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Cambodia PM Hun Sen will shut down opposition on election day – even if he can no longer threaten voters on Facebook

  • Written by Sophal Ear, Associate Professor in the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University
imageCambodian PM Hun Sen takes a selfie -- but where will he post it now? Rang Xhhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen will no longer be able to use his Facebook page to air threats of violence against opposition supporters – but that doesn’t mean he can’t still suppress their vote as the country prepa...

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A subtle symphony of ripples in spacetime – astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageBlack holes and other massive objects create ripples in spacetime when they merge.Victor de Schwanburg/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

An international team of astronomers has detected a faint signal of gravitational waves reverberating through the universe. By using dead stars as a giant network of gravitational wave detectors, the...

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'We the People' includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress

  • Written by Joseph Jones, Assistant Professor of Media Ethics and Law at Reed College of Media, West Virginia University
imageWhen the Constitution was written, the term 'We the People' had a very limited application for voting rights.Antenna/Getty Images

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 247 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

Political power does not come from some absolute authority of a king over people, the...

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Military academies can still consider race in admissions, but the rest of the nation's colleges and universities cannot, court rules

  • Written by Kristine Bowman, Professor of Law and Education Policy, Michigan State University
imageA person protests outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2023.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

In a 6-3 ruling on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, outlawing the use of race in college admissions in general. The...

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What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn't

  • Written by Joseph Torigian, Assistant Professor of International Service, American University School of International Service
imagePresidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping during happier times?Mikhail Tereshchenko/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

As mercenary troops bore down on Moscow on June 24, 2023, it likely wasn’t only Russian President Vladimir Putin and his governing elite in Russia who were looking on with concern. Over in China, too, there may have been some...

Read more: What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it...

Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate – 5 questions answered

  • Written by Rajiv Chowdhury, Professor of Global Health, Florida International University
imageSome evidence suggests that malaria mosquitoes are becoming resistant to insecticides.Paul Starosta/Stone via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on June 26, 2023, that five cases of locally transmitted malaria had been identified – four in Florida and one in Texas – since May 2023. These are the first...

Read more: Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming...

From Stonewall to Pride, the fight for equal rights has been rooted in resistance led by Black transwomen

  • Written by Deion Scott Hawkins, Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy, Emerson College
imageAn unidentified participant in a New York City Pride March during the 1980s. Mariett Pathy Allen/Getty Images

Its unclear who threw the first brick at Stonewall Inn on that night in New York City that arguably launched the gay rights liberation movement.

As part of queer lore, Marsha P. Johnson, a Black transwoman at the forefront of gay...

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Inside the grogue wars of Cabo Verde

  • Written by Brandon D. Lundy, Professor of Anthropology, Kennesaw State University
imageGrogue, the national drink of Cabo Verde, is a spirit distilled from sugar cane.Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

At what point does a craft spirit no longer qualify as craft?

For centuries on the archipelago nation Cabo Verde off Africa’s west coast, farmers have produced a sugar cane-based craft spirit known...

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By 'helping' wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives – here's why you should keep your distance

  • Written by Julian Avery, Associate Research Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Penn State
imageAn eastern box turtle crossing a rural Pennsylvania road.Julian Avery, CC BY-ND

For anyone who enjoys nature, summer is a fascinating time to be outside. Animals are on the move: Turtles are nesting, baby birds are testing their wings, snakes are foraging and young mammals are emerging.

In central Pennsylvania, where I live, last year’s...

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Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers

  • Written by Yunkang Yang, Assistant Professor of Communication, Texas A&M University
imageIf your instincts say a lot of images on Facebook are misleading, you're right.AP Photo/Jenny Kane

How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low or that the problem has declinedovertime.

This previous work, though, missed most of the story.

We are a communications researcher,...

Read more: Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers

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  6. Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate
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  13. Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg
  14. What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
  15. Putin's Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends -- but not for him
  16. A trauma-focused therapy is helping Ukrainian children besieged by war – a clinical psychologist explains how it could bring resilience to kids around the world
  17. Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society's demand for meat will require further development
  18. States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce
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  22. Asian folktales offer moral lessons that help reduce racial prejudice in children
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