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We're in a golden age of black horror films

  • Written by Robin R. Means Coleman, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity; Professor, Department of Communication, Texas A&M University
Octavia Spencer is one of the few black women to have a lead role in a horror film.Universal Pictures/YouTube

In the horror genre, black is definitely back.

The movie “Ma,” which premieres on May 31, will star Academy Award winner Octavia Butler as Sue Ann, a lonely middle-age woman who clings to a group of teens to the point of...

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Congressional action on Yemen may be the first salvo against presidential war powers

  • Written by R. Joseph Parrott, Assistant Professor of History, The Ohio State University
Police officers loyal to the Houthi rebels march during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen in July 2017. The placards read: 'Allah is the greatest. Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews, victory to Islam.'REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

The Trump administration on May 24 announced an emergency declaration to sell billions of dollars worth...

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Gene-edited babies don't grow in test tubes -- mothers' roles shouldn't be erased

  • Written by Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
He Jiankui claims he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies: twin girls whose DNA he said he altered. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

A baby with incandescent green eyes, a baby stamped with a bar code, another with a glowing gold brain: these are some of the images illustrating stories about the gene-edited twin girls born last...

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Gene-edited babies don't grow in test tubes — mothers' roles shouldn't be erased

  • Written by Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
He Jiankui claims he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies: twin girls whose DNA he said he altered. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

A baby with incandescent green eyes, a baby stamped with a bar code, another with a glowing gold brain: these are some of the images illustrating stories about the gene-edited twin girls born last...

Read more: Gene-edited babies don't grow in test tubes — mothers' roles shouldn't be erased

Gene-edited babies don't grow in test tubes – mothers' roles shouldn't be erased

  • Written by Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
He Jiankui claims he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies: twin girls whose DNA he said he altered. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

A baby with incandescent green eyes, a baby stamped with a bar code, another with a glowing gold brain: these are some of the images illustrating stories about the gene-edited twin girls born last...

Read more: Gene-edited babies don't grow in test tubes – mothers' roles shouldn't be erased

More Americans are suing over gerrymandered state maps – but the Supreme Court is not likely to step in

  • Written by Nancy Martorano Miller, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton

Partisan gerrymandering is when a congressional or state legislative district map is drawn in a way the severely lessens the ability of one party, the minority party, to compete for seats in an election.

The public is more aware of partisan gerrymandering than ever – and less supportive of it.

Reform is happening. In 2018, five states reformed...

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6 ways to protect your mental health from social media's dangers

  • Written by Jelena Kecmanovic, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
Is social media helping you feel good?pathdoc/Shutterstock.com

More than one-third of American adults view social media as harmful to their mental health, according to a new survey from the American Psychiatric Association. Just 5% view social media as being positive for their mental health, the survey found. Another 45% say it has both positive...

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How to teach and parent better in the age of big data

  • Written by Katie Headrick Taylor, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington
Summing up a student in numbers.Chatchai Kritsetsakul/shutterstock.com

At the parent-teacher conference, I sat across the table from my first grader’s teacher in a chair made for a 6-year-old. The teacher pointed to percentages scrawled in red ink. I looked and listened.

“This number,” she said, “is his Lexile score.”...

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CBD: The next weapon in the war against opioid addiction?

  • Written by Jenny Wilkerson, Assistant Professor of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida
A new study suggests that CBD could help curve cravings in people who have an opioid use disorder.Evgenly Goncharov photo/Shutterstock.com

CBD, or cannabidiol, is everywhere, with word on the street saying that it can cure everything from a bad mood to cancer. However, most of these claims are not based on scientific evidence. Animal studies...

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High-tech fishing gear could help save critically endangered right whales

  • Written by Michael Moore, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Only about 411 North Atlantic right whales exist, so every animal lost is a blow to the species' chance of surviving.(c) Nick Hawkins

Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit the world’s oceans are critically endangered, but few are as close to the brink as the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Only about 411 of...

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  2. India's Prime Minister Modi pursues politics of Hindu nationalism – what does that mean?
  3. Trump and the problem with pardons
  4. How the new 'Aladdin' stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping
  5. Assange’s new indictment: Espionage and the First Amendment
  6. Rapid water quality tests better protect beachgoers
  7. Doping soldiers so they fight better – is it ethical?
  8. Water stays in the pipes longer in shrinking cities – a challenge for public health
  9. 'World Heritage' site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money
  10. People with traumatic brain injury, who often lose empathy, can regain it with treatment
  11. Mathematics of scale: Big, small and everything in between
  12. As Airbnb grows, this is exactly how much it's bringing down hotel prices and occupancy
  13. The history of China's Muslims and what's behind their persecution
  14. Facebook doesn't fool me – but I worry about how it affects you
  15. Recent attempts at reparations show that World War II is not over
  16. Chicago's Urban Prep Academy – known for 100% college acceptance rates – put reputation ahead of results
  17. US is already fighting a conflict with Iran – an economic war that is hurting the wrong people
  18. Could a lack of humility be at the root of what ails America?
  19. The Constitution dictates that impeachment must not be partisan
  20. The American GI in WWII, uncensored
  21. I'm an evolutionary biologist – here's why this ancient fungal fossil discovery is so revealing
  22. Genetic trigger discovered for common heart problem, mitral valve prolapse
  23. The Catholic Church is tightening rules on reporting sexual abuse – but not swearing off its legal privilege to keep secrets
  24. What’s wrong with those anti-vaxxers? They're just like the rest of us
  25. How rural areas like Florida's Panhandle can become more hurricane-ready
  26. The SAT's new 'adversity score' is a poor fix for a problematic test
  27. How dogs help keep multiracial neighborhoods socially segregated
  28. What China wants: 3 things motivating China's position in trade negotiations with the US
  29. An outlaw yeast thrives with genetic chaos – and could provide clues for understanding cancer growth
  30. Hate heaped on black heroines of the French Resistance would look familiar to AOC and Rashida Tlaib
  31. Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting
  32. Getting ready for hurricane season: 4 essential reads
  33. Women take a hit for reporting sexual harassment, but #MeToo may be changing that
  34. Misreading the story of climate change and the Maya
  35. How millennials are affecting the price of your home
  36. What your ability to engage with stories says about your real-life relationships
  37. There is more than one religious view on abortion - here's what Jewish texts say
  38. New autism research on single neurons suggests signaling problems in brain circuits
  39. States – not just Congress – should unlock student financial aid for people in prison
  40. Phage therapy to prevent cholera infections – and possibly those caused by other deadly bacteria
  41. What's behind the belief in a soulmate?
  42. Hydropower dams can harm coastal areas far downstream
  43. The US could have ended up with a British-style health care system: Here is why it didn’t
  44. Viruses to stop cholera infections – the viral enemy of deadly bacteria could be humanity's friend
  45. Why Congress needs to empower the IRS to give nonprofit newspapers a green light
  46. Same-sex couples have been in American politics way longer than the Buttigiegs have been married
  47. Political cartoonists are out of touch – it's time to make way for memes
  48. Why letting the IRS decide the future of news is a bad idea
  49. Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?
  50. 'The Big Bang Theory' finale: Sheldon and Amy's fictional physics parallels real science