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Humans ignite almost every wildfire that threatens homes

  • Written by Nathan Mietkiewicz, Data Scientist, National Ecological Observatory Network
imageAn airtanker drops retardant to help stop the spread of the 2015 Eyrie Fire in the foothills of Boise, Idaho, which was ignited by sparks from construction equipment. Austin Catlin, BLM/FlickrimageCC BY-ND

Summer and fall are wildfire season across the western U.S. In recent years, wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes, forced hundreds of...

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Video: Who should get a COVID-19 vaccine first?

  • Written by Nicole Hassoun, Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageProduction limits mean that not everyone can get access to a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it's developed..GIPhotoStock/Cultura via Getty Images

A committee of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is readying a report with recommendations for equitable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. In this Q&A, bioethicist Dr. Nicole...

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Keeping coronavirus vaccines at subzero temperatures during distribution will be hard, but likely key to ending pandemic

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageTrucks, planes and storage facilities all need to be able to keep a vaccine cold. J2R/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Just like a fresh piece of fish, vaccines are highly perishable products and must be kept at very cold, specific temperatures. The majority of COVID-19 vaccines under development – like the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines – are...

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Monarch butterflies' spectacular migration is at risk – an ambitious new plan aims to help save it

  • Written by D. André Green II, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
imageMonarch butterflies cover a tree at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico.D. André Green II, CC BY-ND

One of nature’s epic events is underway: Monarch butterflies’ fall migration. Departing from all across the United States and Canada, the butterflies travel up to 2,500 miles to cluster at the same...

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COVID-19 vaccines: Open source licensing could keep Big Pharma from making huge profits off taxpayer-funded research

  • Written by Charles M Schweik, Professor of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageHow many vaccines will be needed to vaccinate the world against COVID-19?Tetra Images/Getty Images

An international, multi-billion-dollar race is underway to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and progress is moving at record speed, but with nationalistic,competitive undertones. If and when an effective vaccine is invented, its production will require an...

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The detection of phosphine in Venus' clouds is a big deal – here's how we can find out if it's a sign of life

  • Written by Paul K. Byrne, Associate Professor of Planetary Science, North Carolina State University
imageA radar mosaic image of Venus.NASA.gov

On Sept. 14, 2020, a new planet was added to the list of potentially habitable worlds in the Solar System: Venus.

Phosphine, a toxic gas made up of one phosphorus and three hydrogen atoms (PH₃), commonly produced by organic life forms but otherwise difficult to make on rocky planets, was discovered in...

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Timing, signatures and huge demand make mail-in voting difficult

  • Written by Luke Perry, Professor of Government, Utica College
imageA King County, Washington election worker verifies signatures accompanying ballots cast in the state's August primary.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

More than 8 in 10 Americans – all voters in 43 states – will be able to vote by mail in the 2020 presidential election, the most ever. And more than 1 in 3 voters plan to actually do so.

Voting by...

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Trump's appeals to white anxiety are not 'dog whistles' – they're racism

  • Written by Bethany Albertson, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
imageTrump targets white voters with hostile, angry language.hafteh7 via Pixabay

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric is often referred to as “dog whistle politics.”

In politician speak, a dog whistle is language that conveys a particular meaning to a group of potential supporters. The targeted group hears the “whistle”...

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Why Teddy Roosevelt's warning to lay off a candidate's religious beliefs is still relevant today

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
imagePresident Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

In the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump has used religion to attack his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.

During an August speech at an Ohio manufacturing plant, Trump suggested that Biden would harm religious interests. Linking...

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Good nutrition can contribute to keeping COVID-19 and other diseases away

  • Written by Grayson Jaggers, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageEating lots of fruits and vegetables will boost the immune system.Stevens Fremont via Getty Images

The connection between the pandemic and our dietary habits is undeniable. The stress of isolation coupled with a struggling economy has caused many of us to seek comfort with our old friends: Big Mac, Tom Collins, Ben and Jerry. But overindulging in...

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  2. Wildfires can leave toxic drinking water behind – here's how to protect the public
  3. Pessimists have been saying America is going to hell for more than 200 years
  4. 6 ways mail-in ballots are protected from fraud
  5. Inclusion starts with better management – here's what employees say about making diversity work
  6. Poll workers on Election Day will be younger – and probably more diverse – due to COVID-19
  7. Presidential campaigns take flight in the age of the coronavirus
  8. American society teaches everyone to be racist – but you can rewrite subconscious stereotypes
  9. From Washington to Trump, all presidents have told lies (but only some have told them for the right reasons)
  10. How to keep teen boys happily singing – instead of giving up when their voices start to change
  11. Future teachers often think memorization is the best way to teach math and science – until they learn a different way
  12. Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden's mental health
  13. Teens want COVID-19 advice that gives them safe ways to socialize – not just rules for what they can’t do
  14. Climate change and forest management have both fueled today's epic Western wildfires
  15. How a new way of parsing COVID-19 data began to show the breadth of health gaps between Blacks and whites
  16. Lessons from how the polio vaccine went from the lab to the public that Americans can learn from today
  17. Banning apps like TikTok and WeChat is a good way to ensure a country will trail in tech leadership and profits
  18. 5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your college application
  19. Why do women change their stories of sexual assault? Holocaust testimonies may provide clues
  20. Why San Francisco felt like the set of a sci-fi flick
  21. To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty
  22. Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia
  23. El dilema ético de permitir los ensayos médicos en los que se infectan deliberadamente a humanos con COVID-19
  24. When hurricanes temporarily halt fishing, marine food webs recover quickly
  25. Disaster work is often carried out by prisoners – who get paid as little as 14 cents an hour despite dangers
  26. Charlie Hebdo shootings served as an extreme example of the history of attacks on satirists
  27. Family and friends can be key to helping end domestic violence, study suggests
  28. The numbers behind America's 180 on athlete activism
  29. DeVos vows to require standardized tests again: 4 questions answered
  30. When someone dies, what happens to the body?
  31. Vinculan el racismo con el deterioro cognitivo en mujeres afroamericanas
  32. Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?
  33. What is a hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
  34. Asian Americans' political preferences have flipped from red to blue
  35. Big pharma's safety pledge isn't enough to build public confidence in COVID-19 vaccine – here's what will
  36. Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control
  37. Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
  38. It's still a conservative Supreme Court, even after recent liberal decisions – here's why
  39. Far from being anti-religious, faith and spirituality run deep in Black Lives Matter
  40. Study: Pandemic-induced stress could be increasing the risk of child abuse
  41. Afghanistan peace talks begin – but will the Taliban hold up their end of the deal?
  42. Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science
  43. What’s in your medicine may surprise you – a call for greater transparency about inactive ingredients
  44. We studied what happens when guys add their cats to their dating app profiles
  45. Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger
  46. Philosophy and psychology agree - yelling at people who aren't wearing masks won't work
  47. 19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
  48. Why women bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  49. Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  50. Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads