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Donors grow more generous when they support nonprofits facing hostile environments abroad

  • Written by Andrew Heiss, Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management, Georgia State University
imageHungarian protesters hold glowing cellphones aloft at a 2017 protest against tough laws targeting foreign-backed nonprofit organizations and universities. STR/AFP via Getty Images

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U.S. donors become more generous toward nonprofit organizations after learning that those...

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Brazil's president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation

  • Written by Pedro Cantisano, Assistant Professor of History, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageEver since a 1904 revolt against the smallpox vaccine, Brazil has run extremely successful vaccination programs.Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not.

imageBrazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.Andressa Anholete/Getty...

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The Atlantic: The driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod

  • Written by Suzanne OConnell, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University
imageFishing boats coming into Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France, at the end of the day.Photoneye/Shutterstock

“Did the Atlantic close and then reopen?” That was the question posed in a 1966 paper by the Canadian geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson.

The answer? Yes, over millions of years. And it was the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea, starting...

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Why Biden will find it hard to undo Trump's costly 'America first' trade policy

  • Written by Charles Hankla, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
imageBiden says his Cabinet picks will help him restore American leadership in the world.Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Since becoming president-elect, Joe Biden has signaled that restoring America’s leadership on the world stage is among his highest priorities – an intention aptly demonstrated by his Cabinet picks.

Biden’s...

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Intimate partner violence has increased during pandemic, emerging evidence suggests

  • Written by Megan Stubbs-Richardson, Assistant Research Professor, Mississippi State University
imageDuring a pandemic, the victim is quarantined with the perpetrator. kieferpix via Getty Images

As we face rising COVID infection rates, the possibility of additional quarantines rises. Although stay-at-home orders might protect individuals from the virus, home isn’t safe for everyone. Studies show that domestic violence calls to police and...

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How do archaeologists know where to dig?

  • Written by Gabriel D. Wrobel, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University
imageA variety of clues can tip off archaeologists about a promising spot for excavation.Gabriel Wrobel , CC BY-ND

National Geographic magazines and Indiana Jones movies might have you picturing archaeologists excavating near Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge and Machu Picchu. And some of us do work at these famous places.

But archaeologists likeus want to...

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I'm an astronomer and I think aliens may be out there – but UFO sightings aren't persuasive

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageMany people who say they have seen UFOs are either dog walkers or smokersAaron Foster/THeImage Bank/Getty Images

If intelligent aliens visit the Earth, it would be one of the most profound events in human history.

Surveys show that nearly half of Americans believe that aliens have visited the Earth, either in the ancient past or recently. That...

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How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imagePresident Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception at the White House in 2019.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

President Trump’s plan of holding an in-person Hanukkah reception at the White House on Dec. 9, despite concerns over the coronavirus, is getting much attention on social media.

Some asked whether anyone would be reckless enough...

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This DIY contact tracing app helps people exposed to COVID-19 remember who they met

  • Written by Jacqueline R. Evans, Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida International University
imageDesigned by psychologists, the free and anonymous web-based app can help you remember who you came in contact with.Ani Ka via Getty Images

Imagine you begin to feel ill on Thursday, a few days after returning from a trip. You’re afraid it’s COVID-19, so you get tested on Friday. Even under good circumstances, it will probably be at...

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Wisconsin's not so white anymore – and in some rapidly diversifying cities like Kenosha there's fear and unrest

  • Written by John M. Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageAn activist is arrested after his van was stopped by Kenosha police Aug. 27, days after police shot a Kenosha man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Kenosha, Wisconsin, became a national byword for racial unrest when protests in August erupted in violence.

After local police shot a Black man,...

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