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Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules

  • Written by Daniel Farber, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
imageFossil fuel power plants contribute to climate change by releasing greenhouse gases that trap heat near Earth's surface.AP Photo/J. David Ake

Joe Biden got a big judicial win for his climate agenda just hours before his inauguration as U.S. president. The case involved federal plans for cutting power plant emissions and a big gamble by the Trump...

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I'm a First Amendment scholar – and I think Big Tech should be left alone

  • Written by Paul Levinson, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
imageTwitter's ban of Trump has concerned free speech advocates across the political spectrum.Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Twitter’s banning of Trump – an action also taken by other social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat – has opened a fierce debate about freedom of expression and who, if...

Read more: I'm a First Amendment scholar – and I think Big Tech should be left alone

Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment

  • Written by William Chittenden, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Presidential Fellow, Texas State University
imageDemocrats control both the White House and Congress for the first time in 10 years.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

On day one, President Joe Biden will have to manage a devastated economy – much as he and former President Barack Obama did 12 years ago.

What can the country expect?

Forecasting how the economy will perform under a new president is...

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They don't come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life

  • Written by Yoram Vodovotz, Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
imageFamilies can prioritize learning more healthy ways to eat.Joe Raedle/ Getty Images News

The majority of Americans are stressed, sleep-deprived and overweight and suffer from largely preventable lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Being overweight or obese contributes to the 50% of adults who suffer high blood...

Read more: They don't come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer...

How law enforcement is using technology to track down people who attacked the US Capitol building

  • Written by Don Hummer, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State
imageMany of the people who broke into the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 carried cellphones, which can be tracked, and posted photos of their activities on social media.Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

After rioters flooded the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, there was an immediate call for those who overran officers on the scene and swarmed...

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Stickiness is a weapon some plants use to fend off hungry insects

  • Written by Eric LoPresti, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Oklahoma State University
imageA coat of sand makes an effective armor.Eric LoPresti, CC BY-SA

Imagine the texture of a plant. Many may come to mind – the smooth rubberiness of many tropical houseplants, the impossibly soft lamb’s ear, the sharp spines of cacti, or the roughness of tree bark. But stickiness, in the flypaper-stick-to-your-fingers sense, probably...

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Police, soldiers bring lethal skill to militia campaigns against US government

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageMilitia members associated with the Three Percenters movement conducting a military drill in Flovilla, Ga., in 2016, days after Trump's election. After his 2020 defeat, Three Percenters were involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Image

Thousands of police and soldiers – people...

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Armed groups from Capitol riot pose longer-term threat to Biden presidency

  • Written by Amy Cooter, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
imageRioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, but that may not be their last violent move.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Details continue to emerge about the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol incursion. Exactly what happened – including the degree of planning involved and rioters’ possible connections with Capitol police or even members of Congress – m...

Read more: Armed groups from Capitol riot pose longer-term threat to Biden presidency

Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary – here’s what she can do about climate change

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageThe Senate voted 84-15 to confirm former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as the next U.S. Treasury secretary.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

The Senate voted 84-15 to confirm economist Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary on Jan. 25, and her in tray will require every ounce of her vast experience to pilot the economy through a daunting confluence...

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What Janet Yellen can do about climate change as US Treasury secretary

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageFormer Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing for U.S. Treasury secretary was held Jan. 19.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Janet Yellen is poised to be the next U.S. Treasury secretary, and her inbox will require every ounce of her vast experience to pilot the economy through a daunting confluence of challenges. How the U.S. manages...

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  5. Trump sees power as private property – a habit shared by autocrats throughout the ages
  6. Tooth or consequences: Even during a pandemic, avoiding the dentist can be bad for your oral health
  7. For these students, using data in sports is about more than winning games
  8. My research helped uncover a long-lost right-wing provocateur – but then I turned away from her work
  9. Biden can transform the US from a humanitarian laggard into a global leader – here's how
  10. Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help
  11. Zoom work relationships are a lot harder to build – unless you can pick up on colleagues' nonverbal cues
  12. Figs show that nonnative species can invade ecosystems by forming unexpected partnerships
  13. Biden has a congressional shortcut to cancel Trump’s regulatory rollbacks, but it comes with risks
  14. How to stay safe with a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant on the loose
  15. More health inequality: Black people are 3 times more likely to experience pulse oximeter errors
  16. Trump supporters seeking more violence could target state capitols during inauguration – here's how cities can prepare
  17. A white supremacist coup succeeded in 1898 North Carolina, led by lying politicians and racist newspapers that amplified their lies
  18. What is the 'boogaloo' and who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol? 5 essential reads
  19. Does 'deplatforming' work to curb hate speech and calls for violence? 3 experts in online communications weigh in
  20. How the Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a seat of Black power for generations in Atlanta
  21. Neighborhoods with MLK streets are poorer than national average and highly segregated, study reveals
  22. Why the news media may not want to share Capitol riot images with the police
  23. Symbols of white supremacy flew proudly at the Capitol riot – 5 essential reads
  24. White supremacists who stormed US Capitol are only the most visible product of racism
  25. How Trump's language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot – 2 linguists explain
  26. Nonprofits helped organize the pro-Trump rally before the Capitol siege – but they probably won't suffer any consequences
  27. The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
  28. Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night
  29. That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure ... in 1938
  30. Francis Galton pioneered scientific advances in many fields – but also founded the racist pseudoscience of eugenics
  31. What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants
  32. Trump's Twitter feed shows 'arc of the hero,' from savior to showdown
  33. The far-right rioters at the Capitol were not antifa – but violent groups often blame rivals for unpopular attacks
  34. The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents
  35. The great polio vaccine mess and the lessons it holds about federal coordination for today's COVID-19 vaccination effort
  36. Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
  37. The perils of associating 'white' with 'privilege' in the classroom
  38. The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection
  39. Does reopening schools cause COVID-19 to spread? It's complicated
  40. Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million – where does all the lottery tax revenue really go?
  41. The price of a drug should be based on its therapeutic benefits – not just what the market will bear
  42. Americans have unrealistic expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine
  43. Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message to future presidents
  44. Misogyny in the Capitol: Among the insurrectionists, a lot of angry men who don't like women
  45. Federal financial aid for college will be easier to apply for – and a bit more generous
  46. The scent of sickness: 5 questions answered about using dogs – and mice and ferrets – to detect disease
  47. Dostoevsky warned of the strain of nihilism that infects Donald Trump and his movement
  48. How explainable artificial intelligence can help humans innovate
  49. What is a protein? A biologist explains
  50. At impeachment hearing, lawmakers will deliberate over a deadly weapon used in the attack on Capitol Hill – President Trump's words