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How scientists are combating 'superbugs': 4 essential reads

  • Written by Bijal Trivedi, Science and Technology Editor
Ella Balasa, who has antibiotic-resistant bacteria lodged inside her damaged lungs, prepares to inhale bacteria-killing viruses. AP Photo/Richard Drew

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Nov. 13 that describes a list of microorganisms that have become resistant to antibiotics and pose a serious threat to public...

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Cities and states take up the battle for an open internet

  • Written by David Elliot Berman, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Communities across the U.S. are taking network construction into their own hands.T.Dallas/Shutterstock.com

Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon are free to slow down, block or prioritize internet traffic as they wish, without interference by the federal government. That’s the effect of an October ruling by the D.C. Circuit...

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Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants

  • Written by Walter Suza, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University
A Brazilian soldier puts out fires.AP Photo/Leo Correa

Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that fruit trees were useful. Climbing a mango tree to pick a fruit was a common thing to do when I was hungry, even though at times there were unintended consequences. My failure to resist consuming unripened fruit, for example, caused my stomach to hurt. With...

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How much credit should corporations get for the advancement of LGBTQ rights?

  • Written by Nick Lehr, Arts + Culture Editor
Large corporations have both contributed to the expansion of LGBTQ equality and served as a bulwark against conservative backlash.cobravictor/flickr, CC BY-NC

Gay pride parades increasingly include marchers representing corporations, from defense contractor Raytheon to telecommunications conglomerate Comcast. During the most recent Pride Month,...

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Democratic candidates want to boost school funding – research shows that will help low-income students

  • Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
Research shows that school funding impacts student achievement.Rido/Shutterstock.com

With few exceptions, the various Democratic plans for public education share a common theme: more funding, less privatizing.

Candidates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders have promised to dramatically increase or triple current federal funding for...

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Urban unrest propels global wave of protests

  • Written by Henry F. (Chip) Carey, Associate Professor, Political Science, Georgia State University
Chilean police clash with anti-government demonstrators during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 12, 2019. Santiago is one of a dozen cities worldwide to see mass unrest in recent months.AP Photo/Esteban Felix

Numerous anti-government protests have paralyzed cities across the globe for months, from La Paz, Bolivia, to Santiago, Chile, and...

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Is it ethical to keep pets and other animals? It depends on where you keep them

  • Written by David Favre, Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law, Michigan State University
Cats can be happy in apartments, but the space needs features that enable their natural desire to climb, jump, hide and scratch.www.shuterstock.com

New York City’s comprehensive new code for animal welfare restricts when horse-drawn carriages can operate and bans the sale of the fatty liver of a force-fed duck, foie gras.

Washington state...

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Curious Kids: Why do people look into space with telescopes but not binoculars?

  • Written by Silas Laycock, Professor of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Two lenses might be better than one.AstroStar/Shutterstock.com

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why do people use telescopes to look into space but not binoculars? – Niraj, age 6, Arlington, Massachusetts

Go outside right...

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Why telling people with diabetes to use Walmart insulin can be dangerous advice

  • Written by Jeffrey Bennett, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
A vial of insulin. Prices for the drug, crucial for those with diabetes, have soared in recent years.Oleksandr Nagaiets/Shutterstock.com

About 7.4 million people in the U.S. require manufactured insulin to stay alive. I’m one of them. I’ve lived with Type 1 diabetes for over 15 years and inject two kinds of insulin every day. These...

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Impeachment: Two quotes that defined the first day of public hearings

  • Written by Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, left, and Foreign Service officer George Kent are sworn in before the House Intelligence Committee during the first public impeachment hearing.AP/Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo

Editor’s note: Wednesday was the first day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry. Two career diplomats – Will...

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