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How forceps permanently changed the way humans are born

  • Written by Neel Shah, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
James Young Simpson's Caesarian forceps, Hunterian Museum, GlasgowStephencdickson/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved “blades” that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require a quick delivery, they have a...

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In Paraguay, rural communities facing deforestation see power – and profit – in a beloved drink

  • Written by Peter Friederici, Director, Sustainable Communities Program, Northern Arizona University
More than 300,000 hectares of subtropical forest in Paraguay have burned since July due to illegal land clearing for agriculture, according to the National Security Ministry, Oct. 1, 2019. AP Photo/Jorge Saenz

The Atlantic Forest, a vast swath of well-watered and biodiverse woodland, once covered much of eastern South America.

But after three...

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Why the US has nuclear weapons in Turkey – and may try to put the bombs away

  • Written by Miles A. Pomper, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury
A B-61 bomb, like the ones stored at the US Incirlik Airbase in Turkey. Flickr/Kelly Michals, CC BY-SA

As the Syrian crisis pits Turkish troops against former U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, Pentagon officials have been reviewing plans to remove 50 nuclear bombs stored at a U.S air base in Turkey.

A congressional directive to the Pentagon to quickly...

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Syrian refugees in Turkey are there to stay, at least for now

  • Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton

Turkey’s recent military incursion into northern Syria is aimed at weakening Syrian Kurdish forces along its border. Turkey believes those forces are linked to the insurgent Kurdish militia inside Turkey, whom Turkey and the U.S. have labeled terrorists.

But that’s not the only goal.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...

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¿Vales educativos suponen una mejor educación? Nuevas investigaciones dejan interrogantes

  • Written by Christopher Lubienski, Professor, Indiana University
El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, centro, firma una ley de vales educativos que permitirá que miles de estudiantes en Florida que actualmente assistan a escuelas públicas puedan acceder una educación privada, 9 de mayo de 2019.Lynne Sladky/AP

Durante las últimas dos décadas, proponentes de los vales para...

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They're not all racist nut jobs – and 4 other observations about the patriot militia movement

  • Written by Hollee S. Temple, Teaching Professor of Law, West Virginia University

The so-called patriot movement is grabbing headlines once again, as its members pledge to protect Trump supporters at the president’s campaign rallies across the country.

For the past three years, we have studied the rise of the patriots while reporting, writing and editing a nonfiction book, “Up In Arms: How the Bundy Family Hijacked...

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Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists

  • Written by Neil Shortland, Director, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies; Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Can online posts help scholars – or police – tell the difference between people who are just ranting and those who plan real violence?Aggapom Poomitud/Shutterstock.com

In the weeks following two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, police forces across the United States made more than 20 arrests based on threats made on...

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Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

  • Written by Bridget Marshall, Associate Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Seventy-eight percent of the people executed for witchcraft in New England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were women.Jef Thompson/Shutterstock.com

“Witch hunt” – it’s a refrain used to deride everything from impeachment inquiries and sexual assault investigations to allegations of corruption.

When powerful men cry...

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5 tips for surviving in an increasingly uncertain world

  • Written by Jelena Kecmanovic, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
What does the future hold -- and how will you handle what comes next?Svetlana Lukienko/Shutterstock.com

A recent study showed that North Americans are becoming less tolerant of uncertainty.

The U.S. presidential impeachment inquiry has added another layer of uncertainty to an already unstable situation that includes political polarization and the...

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Oil companies are thinking about a low-carbon future, but aren't making big investments in it yet

  • Written by Lewis Fulton, Co-director, STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways), University of California, Davis
Oil pump jacks in Williston, N.D.AP Photo/Eric Gay

The global oil industry stands at a crossroads. Corporate leaders are weighing how closely to stay wedded to their legacy business – finding, extracting and refining fossil energy – versus preparing for an uncertain low-carbon future.

There are signs of an impending pivot. Most of the...

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  3. A new chemistry innovation could reduce smog, acid-rain and asthma-inducing pollution
  4. What is sex really for?
  5. Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in Turkey
  6. If you’re using 'millennial' as a meaningful measurement, you should probably stop
  7. Voting could be the problem with democracy
  8. Have we become too paranoid about mass shootings?
  9. Even when they aren't fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands
  10. New evidence that an extraterrestrial collision 12,800 years ago triggered an abrupt climate change for Earth
  11. Wildfire rebuilding: Taxes are better than bans for keeping homeowners from rebuilding in fire-plagued areas
  12. Bans on rebuilding in disaster-prone areas ignore homeowners preferences – raising costs works better
  13. Cities with more black residents rely more on traffic tickets and fines for revenue
  14. Why don't evergreens change color and drop their leaves every fall?
  15. Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words
  16. Americans, especially millennials, are embracing plant-based meat products
  17. Trump is flouting global trade rules with China yet embracing them with the EU – here's why it matters
  18. Where is my Xanax Rx? Why your doctor may be concerned about prescribing benzodiazepines
  19. Blockchain voting is vulnerable to hackers, software glitches and bad ID photos – among other problems
  20. Pope affirms Catholic Church's duty to indigenous Amazonians hurt by climate change
  21. How Mister Rogers' faith shaped his idea of children's television
  22. The Chicago teachers' strike isn't just about kids – it's about union power too
  23. This overdose-reversal medicine could reduce opioid deaths – so why don't more people carry it?
  24. Here's what's missing in efforts to curb heavy drinking and hazing on campus
  25. Our world is getting smaller
  26. In fire-prone California, many residents can't afford wildfire insurance
  27. Bosses face more discrimination if they are women – from employees of any gender
  28. A UN treaty guarantees youth rights everywhere on earth – except the United States
  29. Pell Grants are getting their due in the 2020 campaign
  30. China's worldwide investment project is a push for more economic and political power
  31. Lower refugee limits are weakening resettlement in the US
  32. Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness
  33. Keeping students safe is a growth industry struggling to fulfill its mission
  34. I study teen suicide and believe clinical science can predict who is at risk
  35. How gambling built baseball – and then almost destroyed it
  36. Los Angeles is far from ending homelessness – but other American cities can still learn a lot from it
  37. Why a computer will never be truly conscious
  38. Iowa's farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture
  39. Why the guillotine may be less cruel than execution by slow poisoning
  40. Stimulants: Using them to cram for exams ruins sleep and doesn't help test scores
  41. Andrew Yang's 'freedom dividend' echoes a 1930s basic income proposal that reshaped Social Security
  42. Cash or credit monitoring? Choice leads to more just — and cheaper — legal settlements
  43. Equifax breach victims can pick their compensation – why choice may mean cheaper and better settlements
  44. Why 'woke' NBA is struggling to balance its values with Chinese expansion
  45. Quantum dots that light up TVs could be used for brain research
  46. How the US census kickstarted America's computing industry
  47. Sanctuaries protecting gun rights and the unborn challenge the legitimacy and role of federal law
  48. If impeachment comes to the Senate – 5 questions answered
  49. Why we need to treat wildfire as a public health issue in California
  50. Presidential 'debates' aren't debates at all – they're joint press conferences