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The world is facing a global sand crisis

  • Written by Aurora Torres, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ecology, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
imageSand for use in hydraulic fracturing operations at a processing plant in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in 2011.AP Photo/Steve Karnowski), Author provided

When people picture sand spread across idyllic beaches and endless deserts, they understandably think of it as an infinite resource. But as we discuss in a just-published perspective in the journal...

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How flood insurance works: 6 questions answered

  • Written by Robert W. Klein, Director, Center for RMI Research, Associate Professor, Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University

Editor’s note: Hurricane Harvey dumped up to 50 inches of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana last month. Meanwhile, Hurricane Irma is bearing down on Florida, which will also likely cause substantial flooding. Homeowners generally rely on insurance provided by the federal government to cover the costs of rebuilding their lives after a...

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Are natural disasters part of God's retribution?

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
imageDaniel Arrhakis, CC BY-NC

Seeing the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, conservative Christian pastor John McTernan argued recently that “God is systematically destroying America” out of anger over “the homosexual agenda.”

There were others who disagreed over the reasons for God’s anger, but not necessarily with the...

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Why can't more American women access medications for preterm birth?

  • Written by Jodi Frances Abbott, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University
imageA premature baby's hand is held through an incubator.Ariel Schalit/AP Photo

There are two medications that prevent preterm birth, the most common cause of perinatal death in the U.S. One costs 16 cents a week, one US$285. Poor black women aren’t getting either. Why?

In 2015, for the first time in eight years, the rate of preterm birth in the...

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Christian faith doesn't just say disasters are God's retribution

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
imageDaniel Arrhakis, CC BY-NC

Seeing the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, conservative Christian pastor John McTernan argued recently that “God is systematically destroying America” out of anger over “the homosexual agenda.”

There were others who disagreed over the reasons for God’s anger, but not necessarily with the...

Read more: Christian faith doesn't just say disasters are God's retribution

Post-DACA: How Congress can replace Obama's program and make it even better

  • Written by Wayne Cornelius, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and U.S.-Mexican Relations, Emeritus, University of California, San Diego
imageDemocrats call for Republicans to stand up to President Trump's DACA decision.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

President Donald Trump has asked Congress to do what former President Barack Obama and his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could not: Provide permanent protection from deportation for more than one million undocumented...

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How DACA affected the mental health of undocumented young adults

  • Written by Elizabeth Aranda, Professor of Sociology, University of South Florida
imageA rally in support of DACA outside of the White House.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

“I am getting this wonderful education. I have a job. I fit in. At the same time, I feel at any moment that can change. I don’t think that most Americans live with that thought that anything can change [in] just one minute… My biggest fear is me...

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The 'internet of things' is sending us back to the Middle Ages

  • Written by Joshua A.T. Fairfield, Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University
imageIs this our relationship to tech companies now?Queen Mary Master

Internet-enabled devices are so common, and so vulnerable, that hackers recently broke into a casino through its fish tank. The tank had internet-connected sensors measuring its temperature and cleanliness. The hackers got into the fish tank’s sensors and then to the computer...

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In defense of HBO's counterfactual 'Confederate'

  • Written by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Professor of History and Director of the Undergraduate Program in Judaic Studies, Fairfield University
image'Assault on Fort Sanders' by Kurz & Allison (1891).Wikimedia Commons

In late July, HBO announced its forthcoming alternate history series “Confederate,” a show that will take place in a world in which the South successfully seceded from the Union and the institution of slavery persisted.

The backlash was immediate. Some decried it for...

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How a tiny portion of the world's oceans could help meet global seafood demand

  • Written by Halley Froehlich, Postdoctoral Scholar, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara
imagePike Place Market, Seattle.Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA

Seafood is an essential staple in the diets of people around the world. Global consumption of fish and shellfish has more than doubled over the last 50 years, and is expected to keep rising with global population growth. Many people assume that most seafood is something that we catch in the wild with...

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