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Can genetic engineering save disappearing forests?

  • Written by Jason A. Delborne, Associate Professor of Science, Policy, and Society in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
Ash tree killed by the invasive emerald ash borer.K Steve Cope

Compared to gene-edited babies in China and ambitious projects to rescue woolly mammoths from extinction, biotech trees might sound pretty tame.

But releasing genetically engineered trees into forests to counter threats to forest health represents a new frontier in biotechnology. Even...

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Data breaches are inevitable – here's how to protect yourself anyway

  • Written by W. David Salisbury, Sherman-Standard Register Professor of Cybersecurity Management, Director Center for Cybersecurity & Data Intelligence, University of Dayton
Prepare to protect yourself.FXQuadro/Shutterstock.com

It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more – breached and stolen in recent years. But that’s not realistic –...

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Is winter miserable for wildlife?

  • Written by Bridget B. Baker, Clinical Veterinarian and Deputy Director of the Warrior Aquatic, Translational, and Environmental Research (WATER) Lab, Wayne State University
Yes, I am a bit chilly, why?tim elliott/Shutterstock.com

While the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots and maybe a roaring fire make things bearable for people who live in cold climates. But what about all the wildlife out there? Won’t they be freezing?

Pets are often suited up...

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3 ways Trump could disrupt health care for the better

  • Written by Peter Hilsenrath, Joseph M. Long Chair in Healthcare Management & Professor of Economics, University of the Pacific
More data may be key to disrupting health care. Zapp2Photo/Shutterstock.com

Since his winning presidential campaign, Donald Trump has beenrepeatedly billed as a disrupter. From trade and foreign policy to immigration, Trump has consistently tried to shake up the status quo.

As experts in health care management and policy, we believe the president...

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Razor burned: Why Gillette's campaign against toxic masculinity missed the mark

  • Written by Alan Abitbol, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Dayton
Who knew a razor blade company could become so controversial?Gillette/YouTube

Gillette has launched a new marketing campaign, “The Best Men Can Be,” with an ad that has gone viral.

The ad begins by depicting boys bullying other boys, women being harassed and cat-called, and a group of men excusing all of it as “boys will be boys.&r...

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El juicio al Chapo evidencia por qué un muro no detendrá el tráfico de drogas entre México y Estados Unidos

  • Written by Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
Un dibujo de la corte Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.Elizabeth Williams via AP, File

El juicio contra el capo de la droga mexicano Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera ha revelado cuán poderosos son realmente los carteles de México.

El juicio ya lleva dos meses. El 15 de enero un narcotraficante colombiano...

Read more: El juicio al Chapo evidencia por qué un muro no detendrá el tráfico de drogas entre México y...

A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertilizer producers, not just farmers

  • Written by David Kanter, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University
Applying nitrogen fertilizer to corn at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, a research site in Michigan.NSF

Nitrogen pollution is produced by a number of interlinked compounds, from ammonia to nitrous oxide. While they have both natural and human sources, the latter increased dramatically over the past century as farmers scaled up food production...

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Trump's interpreters for Putin meetings face ethical dilemma

  • Written by Laura Burian, Dean, Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, makes a statement, as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, looks on.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

President Donald Trump met several times with Russian President Vladimir Putin while no other American was privy to the communication except for a State Department interpreter.

In July 2018, Democratic members...

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In 'airports of the future,' everything new is old again

  • Written by Janet Bednarek, Professor of History, University of Dayton
Just because an airport looks impressive doesn't mean it functions well.AP Photo/Emrah Gurel

As massive new airports open across Asia and the Middle East, U.S. airports are enhancing security checkpoints with technological gadgets to screen passengers and luggage more quickly. All these projects are often touted as “airports of the future,&rdq...

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The biggest nonprofit media outlets are thriving but smaller ones may not survive

  • Written by Bill Birnbauer, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
More money but not for allHyejin Kang/Shutterstock.com

Richard Tofel, ProPublica’s president and founding general manager, likes to say the U.S. nonprofit news site was “born on third base.” Indeed, when the Pulitzer-winning outlet launched in 2008, ProPublica had US$10 million in its coffers from Herb and Marion Sandler. The...

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  2. El Chapo trial shows why a wall won't stop drugs from crossing the US-Mexico border
  3. Brexit: An ‘escape room’ with no escape
  4. Garbage collection in Syria is crucial to fighting the Islamic State
  5. States are on the front lines of fighting inequality
  6. New debit card for federal student loan borrowers could save money, but concerns linger
  7. Why victims of Catholic priests need to hear more than confessions
  8. Ulterior motives may lurk behind new debit card for federal student loan borrowers
  9. Trump's reference to Wounded Knee evokes the dark history of suppression of indigenous religions
  10. Leaders always 'manufacture' crises, in politics and business
  11. Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem
  12. Many painful returns: Coping with crummy gifts
  13. Offices are too hot or too cold – is there a better way to control room temperature?
  14. Guatemala in crisis after president bans corruption investigation into his government
  15. The shutdown will harm the health and safety of Americans, even after it's long over
  16. How to train the body's own cells to combat antibiotic resistance
  17. Why do Muslim women wear a hijab?
  18. To preserve US national parks in a warming world, reconnect fragmented public lands
  19. Why privatizing the VA or other essential health services is a bad idea
  20. 3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strike
  21. The Prohibition-era origins of the modern craft cocktail movement
  22. Memories of eating influence your next meal – new research pinpoints brain cells involved
  23. Change your phone settings so Apple, Google can't track your movements
  24. The 2019 government shutdown is just the latest reason why poor people can't bank on the safety net
  25. How one German city developed – and then lost – generations of math geniuses
  26. Chicago, New York discounted most public input in expanding bike systems
  27. Who are the federal workers affected by the shutdown? 5 questions answered
  28. Acute flaccid myelitis: What is the polio-like illness paralyzing US children?
  29. If Trump declares a national emergency, could Congress or the courts reverse it?
  30. Science gets shut down right along with the federal government
  31. How Viktor Orban degraded Hungary's weak democracy
  32. 3 ways to be smart on social media
  33. The quiet threat inside 'internet of things' devices
  34. Calling it a 'war on science' has consequences
  35. Federal workers begin to feel pain of shutdown as 800,000 lose their paychecks
  36. Virginia's uranium mining battle flips traditional views of federal and state power
  37. Mapping the world's 'blue carbon' hot spots in coastal mangrove forests
  38. The politics of fear: How fear goes tribal, allowing us to be manipulated
  39. More solutions needed for campus hunger
  40. The forgotten legacy of gay photographer George Platt Lynes
  41. How a government shutdown affects the economy
  42. Hearing hate speech primes your brain for hateful actions
  43. Renewed space rivalry between nations ignores a tradition of cooperation
  44. Remembering American saint Elizabeth Seton's legacy and how it continues to inspire work with immigrants
  45. With the right guiding principles, carbon taxes can work
  46. With foreign bureaus slashed, freelancers are filling the void – at their own risk
  47. Who's more compassionate, Republicans or Democrats?
  48. The downside of doing good with a market mindset
  49. Tumor-free flounder are just 1 dividend from the cleanup of Boston Harbor
  50. The science of the deal: A negotiation expert explains how Trump and the Democrats could both end the shutdown with a win