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Driverless cars won't be good for the environment if they lead to more auto use

  • Written by Giovanni Circella, Director, 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program, University of California, Davis
imageSelf-driving cars could lead to increased traffic and pollution if they spur more travel by car.Witthaya Prasongsin via Getty Images

For years, self-driving car technology has remained tantalizingly just beyond the horizon. Bold predictions notwithstanding, fully automated vehicles still haven’t appeared in showrooms. But the technology...

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New insights from biology can help overcome siloed thinking in cancer clinical trials and treatment

  • Written by Gerald Denis, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Boston University
imageMetabolic conditions like obesity and diabetes can influence how cancer develops and responds to treatment.Eric Kitayama/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Rarely does an oncologist closely question a breast cancer patient about their blood glucose, body weight, lipid profile, or medications for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Instead, these issues...

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Omicron makes booster shots more critical for medically vulnerable seniors

  • Written by Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
imageWith a COVID-19 booster shot, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization goes up to 90%. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get back to a true normal.

This so-called “pandemic fatigue” is real. But it’s also contributing to lapses in COVID-19 precauti...

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5 tips to help preschoolers with special needs during the pandemic

  • Written by Michele L. Stites, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageParents say there has been a lack of academic and social learning opportunities for children during the pandemic. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

Four months in reading. Five months in math. That’s how far children are behind where they should be for their grade level, according to a 2021 report that says the COVID-19 pandemic – and...

Read more: 5 tips to help preschoolers with special needs during the pandemic

A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too

  • Written by Michael Levin, Professor of Biology, Tufts University
imageReactivating the signals cells use to regenerate could help patients regrow lost limbs and damaged tissue.George Jones/Stockbyte via Getty Images

Our bodies connect us to the world. When people lose parts of their bodies to disease or traumatic injury, they often feel that they’ve lost a part of who they are, even experiencing a grief akin to...

Read more: A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to...

What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains

  • Written by Esther Mullens, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Florida
imageA bomb cyclone over the U.S. East Coast on Jan. 4, 2017.NOAA/CIRA

A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation. It becomes a bomb when its central pressure decreases very quickly – by at...

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Gut microbes help hibernating ground squirrels emerge strong and healthy in spring

  • Written by Hannah V. Carey, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageWhen not hibernating, ground squirrels need to feast to store energy.Robert Streiffer, CC BY

Ground squirrels spend the end of summer gorging on food, preparing for hibernation. They need to store a lot of energy as fat, which becomes their primary fuel source underground in their hibernation burrows all winter long.

While hibernating, ground...

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The moderate, pragmatic legacy of Stephen Breyer

  • Written by Paul M. Collins, Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageA justice representing a kinder political age?AP Photo/Steven Senne

Stephen Breyer will leave a legacy that reflects the Supreme Court he joined nearly three decades ago – less fractious and less partisan than the bench he is reportedly set to leave at the end of the current term.

When Breyer was nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton i...

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Famine, subjugation and nuclear fallout: How Soviet experience helped sow resentment among Ukrainians toward Russia

  • Written by Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
imageA statue commemorating the Ukrainian famine, in which millions died.Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Ukraine and Russia share a great deal in the way of history and culture – indeed for long periods in the past, the neighboring countries were part of larger empires encompassing both territories.

But that history...

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How is snowfall measured? A meteorologist explains how volunteers tally up winter storms

  • Written by Bill Syrett, Associate Teaching Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and Manager of the Joel N. Myers Weather Center, Penn State
imageStrict rules guide the official count for how much solid precipitation fell. Photos by Vesuviante/Moment via Getty Images

The Blue Hill Observatory, a few miles south of Boston, recorded the deepest snow cover in its 130-year history, an incredible 46 inches, in February 2015. The same month, Bangor, Maine, tied its record for deepest snow at 53...

Read more: How is snowfall measured? A meteorologist explains how volunteers tally up winter storms

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  1. Where are all the substitute teachers?
  2. How real is 'Abbott Elementary?' A former Philadelphia school teacher weighs in
  3. Behind the 11 Oath Keepers charged with sedition are many more who have been trained by the US military
  4. West Elm Caleb and the rise of the TikTok tabloid
  5. Youth largely underestimate the risks of contracting STIs through oral sex, a new study finds
  6. Is the omicron variant Mother Nature’s way of vaccinating the masses and curbing the pandemic?
  7. Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates 'soon' to fight inflation: What that means for consumers and the economy
  8. Stephen Breyer is set to retire – should his replacement on the Supreme Court have a term limit?
  9. Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US – but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely
  10. 'Teaching has always been hard, but it's never been like this' – elementary school teachers talk about managing their classrooms during a pandemic
  11. The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers' weed problems – instead, it's making farming harder for many of them
  12. New federal wildfire plan is ambitious – but the Forest Service needs more money and people to fight the growing risks
  13. US has taken FARC off its terrorist list, giving insight into Biden's foreign policy
  14. Russia's recent invasions of Ukraine and Georgia offer clues to what Putin might be thinking now
  15. It's just a 'panic attack' – Russian media blames US for escalating Ukraine crisis
  16. The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure
  17. When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? 4 essential reads on past pandemics and what the future could bring
  18. Does it really empower women to expect them to make the first move?
  19. What is the best mask for COVID-19? A mechanical engineer explains the science after 2 years of testing masks in his lab
  20. How this cycle of redistricting is making gerrymandered congressional districts even safer and undermining majority rule
  21. How 5G puts airplanes at risk – an electrical engineer explains
  22. The US military presence in Europe has been declining for 30 years – the current crisis in Ukraine may reverse that trend
  23. From odor to action – how smells are processed in the brain and influence behavior
  24. Life's stages are changing -- we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
  25. Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term – using energy that would otherwise go to waste
  26. The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
  27. Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term, saving money – a geophysicist explains how
  28. Opioid overdose: A bioethicist explains why restricting supply may not be the right solution
  29. Yizker bikher books commemorate Holocaust deaths – but also celebrate Jewish communities' life
  30. How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases
  31. What's a 990 form? A charity accounting expert explains
  32. More women in a STEM field leads people to label it as a 'soft science,' according to new research
  33. How many bones do penguins have?
  34. Kazakhstan's internet shutdown is the latest episode in an ominous trend: digital authoritarianism
  35. Schools join the fight against human trafficking
  36. Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell
  37. Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit
  38. Why 30 out of 32 NFL head coaches are white -- behind the NFL's abysmal record on diversity
  39. Why most NFL head coaches are white -- behind the NFL's abysmal record on diversity
  40. Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential reads
  41. Ukraine got a signed commitment in 1994 to ensure its security – but can the US and allies stop Putin's aggression now?
  42. The sunsetting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many families without enough food on the table
  43. Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe
  44. Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect
  45. About 1 in 3 child care workers are going hungry
  46. 5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved
  47. What is bioengineered food? An agriculture expert explains
  48. How the Biden administration is making gains in an uphill battle against Russian hackers
  49. A year after Navalny's return, Putin remains atop a changed Russia
  50. Supreme Court rejects Trump's blocking of Jan. 6 docs: 3 key takeaways from ruling