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Americans’ support for immigration is at record highs – but the government is out of sync with their views

  • Written by Mariano Sana, Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Polls show that Americans feel more welcoming toward immigrants than they have in the past.Evgenia Parajanian/Shutterstock.com

Since its start, the Trump administration has implemented policies to step up immigration enforcement and reduce the number of immigrants admitted into the U.S.

Many of these efforts – like the border wall, the travel...

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Can experts determine who might be a mass killer? 3 questions answered

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Gloria Garces of El Paso grieves before crosses, flags and flowers Aug. 6, 2019 to commemorate those killed at a mall in El Paso.Jim Locher/AP Photo

Editor’s Note: After mass shootings, people naturally search for answers. We also want to find the root cause. One subject that often arises is mental illness. People, and politicians, raise...

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I traveled to American Samoa 5 times to study the secret to its football success

  • Written by Rob Ruck, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
Samoan-American quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a preseason favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, college football's top award. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

With training camp in full swing, quarterback Marcus Mariota, the first Samoan Heisman Trophy winner, will be the signal caller for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua...

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5 tips for parents to build communication skills with children with autism spectrum disorder

  • Written by Sanikan Wattanawongwan, Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University
Knowing the right strategies can help parents of children with autism spectrum disorder boost their children's communication skills.College of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University

We are researchers who coach parents to communicate with children with disabilities.

Here are five strategies families can use to help children with...

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NASCAR may be the fastest way to learn about physics

  • Written by Christine Helms, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Richmond
The laws of physics are on display at the Daytona International Speedway.Action Sports Photography/Shutterstock.com

There’s just something thrilling about traveling at high speeds. Throughout history people have always pushed themselves to go faster, whether on foot, on horseback, on a boat or on a bicycle.

Nearly every weekend, today’s...

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Trump's fight to count US citizens and non-citizens: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Jeffrey W Ladewig, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
A worker follows up during the 2020 census test run in Providence, R.I.U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. is still months away from the start of the 2020 census – but the decennial count of the country’s population is already controversial.

After the Supreme Court’s decision at the end of June, President Donald Trump conceded that the...

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Gender equality at home takes a hit when children arrive

  • Written by Laurie DeRose, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

In the early 20th century, American women won the right to vote. Soon, women’s participation in the workforce, education and political life all increased dramatically.

This gender revolution took place not just in the U.S., but in many countries throughout the world.

But beginning in 1980, the changes in opportunities, status and attitudes...

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Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West

  • Written by Adrienne Marshall, Postdoctoral Fellow in Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho
A valuable resource: Snowpack on Oregon's Mt. Hood.USDA NRCS/Spencer Miller, CC BY

As an environmental scientist, I’ve done plenty of hiking in the western U.S. – always with a map, water bottle and list of water sources. In dry areas it’s always smart to ration water until you get to a new source. Sometimes a stream has dried up...

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5 reasons why Trump's Venezuela embargo won't end the Maduro regime

  • Written by Marco Aponte-Moreno, Associate Professor of Global Business and Board Member of the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, St Mary's College of California

The U.S. has announced an economic embargo on Venezuela, intended to put an end to President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime.

In an Aug. 5 executive order, President Donald Trump said that the tough new sanctions – which target any company or individual outside of Venezuela doing business directly or indirectly with...

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A tick detective wants to understand what drives tick abundance

  • Written by David Allen, Assistant Professor in Biology, Middlebury
Middlebury Assistant Professor David Allen prepares to inspect a piece of canvas dragged through the forest to collect ticks. Todd Balfour/Middlebury College

The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.

David Allen is an assistant professor in biology at Middlebury College who studies the ecology of ticks and tick-borne...

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  2. French cannabis legalization debate ignores race, religion and the mass incarceration of Muslims
  3. Mass shootings aren't growing more common – and evidence contradicts common stereotypes about the killers
  4. Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
  5. The US-China trade war: 5 essential reads
  6. How to grow human mini-livers in the lab to help solve liver disease
  7. Drilling deeper wells is a band-aid solution to US groundwater woes
  8. Everything in Mecca gets 5 stars — and online reviews of other holy sites are wildly inflated, too
  9. The facts on the US children and teens killed by firearms
  10. The 'warspeak' permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
  11. Guns and mental illness: A psychiatrist explains the complexities
  12. From across the globe to El Paso, changes in the language of the far-right explain its current violence
  13. Space travel might fry your brain, causing permanent learning and memory problems
  14. Astronauts' brains are subject to long-lasting damage due to low dose space radiation
  15. Police are more likely to kill men and women of color
  16. Stop blaming video games for mass killings
  17. How the University of Alaska – and other public U.S. universities – now struggle for funding
  18. This tax credit wasn't meant to help with housing, but that's exactly what it's doing
  19. Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?
  20. Human breast milk may help babies tell time via circadian signals from mom
  21. Why do so many working class Americans feel politics is pointless?
  22. Understanding Christians' climate views can lead to better conversations about the environment
  23. Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change the face of tech
  24. Could a national buyback program reduce gun violence in America?
  25. Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America's streets?
  26. Scammers don't cheat because they need the money — they cheat because they're cheaters
  27. Puerto Ricans unite against Rosselló – and more than a decade of cultural trauma
  28. There's a dark political history to language that strips people of their dignity
  29. The White House is upending decades of protocol for policy-making
  30. An ambitious plan to stop the rise of superbugs
  31. Are shared e-scooters good for the planet? Only if they replace car trips
  32. Grudges come naturally to kids – gratitude must be taught
  33. As Herman Melville turns 200, his works have never been more relevant
  34. Why science needs the humanities to solve climate change
  35. The Muslim Hajj: A spiritual pilgrimage with political overtones
  36. Why isn't Stacey Abrams running? Because African Americans lose to incumbent governors and senators
  37. Why the 'brain-eating' amoeba found in freshwater lakes – while rare – is so deadly
  38. Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for many parents
  39. Fed rate cut bails out Trump for policies that are slowing the economy
  40. If Germany atoned for the Holocaust, the US can pay reparations for slavery
  41. What’s the scoop on kids and dirt? Get enough to help, but not enough to hurt, a doctor advises
  42. Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight oil
  43. Political polarization is about feelings, not facts
  44. School spankings are banned just about everywhere around the world except in US
  45. All public universities get private money, but some get much more than the rest
  46. Yes, flesh-eating bacteria are in the warm coastal waters – but it doesn't mean you'll get sick
  47. How organized labor can reverse decades of decline
  48. More Central American migrants take shelter in churches, recalling 1980s sanctuary movement
  49. The rhetorical trick Trump used on the 'Squad' and how it could affect the vote
  50. Opioid epidemic may have cost states at least $130 billion in treatment and related expenses – and that's just the tip of the iceberg