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La invención de la brujería satánica: al principio nadie creía pero después vino la 'caza de brujas'

  • Written by Michael D. Bailey, Professor of History, Iowa State University
imageXilografía, 1400 aproximadamente. Una bruja, un demonio y un brujo volando hacia una campesina.Hulton Archive /Handout via Getty Images

En un día de verano de 1438, un joven de la costa norte del lago de Ginebra se presentó ante el inquisidor de la iglesia local. Tenía que hacer una confesión. Cinco años...

Read more: La invención de la brujería satánica: al principio nadie creía pero después vino la 'caza de brujas'

School nurses should be leading the COVID-19 response, but many schools don't have one

  • Written by Meg Sorg, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
imageThe CDC recommends schools have one nurse for every 750 students. Only about 40% of schools meet that bar.Istock/Getty ImagesimageNational Association of School Nurses, CC BY-ND

In schools trying to hold in-person classes this fall, students and staff will be looking to one person for guidance with the coronavirus pandemic: the school nurse.

Many...

Read more: School nurses should be leading the COVID-19 response, but many schools don't have one

Video: Current rates of vaccine hesitancy in the US could mean a long road to normalcy

  • Written by Matt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
imageCurrent rates of vaccine hesitancy could jeopardize America's efforts to achieve herd immunity.Nordroden / Getty Images

Poltical scientist Matt Motta studies the social and political determinants of anti-science attitudes. In this Q&A, he answers questions about the current levels of vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. and how that might affect the...

Read more: Video: Current rates of vaccine hesitancy in the US could mean a long road to normalcy

A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?

  • Written by Megan Culler Freeman, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
imageIs it possible to get COVID-19 twice?May James/AFP via Getty Images

A 33-year old man was found to have a second SARS-CoV-2 infection some four-and-a-half months after he was diagnosed with his first, from which he recovered. The man, who showed no symptoms, was diagnosed when he returned to Hong Kong after a trip to Spain.

I am a virologist with...

Read more: A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?

Biloxi's 15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina offers lessons for other coastal cities

  • Written by Jennifer Trivedi, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Core Faculty Member for the Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageA demolished miniature golf course in Biloxi, Miss., in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Sept. 15, 2005.Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images

The one-two punch of tropical storms Marco and Laura along the U.S. Gulf coast eerily echoes Hurricane Katrina’s arrival 15 years ago, on August 29, 2005. Katrina, which caused some US$170 billion in...

Read more: Biloxi's 15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina offers lessons for other coastal cities

Western wildfires are spinning off tornadoes – here’s how fires create their own freakish weather

  • Written by Charles Jones, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageExtreme wildfires can fuel tornadoes, creating erratic and dangerous conditions for firefighters.David McNew/Getty Images

It might sound like a bad movie, but extreme wildfires can create their own weather – including fire tornadoes.

It happened in California as a heat wave helped to fuel hundreds of wildfires across the region, many of them...

Read more: Western wildfires are spinning off tornadoes – here’s how fires create their own freakish weather

Extreme wildfires can create their own dangerous weather, including fire tornadoes – here's how

  • Written by Charles Jones, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageExtreme wildfires can fuel tornadoes, creating erratic and dangerous conditions for firefighters.David McNew/Getty Images

It might sound like a bad movie, but extreme wildfires can create their own weather – including fire tornadoes.

It happened in California as a heat wave helped to fuel hundreds of wildfires across the region, many of them...

Read more: Extreme wildfires can create their own dangerous weather, including fire tornadoes – here's how

Constant dieters might be choosing the wrong way to lose weight

  • Written by Peggy Liu, Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Ben L. Fryrear Faculty Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
imageBigger isn't always better. James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

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Dieters looking for a healthier substitute of their favorite high-fat food – such as a bag of potato chips – typically have two choices in the grocery aisle: a smaller package of the exact same...

Read more: Constant dieters might be choosing the wrong way to lose weight

Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety

  • Written by Jennifer Head, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Berkeley
imageSafety precautions like wearing face masks and leaving space between desks are also important to limit the coronavirus's spread.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

While only a fraction of the country’s 50 million public school kids headed back to school in-person this month, many have already found themselves back at...

Read more: Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't...

While the US is reeling from COVID-19, the Trump administration is trying to take away health care

  • Written by Paul Shafer, Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University
imagePeople affected by the downturn in the economy caused by coronavirus at a food bank in Central Florida in April, 2020. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The death toll from COVID-19 keeps rising, creating grief, fear, loss and confusion.

Unfortunately for us all, the pain only begins there. Other important health policy news that would ordinarily...

Read more: While the US is reeling from COVID-19, the Trump administration is trying to take away health care

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  2. Approval of a coronavirus vaccine would be just the beginning – huge production challenges could cause long delays
  3. ¿Tienes hijos o sobrinos pequeños? Estas son tres maneras de ayudarlos a interactuar pese al COVID-19
  4. Economic hardship from COVID-19 will hit minority seniors the most
  5. Voting by mail is convenient, but not always secret
  6. Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
  7. In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, what should you say to someone who refuses to wear a mask? A philosopher weighs in
  8. The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free
  9. Brewing Mesopotamian beer brings a sip of this vibrant ancient drinking culture back to life
  10. Challenge trials for a coronavirus vaccine are unethical – except for in one unlikely scenario
  11. How Alexei Navalny revolutionized opposition politics in Russia, before his apparent poisoning
  12. IBD: How a class of killer T cells goes rogue in inflammatory bowel disease
  13. El coronavirus puede transmitirse a través del aire. ¿Cómo se pueden detectar las partículas donde viaja el COVID-19?
  14. Los ladrillos (sí, como los de tu casa) pueden almacenar energía eléctrica
  15. Joe Biden appealed to 2 different audiences in his acceptance speech – 2 experts discuss which punches landed
  16. Why Steve Bannon faces fraud charges: 4 questions answered
  17. Mail-in voting does not cause fraud, but judges are buying the GOP's argument that it does
  18. Here's what it'll take to clean up esports' toxic culture
  19. Why companies were so quick to endorse Black Lives Matter
  20. Outdoor classes hold promise for in-person learning amid COVID-19
  21. I'm a lung doctor testing the blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment for the sick – a century-old idea that could be a fast track to treatment
  22. Parents of bereaved children are also heroes of the pandemic – they can help build resilience in kids
  23. Is NCAA football too big to fail?
  24. Trump greenlights drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but will oil companies show up?
  25. The partisan pandemic: Do we now live in alternative realities?
  26. What's in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?
  27. 9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021
  28. Belarus, explained: How Europe's last dictator could fall
  29. Police solve just 2% of all major crimes
  30. A potential new weapon in the fight against COVID-19: Food coloring
  31. Yes, God can be hurt, but not in the way Trump claims, according to theologians
  32. I prepare aspiring teachers to educate kids of color – here's how I help them root out their own biases
  33. Schools looking for space could turn to churches to host classes – doing so has a rich history
  34. Here's how to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you
  35. The risk of preterm birth rises near gas flaring, reflecting deep-rooted environmental injustices in rural America
  36. How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you
  37. What happens when COVID-19 and influenza collide? Can hospitals handle the strain?
  38. Before 'Coup 53,' the US and Iran were old friends
  39. Families can support kids' mental health whether they're learning remotely or at school – here's how
  40. Getting a flu shot this year is more important than ever because of COVID-19
  41. Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic – buyer beware
  42. Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
  43. What will student protests look like when classes are online?
  44. A little-known technology change will make video streaming cheaper and pave the way for higher quality
  45. Ancient cancel cultures: The defacement of statues in America replicates a tradition going back millennia
  46. Suffragists used hunger strikes as a powerful tool of resistance – a tactic still employed by protesters 100 years on
  47. Biden's long foreign-policy record signals how he'll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response
  48. Las pruebas de detección rápida del COVID-19 pueden ayudar a frenar la pandemia
  49. How dangerous heat waves can kill
  50. How to make sure your vote counts in November