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Diamonds are forever – whether made in a lab or mined from the earth

  • Written by Joshua Wilhide, Manager of the Molecular Characterization and Analysis Complex, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Are you in the market for some sparkle?clearviewstock/Shutterstock.com

It’s diamond season. Almost 40 percent of American engagements happen between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, with Christmas the most popular day to pop the question – and hand over a sparkly piece of ice. Jewelry stores do at least double their usual monthly...

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Don't worry about screen time – focus on how you use technology

  • Written by Margaret E. Morris, Affiliate Faculty in Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
Through creative off-label uses of technology, some people have improved close relationships and their health.KristinaZ/Shutterstock.com

Many Americans find themselves bombarded by expert advice to limit their screen time and break their addictions to digital devices – including enforcing and modeling this restraint for the children in their...

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Where's my package? Common carrier freight lockers can ease city traffic and prevent failed deliveries

  • Written by Barbara Ivanov, Director, Urban Freight Lab, University of Washington
Unloading packages and arranging them for delivery in New York City.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Online shopping is a big convenience for many Americans, but porch piracy can ruin the experience. For example, Mikaela Gilbert lived in a row house in West Philadelphia while she studied systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. By her junior...

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Cannabis use in teens not a gateway to conduct problems, study suggests – but risks still exist

  • Written by Dan Romer, Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
Students rolling a joint in a classroom. Marijuana may not lead them to other drugs, a study suggests.fotoNino/Shutterstock.com

With the legalization of cannabis for adults becoming increasingly widespread, more adolescents will be trying the drug. And parents will be wondering what the consequences will be for their teens should they try and...

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Wisconsin GOP's power grab is a danger to democracy

  • Written by Christopher Beem, Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Pennsylvania State University
The Wisconsin State CapitolWikipedia/RAHurd, CC BY-SA

In Wisconsin, Democratic candidates won the 2018 elections for governor and attorney general.

But the Republican-controlled legislature quickly introduced and passed lame-duck legislation that takes power away from these incoming officeholders and hands it to the state legislature, which will...

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Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Ford's F-150 trucks are more popular when gas costs less.AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

The relationship between supply and demand, a fundamental economic concept, holds that when the price of something rises, people use less of it. Similarly, when prices fall, they use more.

And it may seem logical that low oil prices benefit consumers, countries, even...

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This Christmas tell your children the real Santa Claus story

  • Written by Lisa Bitel, Professor of History & Religion, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Santa Claus will soon be coming to town, bringing gifts to children.

Santa has several aliases, depending on the part of the world you live in. The English call him Father Christmas, the French know him as Père Noël, and Kris Kringle seems be a version of the Christkind, or Christ Child, who leaves treats for good German Lutherans.

In...

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Your smartphone apps are tracking your every move – 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation US
If you feel like you're being watched, it could be your smartphone spying on you.Jakub Grygier/Shutterstock.com

If you have a smartphone, it probably is a significant part of your life, storing appointments and destinations as well as being central to your communications with friends, loved ones and co-workers. Research and investigative reporting c...

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Trump presidency's personnel turmoil stands in stark contrast to the ‘nice guy’ administration of George H. W. Bush

  • Written by Eric Stern, Professor of Political Science, College Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York
Bush with his team in 1991.AP Photo/Ron Edmonds

John Kelly’s resignation as White House chief of staff makes him the latest in a long line of senior officials to leave the Trump administration.

That brings turnover of senior staff at the White House – excluding cabinet-level positions – to 62 percent, which is higher than the past...

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Denying transgender identity has serious impact on mental health

  • Written by Bethany Grace Howe, PhD Candidate, Media Studies, University of Oregon
A demonstrator holds a sign against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance.AP Photo/Pat Sullivan

“Sticks and stones may break my bones – but words will never hurt me,” goes the playground rhyme.

But the adage is only half right, according to my research on transgender mental health.

Words can hurt.

In October, The New York Times...

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  2. Don't stress about what kind of Christmas tree to buy, but reuse artificial trees and compost natural ones
  3. You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think
  4. Cámaras que identifican a infractores no suponen una mejora para la seguridad vial
  5. Myanmar debates women's rights amid evidence of pervasive sexual and domestic violence
  6. Trump administration seeks to strip more people of citizenship
  7. For many women, tracking their fertility can be an emotional whirlwind
  8. What we can learn from reading Sylvia Plath's copy of 'The Great Gatsby'
  9. How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline
  10. 5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday
  11. The Trump administration is scrapping a collaborative sage grouse protection plan to expand oil and gas drilling
  12. Those designer babies everyone is freaking out about – it's not likely to happen
  13. What French populists from the '50s can teach us about the 'yellow vests' roiling Paris today
  14. Saudi Arabia is allying with Russia to shore up oil prices as OPEC's power wanes
  15. John Chau may have been influenced by past evangelical missions and their belief in power of faith
  16. Nominating a crony, loyalist or old buddy for attorney general is a US presidential tradition
  17. Mass protests in Colombia mar president's first 100 days but reveal a nation marching toward peace
  18. Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss
  19. Fight for federal right to education takes a new turn
  20. I used facial recognition technology on birds
  21. Hunting for rare isotopes: The mysterious radioactive atomic nuclei that will be in tomorrow's technology
  22. 3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts – if they wanted to
  23. Could a recession be just around the corner?
  24. Zika y embarazo: análisis de sangre prenatal podría predecir malformaciones fetales
  25. Syria may be using chemical weapons against its citizens again – here's how international law has changed to help countries intervene
  26. Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today's 'spiritual but not religious' Americans
  27. We've been studying a glacier in Peru for 14 years – and it may reach the point of no return in the next 30
  28. From pledges to action: Cities need to show their climate progress with hard data
  29. The John Birch Society is still influencing American politics, 60 years after its founding
  30. The web really isn't worldwide – every country has different access
  31. Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems
  32. Climate change resilience could save trillions in the long run – but finding billions now to pay for it is the hard part
  33. No president should assume office without a 'fitness for duty' exam
  34. La protección estricta del Amazonas fomenta la productividad agrícola en Brasil
  35. Medicaid work requirements: Where do they stand after the blue wave?
  36. Fecal microbiome transplantation shows promise in treating colitis
  37. What Hanukkah's portrayal in pop culture means to American Jews
  38. Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks
  39. Stool transplantation shows promise treating cancer therapy side effect
  40. We asked artificial intelligence to analyze a graphic novel – and found both limits and new insights
  41. George H.W. Bush's overlooked legacy in space exploration
  42. WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, proving social media's danger to democracy
  43. Chicago's Safe Passage program costs a lot, but it may provide students safer routes to school
  44. El acceso universal a Internet en México reduciría la pobreza
  45. Opening up mosquito research labs to the community
  46. White nationalist groups are really street gangs, and law enforcement needs to treat them that way
  47. What public universities must do to regain public support
  48. Opening up research labs with modified mosquitoes to the community
  49. Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything
  50. Why the next two years are critical for the Paris climate deal's survival