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COVID-19 messages make emergency alerts just another text in the crowd on your home screen

  • Written by Elizabeth Ellcessor, Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
imagePeople of a certain age remember radio and television broadcasts interrupted by tests of the Emergency Broadcast System.filo/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

On a spring day in 2020, residents of El Paso, Texas, saw their phones light up with a text message: “Avoid parks/family gatherings this Easter. Stay home, stay safe. Do it for...

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How Joe Biden could increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if their June 16 meeting fails to deter Russia's 'harmful' behavior

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
imageYour move, Mr. President. AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin

When U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in June 2021, cybersecurity is certain to be a key topic of discussion.

The U.S. accuses Russia of meddling in American elections and launching repeated cyberattacks, which, among what it called other...

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A volcanic eruption 39 million years ago buried a forest in Peru – now the petrified trees are revealing South America's primeval history

  • Written by Deborah Woodcock, Research Scientist, Clark University
imageWith the evidence uncovered by paleontologists, an artist sketched El Bosque Petrificado Piedra Chamana as it might have looked long before humans.Mariah Slovacek/NPS-GIP

In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ago.

When we first visited these petrified...

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Protesters marching in Elizabeth City, N.C., over Andrew Brown's killing are walking in the footsteps of centuries of fighters for Black rights

  • Written by Melissa N. Stuckey, Assistant Professor of History, Elizabeth City State University
imageA march along historic South Road Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, protesting the police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. AP Photo/Steve Helber

Protests have been taking place in a small North Carolina city for the past two months, sparked by the early morning report on April 21, 2021, that Andrew Brown Jr., a local African American man, had...

Read more: Protesters marching in Elizabeth City, N.C., over Andrew Brown's killing are walking in the...

Vacuna contra VIH/SIDA: ¿Por qué no hay una después de 37 años, pero ya tenemos varias para COVID en solo unos meses?

  • Written by Ronald C. Desrosiers, Professor of Pathology, Vice-chair for Research, University of Miami
imageLas propiedades biológicas que ha desarrollado el VIH hacen que el desarrollo de una vacuna exitosa sea muy difícil. Chris Hondros/Getty Images

La viruela ha sido erradicada de la faz de la Tierra después de una campaña de vacunación mundial altamente efectiva. La poliomielitis paralítica ya no es un...

Read more: Vacuna contra VIH/SIDA: ¿Por qué no hay una después de 37 años, pero ya tenemos varias para COVID...

Supreme Court weighs voting rights in a pivotal Arizona case

  • Written by Cornell William Clayton, C.O. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Washington State University
imageThe Maricopa County Election Department counts ballots in Phoenix on Nov. 5, 2020. Arizona's election laws are the subject of a pending Supreme Court decision.Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images

Would you vote by mail if you had to drive hours to a post office to mail your ballot? That question confronts the United States Supreme Court this session...

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Restoring land around abandoned oil and gas wells would free up millions of acres of forests, farmlands and grasslands

  • Written by Matthew D. Moran, Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
imageA drilling pad for oil and gas in Robinson Township, Penn.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan proposes to spend US$16 billion plugging old oil and gas wells and cleaning up abandoned mines. But there’s no authoritative measure of how many of these sites exist across the nation.

In a recent...

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Bringing tech innovation to wildfires: 4 recommendations for smarter firefighting as megafires menace the US

  • Written by Natasha Stavros, Director of the Earth Lab Analytics Hub, University of Colorado Boulder
imageSatellites can quickly detect and monitor wildfires from space, like this 2017 fire that encroached on Ventura, California.NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens

Record-breaking fires over the past decade suggest the western U.S. has entered a new era of megafires.

Fire itself is not the problem – it has been characteristic of the North...

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3 ways schools can improve STEM learning for Black students

  • Written by James Holly Jr., Assistant Professor of Urban STEM Education, Wayne State University
imagePro-Black STEM classes can lead to more Black scientists.Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images Plus

Black people make up just 9% of the STEM workforce in the U.S. As a scholar who studies how STEM educators can more effectively reach Black students, I want to help all people develop an understanding of how anti-Black racism is a significant...

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Intensive tutoring, longer school days and summer sessions may be needed to catch students up after the pandemic

  • Written by Thomas Goldring, Director of Research at Georgia Policy Labs, Georgia State University
imageSome students were 7-8 months behind on average in math and reading.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial reductions in student learning in metro-Atlanta public elementary and middle schools. What’s...

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  2. Emily Wilder and journalism's longstanding Achilles' heel – partisans who cry bias
  3. Mexican president suffers setback in country's deadliest election in decades
  4. Congress considers future of the military draft, while Supreme Court holds off
  5. I'm fully vaccinated – should I keep wearing a mask for my unvaccinated child?
  6. What the Ottoman Empire can teach us about the consequences of climate change – and how drought can uproot peoples and fuel warfare
  7. 'Bride kidnapping' haunts rural Kyrgyzstan, causing young women to flee their homeland
  8. 'Lady of Guadalupe' avoids tough truths about the Catholic Church and Indigenous genocide
  9. How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak – and why it's so tricky
  10. Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts
  11. Why are some mushrooms poisonous?
  12. Are companies that support Pride and other social causes 'wokewashing'?
  13. Why it matters that 7 states still have bans on atheists holding office
  14. IRS hitting you with a fine or late fee? Don't fret – a consumer tax advocate says you still have options
  15. El Salvador's façade of democracy crumbles as president purges his political opponents
  16. 4 new findings shed light on crowdfunding for charity
  17. Supreme Court affirms tribal police authority over non-Indians
  18. I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for COVID-19?
  19. Nearly 10% of youth in one urban school district identify as gender-diverse, new study finds
  20. Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open highlights how prioritizing mental wellness goes against the rules, on the court and off
  21. Belarus plane hijacking snarls Biden's hopes to repair strained US-Russia relationship
  22. A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water
  23. Why getting more people with disabilities developing technology is good for everyone
  24. Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-ready
  25. The pandemic has slowed tourism to Thailand's Buddhist temples, but the impact is more than economic
  26. Students at Catholic colleges leave with less positive attitudes toward gay people than their peers – but that's not the whole story
  27. 5 ways to use hip-hop in the classroom to build better understanding of science
  28. Driver's license suspensions for failure to pay fines inflict particular harm on Black drivers
  29. Sick of dangerous city traffic? Remove left turns
  30. Urban oil wells linked to asthma and other health problems in Los Angeles
  31. School nurses have a big job – is 1 for every 750 kids really enough?
  32. What are the ethics of giving back money that doesn't belong to you?
  33. Shot 55 years ago while marching against racism, James Meredith reminds us that powerful movements can include those with very different ideas
  34. Pandemic misery index reveals far-reaching impact of COVID-19 on American lives, especially on Blacks and Latinos
  35. Pandemic misery index reveals far-reaching impact of COVID-19 on American lives, especially on Blacks and Latinos
  36. Weight stigma is a burden around the world – and has negative consequences everywhere
  37. 5 mandatarios reprobados en manejo de la pandemia
  38. The next pandemic is already happening – targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it
  39. Overcrowded US national parks need a reservation system
  40. Congress can't do much about fixing local police – but it can tie strings to federal grants
  41. How a national student database could cheapen the college experience
  42. Trans kids in the US were seeking treatment decades before today's political battles over access to health care
  43. How women in the Southern Baptist Convention have fought for decades to be ordained
  44. How to 'build back better' health habits after the pandemic year
  45. Ending food insecurity in Native communities means restoring land rights, handing back control
  46. Ex-prisoners are going hungry amid barriers, bans to benefits on the outside
  47. Going beyond 'back to normal' – 5 research-based tips for emerging from pandemic life
  48. Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home
  49. Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?
  50. Veterans took an especially bad hit during the pandemic