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I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from African-American history

  • Written by Jane Landers, Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
Team member Felix Knight looks through archives at the Church of Espiritu Santo in Havana, Cuba.David LaFevor, CC BY-SA

Many years ago, as a graduate student searching in the archives of Spanish Florida, I discovered the first “underground railroad” of enslaved Africans escaping from Protestant Carolina to find religious sanctuary in...

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CRISPR babies and other ethical missteps in science threaten China's global standing

  • Written by Caroline Wagner, Milton & Roslyn Wolf Chair in International Affairs, The Ohio State University
China's military may bear the brunt of hits to the country's scientific reputation.Roman Pilipey/Pool Photo via AP

“What happened this time was an ethics disaster for the world,” according to Wang Yuedan, a professor of immunology at Peking University, as quoted in The New York Times. He was talking about the recent claim by...

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Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an app for that

  • Written by Ashley Whillans, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Just sitting on a park bench, completely ignoring each other.Vlad Teodor/shutterstock.com

We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being.

In 2017, U.S. adults spent an average of three hours and 20 minutes a day using their smartphones and...

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Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clothes echoes attacks against early female labor activists

  • Written by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Twenty-nine-year-old Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to be elected to Congress, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has attracted much media attention.

A young outspoken woman who defines herself as...

Read more: Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clothes echoes attacks against early female labor activists

Este activista alemán luchó por los derechos gay y trans hace cien años

  • Written by Elizabeth Heineman, Professor of History and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa
Magnus Hirschfeld, a la derecha, junto a su compañero Tao Li en la cuarta conferencia de la Liga Mundial para la Reforma Sexual de 1932.Wellcome Images, CC BY

El gobierno de Trump continúa arremetiendo contra los derechos de las personas transgénero.

En julio de 2017, Trump intentó impedir que las personas...

Read more: Este activista alemán luchó por los derechos gay y trans hace cien años

Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron

  • Written by Kerry Rippy, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, Colorado State University
It takes a giant piece of equipment to look deep inside a tiny atom.Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Lab

It’s 4 a.m., and I’ve been up for about 20 hours straight. A loud alarm is blaring, accompanied by red strobe lights flashing. A stern voice announces, “Searching station B. Exit immediately.” It feels like an...

Read more: Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long...

George H.W. Bush laid the foundation for education reform

  • Written by Jack Schneider, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell
President George H.W. Bush in 1990.Mark Reinstein/www.shutterstock.com

George H.W. Bush fulfilled his desire – articulated late in his 1988 campaign for president – to be “the education president.” It just took three decades.

It’s true that Bush passed no education bills during his one term as president.

His next three...

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How where you're born influences the person you become

  • Written by Samuel Putnam, Professor of Psychology, Bowdoin College
In some societies, kids are taught that they're in control of their own happiness – which makes them more indulgent.Oleksii Synelnykov/Shutterstock.com

As early as the fifth century, the Greek philosopher Thucydides contrasted the self-control and stoicism of Spartans with the more indulgent and free-thinking citizens of Athens.

Today, unique...

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Deepwater corals thrive at the bottom of the ocean, but can't escape human impacts

  • Written by Sandra Brooke, Associate Research Faculty, Coastal and Marine Laboratory, Florida State University
Deep sea corals off Florida. NOAA

When people think of coral reefs, they typically picture warm, clear waters with brightly colored corals and fishes. But other corals live in deep, dark, cold waters, often far from shore in remote locations. These varieties are just as ecologically important as their shallow water counterparts. They also are just...

Read more: Deepwater corals thrive at the bottom of the ocean, but can't escape human impacts

US-China trade war truce: 2 reasons why it's unlikely to last

  • Written by Jeffrey Kucik, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona
Presidents Xi and Trump don't always see eye to eye.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed to a ceasefire in their increasingly painful trade war, yet their governments’ differing depictions of the deal show just how far apart they really are.

While the Trump administration emphasized trade...

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  5. Screening the human future: YouTube, persuasion and genetically engineered children
  6. George H.W. Bush understood that markets and the environment weren't enemies
  7. Climate change is shrinking winter snowpack, which harms Northeast forests year-round
  8. How Hanukkah came to America
  9. Why we'll miss George H.W. Bush, America's last foreign policy president
  10. Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom line
  11. LGBTQ caravan migrants may have to 'prove' their gender or sexual identity at US border
  12. G-20 leaders descend on Buenos Aires as host Argentina battles worst economic crisis in a decade
  13. Dorothy Day -- 'a saint for our times'
  14. How mainstream media helps weaponize far-right conspiracy theories
  15. AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds
  16. López Obrador takes power in Mexico after an unstable transition and broken campaign promises
  17. Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help
  18. Betsy DeVos has little to show after 2 years in office
  19. Climate change is making soils saltier, forcing many farmers to find new livelihoods
  20. America's dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today's far-right groups
  21. The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change
  22. How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue
  23. Will Trump pardon Manafort?
  24. Swamped by cyberthreats, citizens need government protection
  25. Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball negotiating tactics are squandering it
  26. How Salvation Army's red kettles became a Christmas tradition
  27. What big data can tell us about how a book becomes a best-seller
  28. Forget lanes – we all need to head together toward preventing firearm injury
  29. Test prep is a rite of passage for many Asian-Americans
  30. 5 ways to help robots work together with people
  31. Low-income parents want a white picket fence, not just money, before getting married
  32. In Georgia's gubernatorial race, Stacey Abrams' strategy may make victory easier for future black candidates in the South
  33. Companies blocked from using West Coast ports to export fossil fuels keep seeking workarounds
  34. Trump, Saudi Arabia and the Khashoggi case: What would Obama have done?
  35. Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies
  36. The road to enhancement, via human gene editing, is paved with good intentions
  37. The key to fixing the gender gap in math and science: Boost women's confidence
  38. Why aren't there electric airplanes yet?
  39. Kim Kardashian West and ecstasy: A reminder of the social dangers of the drug
  40. Living drugs: Engineering bacteria to treat genetic diseases
  41. Instagram posts suggest e-scooter companies like Bird aren't promoting safe riding to newbies
  42. Why Twitter's cute, heart-shaped 'like' button is not so harmless
  43. How local journalism can upend the 'fake news' narrative
  44. A rush to judgment: The Trump administration is taking science out of air quality standards
  45. Drug treatment targets mutant proteins to stop neurodegenerative diseases
  46. Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too
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  48. Smoking rates in US have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?
  49. Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy
  50. US complicity in the Saudi-led genocide in Yemen spans Obama, Trump administrations