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Hurricane Laura was the latest storm to strengthen fast, but is rapid intensification really becoming more common?

  • Written by Chris Slocum, Physical Scientist, NOAA and Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University
imageHurricane Laura intensified quickly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall on Aug. 27, 2020. CSU/CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS, CC BY-ND

Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours. By the time it made it landfall, it was a powerful Category 4...

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When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families

  • Written by Deadric T. Williams, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee
imageBlack men are stopped by police in disproportionate numbers. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images

While much of the world was sheltering in place in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans’ undivided attention was focused squarely on Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed at the hands – and knees – of...

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The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat

  • Written by Jeremy Straub, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University
imageBanning TikTok and WeChat would cut off many Americans from popular social media.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The ordersbar the apps from doing business in the U.S. or with U.S. persons or businesses...

Read more: The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat

One coup leads to another, history shows – though many in Mali hope theirs was the very rare 'good coup'

  • Written by Clayton Besaw, Political Science Researcher, University of Central Florida
imageThe scene in Mali's capital on Aug. 18, 2020, after Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his prime minister were overthrown by the military.John Kalapo/Getty Images

Immediately after Mali’s unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was removed on Aug. 18 by the military in a swift and bloodless coup, many Malians celebrated.

Keita&rsq...

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Joe Kennedy III challenges Ed Markey in 2020's weirdest primary race

  • Written by Robert Boatright, Professor of Political Science, Clark University
imageIn Massachusetts, you usually wait your turn. But Joe Kennedy III decided to jump the queue.Boston Globe via Getty Images

When Senate incumbents are challenged in a primary and lose, it is usually because they are enmeshed in a scandal.

Incumbency has numerous advantages: sitting senators have six years to build up a war chest, they have high name...

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1 in 10 US students are English learners

  • Written by Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Associate Professor of Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageDual-language instruction can help children grow up to be bilingual.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Imagesimage

More than 1 in 10 of the nation’s approximately 50 million public school students speak a native language other than English, according to the latest federal data. Roughly 3 in 4 of these English learners speak Spanish.

The percentage of U.S....

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When plants and their microbes are not in sync, the results can be disastrous

  • Written by Sheng-Yang He, University Distinguished Professor, HHMI Investigator, Michigan State University
imageA healthy wild-type _Arabidopsis_ plant (left) and a mutant plant suffering from a microbe imbalance (right).Sheng-Yang He, CC BY-SA

Many of us have heard about inflammatory bowel disease, a debilitating condition that is associated with an abnormal collection of microbes in the human gut – known as the gut microbiome. My lab recently found...

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Cool touch shirts can make you feel cool on hot days, but which materials work best?

  • Written by Susan L. Sokolowski, Director & Associate Professor of Sports Product Design, University of Oregon
imageThe material that your shirt is made of plays a big role in how hot you feel. RUNSTUDIO/Photodisc via Getty Images

It’s another hot and sweaty summer day, and you see an ad for a sports T-shirt claiming it is made out of a material that will instantly make your skin feel cool. Intriguing, but does it work, and if so, how?

Companies have...

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Trump accepts the nomination from the White House lawn, portraying a nation in crisis and himself as its hero

  • Written by Jennifer Mercieca, Associate Professor of Communication, Texas A&M University
imageTrump accepts the nomination from the South Lawn of the White House.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Donald Trump delivered his second Republican Party acceptance speech from the White House on Aug. 27, shattering the norm that presidents do not campaign at the public’s expense, and describing a nation in crisis.

Trump spoke of internal enemies intent on...

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Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

  • Written by Aimee Huff, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Oregon State University
imageGun stores in the U.S. are reporting a surge in sales of firearms.George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, estimates that gun sales from March...

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  11. Emily Dickinson is the unlikely hero of our time
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  13. Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism towards Black Americans
  14. The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020 – culture change is key to getting on track
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  17. What makes Donald Trump and John Wayne heroes of the Christian Right?
  18. What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles
  19. 5 ways families can enjoy astronomy during the pandemic
  20. Forced sterilization policies in the US targeted minorities and those with disabilities – and lasted into the 21st century
  21. Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement
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  30. Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety
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