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The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean

  • Written by Christopher J. Preston, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Montana
Plastic floats on and near the surface of the ocean.NOAA

As you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean. This object is designed to solve an enormous environmental problem. But in so doing, it brings attention to a number of others.

There are an...

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Why the history of messianic Judaism is so fraught and complicated

  • Written by Ingrid Anderson, Associate Director of Jewish Studies, Lecturer, Arts & Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
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When Loren Jacobs, member of the Shma Yisrael Congregation, offered a prayer for the victims of the Tree of Life congregation at a campaign rally attended by Mike Pence, it left many Jews feeling very upset. The vice president’s office later denied inviting Jacobs to the event.

Jacobs is a messianic Jew and part of a group called...

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Volcanic eruptions once caused mass extinctions in the oceans – could climate change do the same?

  • Written by Jeremy D. Owens, Assistant Professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University
Surgeonfish on a reef in the Maldives. Uxbona/Wikimedia, CC BY

All animals, whether they live on land or in the water, require oxygen to breathe. But today the world’s oceans are losing oxygen, due to a combination of rising temperatures and changing ocean currents. Both factors are driven by human-induced climate change.

This process has the...

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More American students are studying abroad, new data show

  • Written by Chad M. Gasta, Professor of Spanish and Chair, Iowa State University
Students who study abroad gain a competitive edge in the job market, research shows.Dan Korsmayer/www.shutterstock.com

Kelsey Hrubes knew she had a challenge on her hands when she visited Germany as a study abroad student back in 2015.

“I was forced to adapt to cultural norms I had never considered before and try to comprehend everything in a...

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Measuring racial profiling: Why it's hard to tell where police are treating minorities unfairly

  • Written by Liberty Vittert, Visiting Assistant Professor in Statistics, Washington University in St Louis
Stop and frisk has often been criticized as a way to target minorities.Dmitry Kalinovsky/shutterstock.com

Donald Trump has waved the words “stop and frisk” around like a banner call to cure violent crime in American cities.

That means it’s time to take a look back at one of the primary criticisms of this police practice: racial...

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Commemorating the 'Great War,' America's forgotten conflict

  • Written by G. Kurt Piehler, Associate Professor of History, Florida State University
Doughboys fighting in France, 1917.Associated Press

World War I was still a living memory for most Americans when I was growing up in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Aging doughboys who had fought on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918 still marched on Veterans Day. These World War I enlisted men often referred to this holiday by its original name, Arm...

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Cómo entender las cifras en las noticias: Tres trucos estadísticos

  • Written by Liberty Vittert, Visiting Assistant Professor in Statistics, Washington University in St Louis
Si parece demasiado bueno para ser verdad, quizás lo sea._szefei/Shutterstock.com

Buena noticia: datos recientes del Bureau of Labor Statistics de Estados Unidos (Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales) indican que el desempleo nacional bajó del 3,9% en agosto 2018 al 3,7% en octubre.

Para recabar estos datos, lógicamente, la...

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5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion

  • Written by Daaim Shabazz, Associate Professor of International Business, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, shown here at the 2017 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters tournament, could become the first American-born world chess champion since Bobby Fischer.David Llada/American Chess Magazine

When Bobby Fischer became the first American-born world chess champion in 1972, it spurred a dramatic increase in interest in chess....

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Americans got to vote on lots of energy measures in 2018 – and mostly rejected them

  • Written by Garth Heutel, Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
Voters in Nevada, home to the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, voted to boost their state's renewable energy target.AP Photo/Chris Carlson

Americans in at least seven states voted on ballot initiatives during the 2018 midterm elections. These measures targeted everything from raising targets for the share of electricity drawn from...

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What mass shootings do to those not shot: Social consequences of mass gun violence

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Armando Viera, center, consoles an unidentified woman after a motorcade with the body of Ventura County Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus went by Nov. 8, 2018.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

Mass shootings seem to have become a sad new normal in the American life. They happen too often, and in very unexpected places. Concerts,...

Read more: What mass shootings do to those not shot: Social consequences of mass gun violence

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  2. The early-20th century German trans-rights activist who was decades ahead of his time
  3. Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?
  4. 3 things Jeff Sessions did as attorney general that history should remember
  5. How many women does it take to change a broken Congress?
  6. As Arctic ship traffic increases, narwhals and other unique animals are at risk
  7. Trump's tariffs don't apply to American flag imports from China – but they should
  8. Singles Day shows China's global retail power
  9. Americans elected mayors who care about climate change
  10. The 116th Congress has more women and people of color than ever – but there's still room to improve
  11. Veterans have fought in wars – and fought against them
  12. On the 100th anniversary of WWI's end, lessons on life in health care's trenches
  13. Elecciones EEUU: Población latina puede ser una fuerza electoral en 2020
  14. Blasphemy law is repealed in Ireland, enforced in Pakistan – and a problem in many Christian and Muslim countries
  15. What is public service loan forgiveness? And how do I qualify to get it?
  16. How a self-powered glucose-monitoring device could help people with diabetes
  17. How the ‘wave of women’ entering congress could turn the #MeToo movement into concrete action
  18. The other 2018 midterm wave: A historic 10-point jump in turnout among young people
  19. #MeToo could become a national reckoning – if the new House treats it like a financial crisis
  20. Driving autonomous cars off the beaten path
  21. The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?
  22. Left behind: The midterm view from Iowa
  23. The US government has huge debts, and House Democrats could lead the way on solutions – an economist explains how
  24. Coloradans reject restrictions on drilling distances from homes and schools
  25. Latinos can be an electoral force in 2020
  26. La gripe sobrevive más de una hora en el aire y en las superficies
  27. Which country is best to live in? Our calculations say it's not Norway
  28. Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics
  29. Concussion prevention: Sorting through the science to see what's sound
  30. What's behind the dramatic rise in 3-generation households?
  31. Florida restores voting rights to 1.5 million citizens, which might also decrease crime
  32. Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization still unlikely
  33. 2 economic policies likely to change with Democrats in control of House
  34. What image will define the 2018 election?
  35. Threats remain to US voting system – and voters' perceptions of reality
  36. Hurricanes and water wars threaten the Gulf Coast's new high-end oyster industry
  37. A game plan for technology companies to actually help save the world
  38. Racial and ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to wildfires
  39. Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it had its own native life
  40. New findings add twist to screen time limit debate
  41. How Christian missionary media shaped the world
  42. There's more to health care access than pre-existing conditions
  43. Independent voters will decide Arizona's historic female Senate race
  44. En Estados Unidos, la religión y los refugiados están profundamente conectados
  45. Felons barred from jury duty: An unjustified punishment
  46. College students with disabilities are too often excluded
  47. How to make meaning in aftermath of Pittsburgh and other violent acts
  48. State cap-and-trade systems offer evidence that carbon pricing can work
  49. Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows
  50. Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle