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Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the 'Trail of Tears'

  • Written by Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
imageJoel Roberts Poinsett is given credit for bringing the popular red and green plant to the U.S.Constantine Johnny/Getty Images

If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of the red and green poinsettia plant.

In the late 1820s, while serving as the first ambassador from the U.S. to Mexico, Poinsett clipped samples of...

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Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks

  • Written by Avery Paxton, Research Marine Biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
imageA school of grunts on a sunken World War II German submarine in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.Karen Doody/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images

Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they haven’t all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in...

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Guatemala's anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office, deepening migration concerns for US

  • Written by Bonar Hernández Sandoval, Associate Professor of History, Iowa State University
imageGuatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo waves to supporters. Orlando Estrada/AFP via Getty Images

Guatemala is in the midst of a democratic crisis so severe that it may prevent the new president from taking office, as planned, on Jan. 14, 2024.

On Dec. 8, 2023, prosecutors and the Guatemalan Congress called for the nullification of the...

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Why do some men commit domestic violence? Trauma and social isolation may play a role

  • Written by Laura Voith, Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
imageDomestic violence is experienced unevenly across the U.S.kieferpix/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Support for survivors of domestic violence is important, but to end domestic violence once and for all, society needs to understand the people who perpetrate it and how to successfully intervene.

Domestic violence is very common in the United States. Nearl...

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Pope Francis' approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic gesture, according to a Catholic theologian

  • Written by Steven P. Millies, Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
imagePope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 18, 2023.AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples and others in “irregular” situations marks a definitive shift in the Roman Catholic Church’s...

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More city hall news coverage isn’t enough to revive local news outlets

  • Written by Erik Peterson, Assistant Professor of American Politics, Rice University
imageWill local election coverage help news organizations win back readers and viewers?Allkindza/E+/Getty Images

Whether it’s a new round of journalist layoffs or further consolidation into the hands of a few owners, the problems confronting local media in the U.S. are easy to see.

We are politicalscientists who study how the decline of local news...

Read more: More city hall news coverage isn’t enough to revive local news outlets

2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
imageExtreme downpours filled downtown Montpelier, Vt., with water in July 2023.John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters.

In the U.S., an unprecedented heat wave gripped much of Texas and the Southwest with highs well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for...

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Wild 'super pigs' from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs

  • Written by Marcus Lashley, Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Florida
imageFeral hogs' long snouts and tusks allow them to rip and root their way across the landscape in search of food. USDA/Flickr, CC BY

They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most damaging invasive species in North America. They cause millions of dollars in...

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Finding objective ways to talk about religion in the classroom is tough − but the cost of not doing so is clear

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageConcerns about what is or isn't legal can hinder objective lessons about religious studies in class.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

Despite the holiday season’s calls for joy and peace, religious strife continues in many places. While the United States has a great deal of litigation and controversy over religion’s place in public...

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Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

  • Written by Michele McDonnall, Research Professor of Rehabilitation Education and Research, Mississippi State University
imageScreen reader software converts text to audio for people who are blind. Access Matters/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software.

You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the screen reader cannot access because the...

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  6. A bottle of scotch recently sold for $2.7 million – what's behind such outrageous prices?
  7. After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains
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  9. Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment
  10. 100 years ago, the KKK planted bombs at a U.S. university – part of the terror group's crusade against American Catholics
  11. 100 years ago, the KKK planted bombs at a US university – part of the terror group's crusade against American Catholics
  12. 5 things to know about US aid to Ukraine
  13. A US ambassador working for Cuba? Charges against former diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha spotlight Havana's importance in the world of spying
  14. Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations
  15. As Russia ramps up 'traditional values' rhetoric − especially against LGBTQ+ groups − it's won Putin far-right fans abroad
  16. War in Gaza: An ethicist explains why you shouldn't turn to social media for information about the conflict or to do something about it
  17. Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy
  18. How to provide reliable water in a warming world – these cities are testing small-scale treatment systems and wastewater recycling
  19. Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool
  20. Release of Alberto Fujimori in Peru rekindles fears of backsliding on human rights
  21. When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information
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  23. Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats
  24. Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short
  25. 4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party
  26. In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks
  27. Is Hamas the same as ISIS, the Islamic State group? No − and yes
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  32. Israel can and will ignore US appeals to minimize casualties in Gaza
  33. How the Boston Tea Party's 'destruction of the tea' changed American history
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