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How scientists are fighting infection-causing biofilms

  • Written by Nicholas Fitzkee, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Mississippi State University
An artist depiction of a biofilm harboring antibiotic-resistant rod-shaped and spherical bacteria. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com

The surfaces people interact with every day may seem rather mundane, but at the molecular scale, there is more activity than meets the eye.

Every surface we touch has its own unique chemical properties. It’s...

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Evolution is at work in computers as well as life sciences

  • Written by Arend Hintze, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology & Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
Evolution is not just for living beings.mmatee/Shutterstock.com

Artificial intelligence research has a lot to learn from nature. My work links biology with computation every day, but recently the rest of the world was reminded of the connection: The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Frances Arnold together with George Smith and Gregory Winter...

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Arms and influence in the Khashoggi affair

  • Written by Russell E. Lucas, Director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities; Associate Professor of International Relations, Michigan State University
President Donald Trump shows a chart highlighting arms sales to Saudi Arabia.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

President Donald Trump’s reaction to the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul reveals important details about the declining influence of U.S. in the Middle East.

As a scholar who follows the links between...

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How the polls could have caught 'surprise' victories like Trump's

  • Written by Fred Wright, Director of the Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University
Many pollsters have been asked to explain why they didn't better predict the 2016 election. 3dfoto/shutterstock.com

The election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency surprised almost everyone, including apparently Trump himself.

On the morning after the 2016 election, my teenage son made snarky comments about the state of polling and statistical...

Read more: How the polls could have caught 'surprise' victories like Trump's

Masacres, desapariciones y 1968: los mexicanos recuerdan a las víctimas de la ‘dictadura perfecta’

  • Written by Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
El 2 de octubre de 1968, en un evento que se conoce como la masacre de Tlatelolco, miembros de las fuerzas armadas mexicanas mataron cerca de 300 manifestantes y arrestaron aproximadamente 1.000 más.AP Photo/Reed Saxon

Diez días antes de la ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de 1968 en la Ciudad de México, sold...

Read more: Masacres, desapariciones y 1968: los mexicanos recuerdan a las víctimas de la ‘dictadura perfecta’

Fixing a broken process for nominating US Supreme Court justices

  • Written by E. Donald Elliott, Adjunct Professor of Law, Yale University

President Donald Trump has nominated two Supreme Court justices during only 19 months in office.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated after Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation that Trump might have the opportunity to make a third nomination during one term in office. By the end of a possible second Trump term, he could choose a majority...

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Why is it so hard to get an accurate vote count?

  • Written by Michael Traugott, Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
Election workers unload a bag of ballots brought in a from a polling precinct to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento, California. AP/Rich Pedroncelli

In Kansas this past August, vote totals in the Republican primary for governor fluctuated by more than 100 votes over the course of a few days, and the winner – Secret...

Read more: Why is it so hard to get an accurate vote count?

Migrant money could be keeping Nicaragua's uprising alive

  • Written by Benjamin Waddell, Associate Professor of Sociology, Fort Lewis College

Protesting is now illegal in Nicaragua, according to President Daniel Ortega.

The Central American country has been embroiled in deadly political turmoil for months. Demonstrations that began in April against an unpopular social security reform quickly transformed into a broader movement aimed at ousting Ortega, Nicaragua’s authoritarian...

Read more: Migrant money could be keeping Nicaragua's uprising alive

Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?

  • Written by Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
The biggest U.S. oil company wants to pay every American a dividend. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Exxon Mobil is backing a proposal to tax oil, gas and coal companies for the carbon they emit and redistribute the money raised that way to all Americans. It’s also giving a group urging Washington to enact a tax on carbon US$1 million to advocate for...

Read more: Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?

Eating royal poop improves parenting in naked mole-rats

  • Written by Gina Mantica, Ph.D. Candidate in Biology, Tufts University
Hormone signals help ready worker mole-rats to treat pups as their own.belizar/Shutterstock.com

Have you ever seen a picture of a mother dog caring for an unusual baby, like a kitten? This sort of animal adoption story is an example of a phenomenon known as alloparenting: care provided to offspring that are not genetically related.

We humans may...

Read more: Eating royal poop improves parenting in naked mole-rats

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  3. Restocking wolves on Isle Royale raises questions about which species get rescued
  4. Americans spend $70 billion on pets, and that money could do more good
  5. Los jóvenes que viven en colonias de la frontera de Estados Unidos sufren pobreza y falta de atención médica
  6. Argentina bets 60 percent interest rates – and $50B international bailout – will revive its economy
  7. Hidden hunger affects nearly 2 billion worldwide – are solutions in plain sight?
  8. Why is it fun to be frightened?
  9. Why doesn't the U.S. bury its power lines?
  10. Out of Matthew Shepard's tragic murder, a commitment to punishing hate crimes emerged
  11. 'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons
  12. Why the US needs better crime reporting statistics
  13. Kavanaugh confirmation could spark a reckoning with system that often fails survivors of sexual abuse and assault
  14. Solving the mystery of the wimpy supernova
  15. There are many types of obesity – which one matters to your health
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  17. Reduced sentencing for nonviolent criminals: What does the public think?
  18. From Caesar to Trump: Immunity is a hard thing to give up
  19. Giant mosquitoes flourish in floodwaters that hurricanes leave behind
  20. Women with heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa face challenges, but stigma may be worst of all
  21. Why a large church group had little impact when it opposed Kavanaugh's nomination
  22. Neil Armstrong and the America that could have been
  23. Protecting wetlands helps communities reduce damage from hurricanes and storms
  24. Don't be afraid to talk about the costs of dealing with climate change
  25. Physical therapy important for women treated for breast cancer
  26. Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
  27. Organic farming with gene editing: An oxymoron or a tool for sustainable agriculture?
  28. Resistance is a long game
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  30. Youth living in settlements at US border suffer poverty and lack of health care
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  34. Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change
  35. An Indonesian city’s destruction reverberates across Sulawesi
  36. Why we can't reverse climate change with 'negative emissions' technologies
  37. Justice Kavanaugh is a threat to Roe v. Wade – but not the only one
  38. Meet the trillions of viruses that make up your virome
  39. Breast cancer survivors, who lose muscle mass, can benefit from strength training, studies suggest
  40. The Catholic Church's grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers
  41. Statistics and data science degrees: Overhyped or the real deal?
  42. 'Disillusioned' Brazilians choose Bolsonaro, Haddad after a tense and violent campaign
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  44. Amazon and other 'superstar' companies could give all American workers a raise
  45. Why more women don't win science Nobels
  46. Warriors against sexual violence win Nobel Peace Prize: 4 essential reads
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  48. How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the natural world
  49. Beto O'Rourke won't beat Ted Cruz in Texas – here's why
  50. Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law?