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Climate change is making soils saltier, forcing many farmers to find new livelihoods

  • Written by Joyce J. Chen, Associate Professor of Development Economics, The Ohio State University
Experimental field of a salt-tolerant rice variety in Bangladesh. IRRI, CC BY-NC-SA

Salt is essential for cooking, but too much salt in soil can ruin crops and render fields useless. According to legend, Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus sowed the soils of Carthage with salt after conquering the city during the Punic Wars. And after...

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America's dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today's far-right groups

  • Written by Bradley W. Hart, Assistant Professor of Media, Communications and Journalism, California State University, Fresno
A memorial outside Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 29, 2018, erected after a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the temple.AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Hours after Robert Bowers allegedly walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, investigators told the media that Bowers appeared to have acted alone and fit what experts call the...

Read more: America's dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today's far-right groups

The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change

  • Written by Joseph Rollin, Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioenergy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Over 99 percent of today's plastics come from oil, but new bio-based options are becoming available.Icons by Vectors Market, Freepik and srip, CC BY

What do your car, phone, soda bottle and shoes have in common? They’re all largely made from petroleum. This nonrenewable resource gets processed into a versatile set of chemicals called polymers...

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How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue

  • Written by George Seidel, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world's first gene-edited babies.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in...

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Swamped by cyberthreats, citizens need government protection

  • Written by Karen Renaud, Professor of Cybersecurity, Abertay University
The public needs help from officials who can protect and serve.kirill_makarov/Shutterstock.com

Most people can’t keep up with the latest in technology, which puts them at risk as cybercriminals exploit human and technical weaknesses.

For example, William and Nancy Skog hoped to retire to a beautiful new home. Then a fraudster fooled them into...

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Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball negotiating tactics are squandering it

  • Written by James Lake, Associate Professor of Economics, Southern Methodist University
Trump had a full hand, but he may have squandered it.Happy Author/shutterstock.com

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Nov. 30, the stakes could hardly be higher.

The two countries are in the middle of a trade war Trump launched earlier this year, one of the hardball...

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How Salvation Army's red kettles became a Christmas tradition

  • Written by Diane Winston, Associate Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
The Salvation Army is among the top few U.S. charities.CityOfFortWorth, CC BY-NC-ND

Tinseled trees and snowy landscapes are not the only signs of the upcoming holiday season. Red kettles, staffed by men and women in street clothes, Santa suits and Salvation Army uniforms also telegraph Christmastime.

The Army is among America’s top-grossing...

Read more: How Salvation Army's red kettles became a Christmas tradition

What big data can tell us about how a book becomes a best-seller

  • Written by Albert-László Barabási, Author of The Formula, Linked, and Bursts, Northeastern University
Factors ranging from the timing of a book's release to its subject matter can determine whether it will crack the vaunted list.Billion Photos/Shutterstock.com

The average American reads 12 or 13 books a year, but with over 3 million books in print, the choices they face are staggering.

Despite the introduction of 100,000 new titles each year, only...

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Forget lanes – we all need to head together toward preventing firearm injury

  • Written by Michael Hirsh, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Many of us working in the “Gun Sense” field – that is, finding a middle ground position to advance firearm safety and reduce preventable injury in our patients – had an “a-ha” moment that led us to toil in these fields.

Mine was on Nov. 2, 1981, when my friend and co-resident Dr. John C. Wood II was shot right...

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  2. 5 ways to help robots work together with people
  3. Low-income parents want a white picket fence, not just money, before getting married
  4. In Georgia's gubernatorial race, Stacey Abrams' strategy may make victory easier for future black candidates in the South
  5. Companies blocked from using West Coast ports to export fossil fuels keep seeking workarounds
  6. Trump, Saudi Arabia and the Khashoggi case: What would Obama have done?
  7. Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies
  8. The road to enhancement, via human gene editing, is paved with good intentions
  9. The key to fixing the gender gap in math and science: Boost women's confidence
  10. Why aren't there electric airplanes yet?
  11. Kim Kardashian West and ecstasy: A reminder of the social dangers of the drug
  12. Living drugs: Engineering bacteria to treat genetic diseases
  13. Instagram posts suggest e-scooter companies like Bird aren't promoting safe riding to newbies
  14. Why Twitter's cute, heart-shaped 'like' button is not so harmless
  15. How local journalism can upend the 'fake news' narrative
  16. A rush to judgment: The Trump administration is taking science out of air quality standards
  17. Drug treatment targets mutant proteins to stop neurodegenerative diseases
  18. Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too
  19. College-educated cops enforce the law more aggressively
  20. Smoking rates in US have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?
  21. Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy
  22. US complicity in the Saudi-led genocide in Yemen spans Obama, Trump administrations
  23. Climate change is driving wildfires, and not just in California
  24. When you're grateful, your brain becomes more charitable
  25. Inspired by sci-fi, an airplane with no moving parts and a blue ionic glow
  26. La publicidad diseñó el Día de Acción de Gracias tal y como se conoce hoy
  27. Virtual reality tours give rural students a glimpse of college life
  28. The government aims to boost ethanol without evidence that it saves money or helps the environment
  29. Why bigotry is a public health problem
  30. Amazon's move will gentrify neighborhoods – at what social cost?
  31. Rock 'n' roll is dying in Bangladesh
  32. In the 1600s Hester Pulter wondered, 'Why must I forever be confined?' – now her poems are online for all to see
  33. Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins
  34. Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat
  35. Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains 'psychological ownership'
  36. Kavanaugh's impact on the Supreme Court and the country may not be as profound as predicted
  37. Preventing infant deaths: The ABCs of safe baby sleep
  38. Fear, more than hate, feeds online bigotry and real-world violence
  39. Parks help cities – but only if people use them
  40. Better forest management won't end wildfires, but it can reduce the risks – here's how
  41. Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on walls
  42. New dates for ancient stone tools in China point to local invention of complex technology
  43. Superar el cáncer para morir por sobredosis: la vida difícil de las mujeres en los montes Apalaches
  44. Flying with emotional support animals: The ups and downs of life in coach
  45. Lies, damn lies and post-truth
  46. Technology giants didn't deserve public trust in the first place
  47. A sharing economy for plants: Seed libraries are sprouting up
  48. Why people become vegans: The history, sex and science of a meatless existence
  49. Why the Pilgrims were actually able to survive
  50. 3 ethical reasons for vaccinating your children