horses' to 'Wild Things,' a window into Maurice Sendak's creative process

  • Written by Katharine Capshaw, Professor of English, University of Connecticut
Preliminary drawing of title page for 'Where the Wild Things Are' (New York: Harper & Row, 1963), 26:7, The Maurice Sendak Collection.Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library. © The Maurice Sendak Foundation.

Fans of “Where the Wild Things Are,” Maurice...

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Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk who introduced mindfulness to the West, prepares to die

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh.AP Photo/Richard Vogel

Thich Nhat Hanh, the monk who popularized mindfulness in the West, has returned home to Vietnam to enjoy the rest of his life. Devotees from many parts of the world are visiting the ailing 92-year-old, who has retired to a Buddhist temple outside Hue.

This thoughtful and accepting approach to...

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Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment and early detection

  • Written by Aatur Singhi, Professor of Anatomy and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
Alex Trebek shown in 2006.Reed Saxon/AP Photo

When “Jeopardy!” episode 7059 aired on April 30, 2015, the category was “The Human Body,” the price was $2,000, and the clue was “This gland’s main duct, the duct of Wirsung, collects its juices & empties into the duodenum.”

The question was “What is...

Read more: Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment and early detection

Teaching in America's prisons has taught me to believe in second chances

  • Written by Andrea Cantora, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore
Prison education programs have been shown to lead to better employment rates for those who have served time.Elaine Thompson/AP

In 2007, I gave someone a second chance. I was in Danbury Federal Correctional Institution recruiting women for a new program for people returning from prison that I was running in New York City.

A woman approached me and...

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  4. Automated control system caused Ethiopia crash, flight data suggests
  5. Editing genes shouldn't be too scary -- unless they are the ones that get passed to future generations
  6. Marijuana is a lot more than just THC - a pharmacologist looks at the untapped healing compounds
  7. Why a college admissions racket would funnel bribes through a fake charity
  8. Why rich parents are more likely to be unethical
  9. 5 ways the Syrian revolution continues
  10. Why meritocracy is a myth in college admissions
  11. Jamaica leads in Richard Branson-backed plan for a Caribbean climate revolution
  12. Consumer rights are worthless without enforcement
  13. Sandy Hook lawsuit court victory opens crack in gun maker immunity shield
  14. 3 days, 3 key votes – and no end in sight for Brexit
  15. Softer, processed foods changed the way ancient humans spoke
  16. The mental health crisis among America's youth is real – and staggering
  17. How AIPAC could lose its bipartisan status
  18. Rise and fall of the landline: 143 years of telephones becoming more accessible – and smart
  19. What will happen to Michael Jackson's legacy? A famed writer's fall could offer clues
  20. Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer
  21. Plastic bag bans can backfire if consumers just use other plastics instead
  22. Who are the private contractors fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan? An inside look at this invisible military force
  23. Facebook's 'pivot' is less about privacy and more about profits
  24. How the Syrian uprising began and why it matters
  25. College cheating scandal shows why elite colleges should use a lottery to admit students
  26. When does a winter storm become a bomb cyclone?
  27. Why North Korean prosperity would be the ruin of Kim Jong Un
  28. Purdue Pharma: Bankruptcy filing would make lawsuits slower and costlier for plaintiff cities and states
  29. Trump's executive order on drone strikes sends civilian casualty data back into the shadows
  30. The truth about St. Patrick's Day
  31. Robots guarded Buddha's relics in a legend of ancient India
  32. Escalator etiquette: Should I stand or walk for an efficient ride?
  33. College admission scandal grew out of a system that was ripe for corruption
  34. US pulls diplomats from its embassy in Caracas, and tensions between Venezuela and Brazil escalate
  35. Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?
  36. There's no way to stop human trafficking by treating it as an immigration enforcement problem
  37. Diets can do more than help you lose weight – they could also save the planet
  38. Skilled blue-collar jobs are growing – though women aren't getting them
  39. Sen. Martha McSally, pioneering Air Force pilot, shows how stereotypes victimize sexual assault survivors again
  40. Old stone walls record the changing location of magnetic north
  41. After 100 years, Mussolini's fascist party is a reminder of the fragility of freedom
  42. Stemming the tide of trash: 5 essential reads on recycling
  43. Can we tweak marine chemistry to help stave off climate change?
  44. Beyond blackface: How college yearbooks captured protest and change
  45. US military steps up cyberwarfare effort
  46. What lessons can the clergy sex abuse crisis draw from a 4th-century church schism?
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  48. Pregnant women shouldn't have to choose between a job and a healthy baby
  49. Ancient DNA is a powerful tool for studying the past – when archaeologists and geneticists work together
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