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Historic Bristol Bay, Alaska salmon fishery dealing with latest challenge: COVID-19

  • Written by Kevin Berry, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage
imageFishing boat captains jockey for position near the mouth of the Naknek River, which flows into Bristol Bay.Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Northwest summers mean salmon on the grill. While Alaskans fill freezers with their own catch – our freezers are filled with enough salmon to last until next summer – those grilling...

Read more: Historic Bristol Bay, Alaska salmon fishery dealing with latest challenge: COVID-19

COVID-19 clues in a community's sewage: 4 questions answered about watching wastewater for coronavirus

  • Written by Kyle Bibby, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Notre Dame
imageGerms flushed down the drain can be detected at water treatment plants.Derek Davis/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Researchers around the world are testing wastewater for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in hopes that what goes down the drain can act as an early warning system for COVID-19 infections in communities.

Environmental engineer Kyle...

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Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic

  • Written by David Duffy, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Disease Genomics, University of Florida
imageDeceased post-hatchling loggerhead sea turtle next to plastic pieces found in its stomach and intestines.Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, CC BY-ND

Plastic pollution has been found in practically every environment on the planet, with especially severe effects on ocean life. Plastic waste harms marine life in many ways – most notably, when animals...

Read more: Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic

Could religious exemptions trump a COVID-19 vaccine mandate? Well, that depends

  • Written by Ross D. Silverman, Professor of Public Health and Law, Indiana University
imageA vaccine for COVID-19 may only effectively stop the spread if enough people take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images

The longer COVID-19 rages on, the more the United States appears to be hanging its hopes on the development and rapid, massdistribution of a vaccine.

Getting a safe and effective vaccine out to the public could be a game changer...

Read more: Could religious exemptions trump a COVID-19 vaccine mandate? Well, that depends

Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs -- the legal arguments for the upcoming coronavirus lawsuits

  • Written by Ross D. Silverman, Professor of Public Health and Law, Indiana University
imageA vaccine for COVID-19 may only effectively stop the spread if enough people take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images

The longer COVID-19 rages on, the more the United States appears to be hanging its hopes on the development and rapid, massdistribution of a vaccine.

Getting a safe and effective vaccine out to the public could be a game changer...

Read more: Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs -- the legal arguments for the upcoming coronavirus lawsuits

Let's call athletes 'workers,' and let's call these NBA protests what they were – strikes

  • Written by Abraham I. Khan, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Communication Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
imageWhen NBA players refused to take the court, athlete activism escalated to a new level.Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images

The Milwaukee Bucks’ startling refusal to take to the court for their NBA playoff game on Aug. 26 was the most consequential political development in sports over the last 50 years.

In recent years, the prevailing media...

Read more: Let's call athletes 'workers,' and let's call these NBA protests what they were – strikes

A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil fields and industry

  • Written by John Pardue, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
imageSmoke billowed from the fire at a chlorine plant in Westlake, Louisiana, after Hurricane Laura moved through on Aug. 27. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Hurricane Laura plowed through the heart of Louisiana’s oil and chemical industries as a powerful Category 4 storm, leaving a chlorine plant on fire and the potential for more hazardous damage in...

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Federal agents sent to Kenosha, but history shows militarized policing in cities can escalate violence and trigger conflict

  • Written by Angélica Durán-Martínez, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageSending in the feds to quell unrest often increases conflict on the ground, as it did this summer in Portland, Ore.Nathan Howard/Getty Images

The U.S. Justice Department has dispatched federal agents and U.S. marshals to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a police shooting left an unarmed Black man, Jacob Blake, paralyzed. The Aug. 23 shooting triggered...

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Maria Montessori challenged and changed how kids are taught, and remains influential today

  • Written by Catherine McTamaney, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University
imageThe education innovator, in London, in the late 1940s.AP Photo

One hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s birth, tens of thousands of teachers around the world still hail her innovations and educational philosophy.

One of Italy’s first female doctors, Montessori applied her training as a scientist to teaching children in new...

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¿Cómo puedes utilizar la ventilación para prevenir la propagación de COVID-19 dentro de tu casa?

  • Written by Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
imageMantener las ventanas abiertas es la forma más sencilla de aumentar la ventilación en espacios interiores. Justin Paget / Digital Vision via Getty Images

La gran mayoría de la transmisión del SARS-CoV-2 ocurre en interiores, la mayor parte por inhalación de partículas en el aire que contienen el coronavirus....

Read more: ¿Cómo puedes utilizar la ventilación para prevenir la propagación de COVID-19 dentro de tu casa?

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  1. History tells us trying to stop diseases like COVID-19 at the border is a failed strategy
  2. Hurricane Laura was the latest storm to strengthen fast, but is rapid intensification really becoming more common?
  3. When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families
  4. The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat
  5. One coup leads to another, history shows – though many in Mali hope theirs was the very rare 'good coup'
  6. Joe Kennedy III challenges Ed Markey in 2020's weirdest primary race
  7. 1 in 10 US students are English learners
  8. When plants and their microbes are not in sync, the results can be disastrous
  9. Cool touch shirts can make you feel cool on hot days, but which materials work best?
  10. Trump accepts the nomination from the White House lawn, portraying a nation in crisis and himself as its hero
  11. Why Americans are buying more guns than ever
  12. Así es como la moda ha servido históricamente para el distanciamiento social
  13. Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold
  14. FDA is departing from long-standing procedures to deal with public health crises, and this may foreshadow problems for COVID-19 vaccines
  15. The white supremacist origins of modern marriage advice
  16. Trump's foreign policy is still 'America First' – what does that mean, exactly?
  17. Abolishing child labor took the specter of 'white slavery' and the job market's near collapse during the Great Depression
  18. Jerry Falwell Jr. will leave behind a very different legacy from his influential father
  19. Hurricanes and wildfires are colliding with the COVID-19 pandemic – and compounding the risks
  20. Mail-in voting's potential problems only begin at the post office – an underfunded, underprepared decentralized system could be trouble
  21. Afghanistan's peace process is stalled. Can the Taliban be trusted to hold up their end of the deal?
  22. Emily Dickinson is the unlikely hero of our time
  23. The right to vote is not in the Constitution
  24. Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards Black Americans
  25. The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020 – culture change is key to getting on track
  26. Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?
  27. TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms – here's why kids love it
  28. What makes Donald Trump and John Wayne heroes of the Christian Right?
  29. What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles
  30. 5 ways families can enjoy astronomy during the pandemic
  31. Forced sterilization policies in the US targeted minorities and those with disabilities – and lasted into the 21st century
  32. Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement
  33. La invención de la brujería satánica: al principio nadie creía pero después vino la 'caza de brujas'
  34. School nurses should be leading the COVID-19 response, but many schools don't have one
  35. Video: Current rates of vaccine hesitancy in the US could mean a long road to normalcy
  36. A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?
  37. Biloxi's 15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina offers lessons for other coastal cities
  38. Western wildfires are spinning off tornadoes – here’s how fires create their own freakish weather
  39. Extreme wildfires can create their own dangerous weather, including fire tornadoes – here's how
  40. Constant dieters might be choosing the wrong way to lose weight
  41. Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety
  42. While the US is reeling from COVID-19, the Trump administration is trying to take away health care
  43. Voters aren’t the only ones who dread slow mail – struggling small businesses are also at risk from Postal Service delays
  44. Approval of a coronavirus vaccine would be just the beginning – huge production challenges could cause long delays
  45. ¿Tienes hijos o sobrinos pequeños? Estas son tres maneras de ayudarlos a interactuar pese al COVID-19
  46. Economic hardship from COVID-19 will hit minority seniors the most
  47. Voting by mail is convenient, but not always secret
  48. Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
  49. In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, what should you say to someone who refuses to wear a mask? A philosopher weighs in
  50. The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free