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How beef became a marker of American identity

  • Written by Hannah Cutting-Jones, Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies; Director of Food Studies, University of Oregon
imageBeef dominates American diets. In 2022, Americans consumed almost 30 billion pounds of beef.Johnrob/E+ via Getty Images

Beef is one of America’s most beloved foods. In fact, today’s average American eats three hamburgers per week.

American diets have long revolved around beef. On an 1861 trip to the United States, the English novelist...

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Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have

  • Written by Yii-Jan Lin, Associate Professor of New Testament and Public Voices Fellow, Yale University
imageA French tapestry depicts Saint John the Evangelist gazing at the New Jerusalem.Octave 444 via Wikimedia Commons

During a campaign speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 19, 2024, Donald Trump promised to save the country from immigrants: “I will rescue every town across America that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these...

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Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteria

  • Written by Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageIt's probably best to enjoy your Halloween spoils in moderation.Jupiterimages/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Each October, as the days shorten and the air grows crisp, millions of Americans prepare for the beloved – and often sugar-fueled – tradition of Halloween. From jack-o’-lanterns glowing on porches to costumes ranging from...

Read more: Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize...

As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

  • Written by Jeanette Tran, Associate Professor of English, Drake University
imageLosing a connection to your family, intentionally or not, is tragic.catscandotcom/E+ via Getty Images

Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first?

These clichés about the importance of family abound, despite the recognition that familial relations are oftentimes hard, if not downright dysfunctional.

But over the past few...

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How pollsters have adapted to changing technology and voters who don’t answer the phone

  • Written by Spencer Kimball, Associate Professor of Communications, Director of Emerson College Polling, Emerson College
imagePollsters have developed a range of methods for selecting who is asked to answer poll questions.Guido Mieth/Moment via Getty Images

As the U.S. presidential election approaches, news reports and social media feeds are increasingly filled with data from public opinion polls. How do pollsters know which candidate is ahead in what swing state or with...

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Florida and North Carolina are making it easier for people to vote after the hurricanes – but some risks remain

  • Written by Michael T. Morley, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida State University
imagePeople walk into an early voting site in Hendersonville, N.C., on Oct. 17, 2024.Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people in Asheville and surrounding areas remain without power in their homes following Hurricane Helene. In Florida, which started early voting in some counties on Oct....

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Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes

  • Written by Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageHillside streets can quickly become muddy rivers during hurricane rains in the islands.Estailove St-Val/AFP via Getty Images

Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of the normal cycle of life.

The Taino of the Greater Antilles and the Kalinago, or Caribs, of the Lesser...

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Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major sex and gender differences into account

  • Written by Amy Huebschmann, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageRates of heart disease and cardiac events in women are often underestimated.eternalcreative/iStock via Getty Images

A simple difference in the genetic code – two X chromosomes versus one X chromosome and one Y chromosome – can lead to major differences in heart disease. It turns out that these genetic differences influence more than...

Read more: Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major...

Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills

  • Written by Andrea Kaston Tange, Professor of English, Macalester College
image'The Haunted Lane,' a stereoscope card from L.M. Melander & Bro., 1875. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In...

Read more: Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills

Civilian support for military coups isn’t a bug – it’s a feature

  • Written by Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University
imageMembers of the Malian junta wave as civilians gather to celebrate the overthrow of the president on Aug. 21, 2020. AP Photo/File

In September 2024, authorities in Benin detained the country’s former sports minister and a prominent businessman for allegedly plotting a coup against the West African nation’s president, Patrice Talon. Had a...

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  4. The whip-poor-will has been an omen of death for centuries − what happened to this iconic bird of American horror?
  5. Tim Walz’s candidacy for vice president underscores the political power of teachers
  6. Presidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US
  7. Aurora and Springfield aren’t the first cities to become flash points in US immigration debate − here’s what happened in other places used as political soapboxes
  8. Election officials are hard at work to deliver fair, secure and accurate elections – despite a constant flow of attacks
  9. ‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation
  10. Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them
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  12. Tracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood
  13. Could fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse?
  14. Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why
  15. During the American Revolution, Brits weren’t just facing off against white Protestant Christians − US patriots are diverse and have been since Day 1
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  17. What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
  18. AI, cryptocurrencies and data privacy: Comparing the Trump and Harris records on technology regulation
  19. To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
  20. MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off
  21. Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research
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  26. Overseas US voters get ignored by political campaigns − but could be crucial supporters
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  30. What is Temporary Protected Status? A global migration expert explains why the US offers some foreign nationals temporary protection
  31. 4 ways AI can be used and abused in the 2024 election, from deepfakes to foreign interference
  32. Presidential elections provide opportunities to teach about power, proportions and percentages
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