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Some bees are born curious while others are more single-minded – new research hints at how the hive picks which flowers to feast on

  • Written by Chelsea Cook, Assistant Professor in Biology, Marquette University
imageWorking together to figure out where to eat.Cheyenne Montgomery/Moment via Getty Images

When you try to pick a restaurant with a group of friends, how do you decide? Your curious friend wants to try the new place, while your focused friend wants to go to the old faithful. One friend is insistent, while the other is more quiet. Ultimately, the...

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Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future

  • Written by Michalea King, Postdoctoral Climate Science Researcher, The Ohio State University
imageAs Greenland's glaciers retreat, they are losing ice at a faster and faster rate. Michalea King, CC BY-ND

Greenland is the largest island on Earth, and about 80% of it is covered by a giant sheet of ice. Slowly flowing glaciers connect this massive frozen reservoir of fresh water to the ocean, but because of climate change, these glaciers are...

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A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US

  • Written by Char Miller, W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College
imageThe Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness draws thousands of visitors yearly.Andy Witchger/Flickr, CC BY

President Trump has worked aggressively to dismantle the environmental legacy of his predecessor Barack Obama since taking office in 2017. The latest example is a mining project that could affect the most heavily visited wilderness area in the...

Read more: A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US

Women risk losing decades of workplace progress due to COVID-19 – here's how companies can prevent that

  • Written by Stephanie M.H. Moore, Lecturer, Indiana University
imageMothers are more likely to take care of the kids while fathers get to do their jobs.miodrag ignjatovic/E+ via Getty Images

American women have made strides in the workplace over the past half-century in terms of earnings, employment and careers – in no small part thanks to the efforts of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The COVID-19...

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Racial justice giving is booming: 4 trends

  • Written by Kim Williams-Pulfer, Postdoctoral Research Appointee-Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy, IUPUI
imageThere's been an outpouring of giving in honor of Ahmaud Arbery and other victims of racial injustice.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

The tragic, high-profile killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020 have sparked a reckoning on race. As researchers of philanthropy, we’re keeping an eye on how this national awakening is affecting...

Read more: Racial justice giving is booming: 4 trends

Remote learning isn't new: Radio instruction in the 1937 polio epidemic

  • Written by Katherine A. Foss, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University

A UNICEF survey found that 94% of countries implemented some form of remote learning when COVID-19 closed schools last spring, including in the United States.

This is not the first time education has been disrupted in the U.S. – nor the first time that educators have harnessed remote learning. In 1937, the Chicago school system used radio to...

Read more: Remote learning isn't new: Radio instruction in the 1937 polio epidemic

Trump and Biden ads on Facebook and Instagram focus on rallying the base

  • Written by Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Professor of Information Studies, Syracuse University
imageOnline political advertising is mostly attempting to mobilize candidates' existing supporters.AP Photo/Steve Ruark

The campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden together spent US$65.8 million on social media advertising between June 1 and Sept. 13, according to Syracuse University’s Illuminating 2020 project. The project, which I am part of,...

Read more: Trump and Biden ads on Facebook and Instagram focus on rallying the base

Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead could include a constitutional crisis over succession

  • Written by Stephanie Newbold, Associate Professor, Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University Newark
imagePresident Donald Trump walks off Marine One at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 2, 2020 as White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows watches.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Since Donald Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment on Oct. 2, there have been conflicting...

Read more: Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead could include a constitutional crisis over succession

Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments – here's what doctors know works against the virus

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
imageBoth President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

With 74-year-old President Trump and 50-year-old first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, what are the best proven treatments for them and other patients?

We are both physician-scientists at the University...

Read more: Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments – here's what doctors know works against the virus

A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems

  • Written by David E. Clementson, Assistant Professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
imageWhite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters about President Trump's positive coronavirus test outside the White House on Oct. 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty

President Donald Trump went directly to the public and announced via Twitter early on Oct. 2 that “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our...

Read more: A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems

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  1. Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
  2. What is COVAX and why does it matter for getting vaccines to developing nations?
  3. In 'The Good Lord Bird,' a new version of John Brown rides in at a crucial moment in US history
  4. Cutting the debate mic won't stop Trump from short-circuiting the democratic process
  5. California wildfires pass 4 million acres burned, doubling previous record – that's a lot of toxic smoke
  6. Evolution on the smallest of scales smooths out the patchwork patterns of where plants and animals live
  7. In the midst of deep grief, a scholar writes how Hindu rituals taught her how to let go
  8. In the midst of deep grief, a scholar writes how Hindu rituals taught her to let go
  9. El colorante artificial podría usarse para desinfectar el aire del COVID-19
  10. What makes a 'good' patriot? Donald Trump may be surprised by an ethicist's answer
  11. How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
  12. Surprise medical bills increase costs for everyone, not just for the people who get them
  13. How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
  14. Could a few state legislatures choose the next president?
  15. Mitch McConnell's legacy is a conservative Supreme Court shaped by his calculated audacity
  16. Will German Americans again put Donald Trump over the top in the presidential election?
  17. The 737 MAX is ready to fly again, but plane certification still needs to be fixed – here's how
  18. Want to solve society's most urgent problems? Cash prizes can spur breakthroughs
  19. One small part of a human antibody has the potential to work as a drug for both prevention and therapy of COVID-19
  20. The world's southernmost tree hangs on in one of the windiest places on Earth – but climate change is shifting those winds
  21. Trump's encouragement of GOP poll watchers echoes an old tactic of voter intimidation
  22. ¿Debemos preocuparnos ante la disminución de anticuerpos al recuperarnos del COVID-19?
  23. Why 'namaste' has become the perfect pandemic greeting
  24. The urge to punish is not only about revenge – unfairness can unleash it, too
  25. Michigan's effort to end gerrymandering revives a practice rooted in ancient Athens
  26. The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet
  27. Making the most of K-12 digital textbooks and online educational tools
  28. Trump and Biden clash in chaotic debate – experts react on the court, race and election integrity
  29. Your child's vaccines: What you need to know about catching up during the COVID-19 pandemic
  30. Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honor
  31. Failure to shore up state budgets may hit women's wallets especially hard
  32. Don't underestimate the power of the putdown in a presidential debate
  33. The aching blue: Trauma, stress and invisible wounds of those in law enforcement
  34. Partisan Supreme Court battles are as old as the United States itself
  35. Why there is no ethical reason not to vote (unless you come down with COVID-19 on Election Day)
  36. Archaeologists determined the step-by-step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean islands
  37. Giving in the pandemic: More than half of Americans have found ways to help those hit by COVID-19 hardship
  38. Fox News uses the word 'hate' much more than MSNBC or CNN
  39. Election violence in November? Here’s what the research says
  40. Climate warming is altering animals' gut microbes, which are critical to their health and survival
  41. When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases
  42. Belarus' embattled leader secretly inaugurated himself, sparking new protests and global backlash
  43. Kids’ perceptions of police fall as they age – for Black children the decline starts earlier and is constant
  44. Science untangles the elusive power and influence of hope in our lives
  45. Can you have too much Botox?
  46. How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man's life – especially if he's Black
  47. Women equal men in computing skill, but are less confident
  48. Stressful times are an opportunity to teach children resilience
  49. How the airline industry recovers from COVID-19 could determine who gets organ transplants
  50. What is charismatic Catholicism?