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At the evangelical Creation Museum, dinosaurs lived alongside humans and the world is 6,000 years old

  • Written by William Trollinger, Professor of History, University of Dayton
imageChristian fundamentalists like Ken A. Ham, CEO of the evangelical group that owns the Creation Museum, believe dinosaurs were among the animals rescued on Noah's Ark.Jeff Haynes/AFP via Getty Images

Summer travel in the United States has slowed but not stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Among those destinations that have recently reopened is,...

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Urban planning as a tool of white supremacy – the other lesson from Minneapolis

  • Written by Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
imageMinneapolis, a city still split along racial lines.Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The legacy of structural racism in Minneapolis was laid bare to the world at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, the location where George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the ground by a police officer’s knee. But it is...

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What are the origins of cathedrals and chapels?

  • Written by Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
imageMosaic in San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna, Italynimu1956/Collection E+ via Getty images

Cathedrals and chapels have played vital roles in the development of Christian culture.

As a scholar of the Bible, Judaism and Christianity, I have come to learn the historic importance of these structures and the pivotal role they play in the practice of many...

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Video: Slowing deforestation is the key to preventing the next pandemic – but what does that cost?

  • Written by Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology, Boston University, Boston University
imageReducing deforestation of tropical forests and supporting the communities that live there can reduce the risk of future pandemics.AFP via Getty Images

In a recent journal article, a team of biologists, medical scientists, environmental scientists and conservationists proposed a number of measures to reduce the likelihood of future pandemics, many...

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The road to electric vehicles with lower sticker prices than gas cars – battery costs explained

  • Written by Venkat Viswanathan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
imageReplacing carbon-emitting gas-powered cars with EVs requires whittling away EVs' price premium, and that comes down to one thing: battery cost.Westend61 via Getty Images

Electric vehicle sales have grown exponentially in recent years, accompanied by dropping prices. However, adoption of EVs remains limited by their higher sticker price relative to...

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The mystery of the missing portrait of Robert Hooke, 17th-century scientist extraordinaire

  • Written by Larry Griffing, Associate Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University
imageKnown as Mary Beale's 'Portrait of a Mathematician,' could the circa 1680 painting depict Hooke?Mary Beale, CC BY

Groundbreaking discoveries in science often come with two iconic images, one representing the breakthrough and the other, the discoverer. For example, the page from Darwin’s notebook sketching the branching pattern of evolution oft...

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The Americans with Disabilities Act at 30: A cause for celebration during COVID-19?

  • Written by Joseph J. Fins, The E. William Davis Jr, M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University
imagePresident George H.W. Bush signing the American Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990. George Bush Presidential Library and Museum/NARA

When President George Herbert Walker Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990, we doubt he was thinking about protecting people with disabilities during a pandemic. How...

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Síndrome de Guillain-Barré, raro trastorno neurológico relacionado con COVID-19

  • Written by Sherry H-Y. Chou, Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh
imageCOVID-19 puede ser relacionado con problemas neurológicos en algunos pacientes que sufren una forma severa de la enfermedad. Ralwel / Getty Images

El paciente en el informe del caso (llamémosle Tom) tenía 54 años y gozaba de buena salud. Durante dos días en mayo, se sintió mal y estaba demasiado...

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Making coronavirus testing easy, accurate and fast is critical to ending the pandemic – the US response is falling far short

  • Written by Zoë McLaren, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThere are functional tests for coronavirus, but not enough of them are being done. AP Photo/Paul Sancya

For many people in the U.S., getting tested for COVID-19 is a struggle. In Arizona, testing sites have seen lines of hundreds of cars stretching over a mile. In Texas and Florida, some people were waiting for five hours for free testing.

The...

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The office is dead! Long live the office in a post-pandemic world

  • Written by Beth Humberd, Associate Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageLong live the office. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Editor’s note: The future of the office has become an open question after the coronavirus lockdown forced tens of millions of Americans to work from home. Will office workers flock back to their cubicles and water coolers when the pandemic ends? Or will employees want to hold on to their newfound...

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  9. How the images of John Lewis being beaten during 'Bloody Sunday' went viral
  10. Science elicits hope in Americans – its positive brand doesn't need to be partisan
  11. Disinformation campaigns are murky blends of truth, lies and sincere beliefs – lessons from the pandemic
  12. Online Christian pilgrimage: How a virtual tour to Lourdes follows a tradition of innovation
  13. Massive online open courses see exponential growth during COVID-19 pandemic
  14. What are political parties' platforms – and do they matter?
  15. How to make sure you're wearing your mask right
  16. Low-wage service workers are facing new emotional hazards in the workplace during COVID-19
  17. Is telehealth as good as in-person care? A telehealth researcher explains how to get the most out of remote health care
  18. The Constitution doesn't have a problem with mask mandates
  19. People are dying in US prisons, and not just from COVID-19
  20. Telework mostly benefits white, affluent Americans – and offers few climate benefits
  21. How other countries reopened schools during the pandemic – and what the US can learn from them
  22. How popular culture hobbles protest movements
  23. Random testing in Indiana shows COVID-19 is 6 times deadlier than flu, and 2.8% of the state has been infected
  24. Georgia's election disaster shows how bad voting in 2020 can be
  25. 'In a perfectly just republic,' Bella Abzug – born a century ago – would have been president
  26. Coronavirus numbers confusing you? Here's how to make sense of them
  27. Russian cyberthreat extends to coronavirus vaccine research
  28. Social networks aim to erase hate but miss the target on guns
  29. Could employers and states mandate COVID-19 vaccinations? Here's what the courts have ruled
  30. Black men face high discrimination and depression, even as their education and incomes rise
  31. Colleges expect athletes to work but not to air any grievances – here's why that's wrong
  32. New teachers mistakenly assume Black students are angry
  33. How Taiwanese death rituals have adapted for families living in the US
  34. With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to reinvent roadways and how we use them
  35. ALS scientific breakthrough: Diabetes drug metformin shows promise in mouse study for a common type of ALS
  36. Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday
  37. In Kashmir, military lockdown and pandemic combined are one giant deadly threat
  38. Electoral College benefits whiter states, study shows
  39. COVID-19 has ravaged American newsrooms – here's why that matters
  40. How local governments can attract companies that will help keep their economies afloat during COVID-19
  41. Why Indian American spelling bee success is more than just an endearing story
  42. Mandatory face masks might lull people into taking more coronavirus risks
  43. John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders in the civil rights struggle
  44. Twitter hack exposes broader threat to democracy and society
  45. Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities
  46. The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
  47. To reduce world hunger, governments need to think beyond making food cheap
  48. Video: An infectious disease expert explains the results from Moderna's latest vaccine trials
  49. Why Congress can't curb Trump's power to commute Stone's sentence and pardon others
  50. Confederate flags fly worldwide, igniting social tensions and inflaming historic traumas