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Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
imageIn a matter of days, eligible people will be lining up to receive the newly formulated booster shot.filadendron/E+ via Getty Images

On Sept. 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most prevalent omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5....

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Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? A cybersecurity expert explains a whistleblower's claims

  • Written by Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imagePeiter "Mudge" Zatko was Twitter's security chief. What he claims he found there is a security nightmare.Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Twitter’s former security chief, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2022, accusing the...

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Most human embryos naturally die after conception – restrictive abortion laws fail to take this embryo loss into account

  • Written by Kathryn Kavanagh, Associate Professor of Biology, UMass Dartmouth
imageThe majority of fertilized eggs die and are resorbed into the body.ZEISS Microscopy/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Many state legislatures are seriously considering human embryos at the earliest stages of development for legal personhood. Total abortion bans that consider humans to have full rights from the moment of conception have created a confusing legal...

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Black girls are 4.19 times more likely to get suspended than white girls – and hiring more teachers of color is only part of the solution

  • Written by Andrea Joseph-McCatty, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
imageRace, class and gender can not only impact the education that students receive, but also the punishments they receive.Courtney Hale/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Andrea Joseph-McCatty is an assistant professor at the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. Her research examines disproportional school suspensions and, in...

Read more: Black girls are 4.19 times more likely to get suspended than white girls – and hiring more...

Trump faces possible obstruction of justice charges for concealing classified government documents – 2 important things to know about what this means

  • Written by Clark D. Cunningham, W. Lee Burge Chair in Law & Ethics; Director, National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism, Georgia State University
imageA Department of Justice photo shows of documents seized during its Mar-a-Lago search. Department of Justice via Associated Press

A court filing by the Justice Department just minutes before midnight on Aug. 30, 2022, was a sharply worded attack on former President Donald Trump’s request for a so-called “special master” – a...

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Long COVID: How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it

  • Written by Matthew Woodruff, Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
imageApproximately 30% of people who get COVID-19 develop long-term symptoms, or long COVID-19.Boy Anupong/Moment via Getty Images

For almost three years, scientists have raced to understand the immune responses in patients who develop severe COVID-19, with an enormous effort aimed at defining where healthy immunity ends and destructive immunity begins.

I...

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Mikhail Gorbachev: The contradictory legacy of Soviet leader who attempted 'revolution from above'

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageLiberator, failed reformer or architect of Soviet demise?Bryn Colton/Getty Images

Mikhail Gorbachev was a contradictory figure; his legacy, complex. Hailed in the West as a democrat and liberator of his people – which he genuinely was – he increasingly became despised by many within Russia for destroying the Soviet Union and dismantling...

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Making EVs without China's supply chain is hard, but not impossible – 3 supply chain experts outline a strategy

  • Written by Ho-Yin Mak, Associate Professor in Operations & Information Management, Georgetown University
imageAutomaker GMC shows off its Hummer EVs at a plant in Detroit.Nic Antaya/Getty Images

Two electrifying moves in recent weeks have the potential to ignite electric vehicle demand in the United States. First, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, expanding federal tax rebates for EV purchases. Then California approved rules to ban the sale of...

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Serena Williams forced sports journalists to get out of the 'toy box' – and cover tennis as more than a game

  • Written by Erin Whiteside, Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee
imageSerena Williams serves in her quarterfinal match during the 2019 Australian Open.Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Of the many outstanding components of her game, Serena Williams may best be known for her commanding serve.

Those serves, unleashed over the course of a 27-year professional career, arguably heightened the power and intensity of the...

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Unknown Holocaust photos – found in attics and archives – are helping researchers recover lost stories and providing a tool against denial

  • Written by Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of History; Founding Director, USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageJewish deportees march through the German town of Würzburg to the railroad station on April 25, 1942.US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration

The summer of 2022 marked the 80th anniversary of the first Nazi deportation of Jewish families from Germany to Auschwitz.

Although the Nazis deported...

Read more: Unknown Holocaust photos – found in attics and archives – are helping researchers recover lost...

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  1. When Russia and Ukraine eventually restart peace talks, involving women – or not – could be a key factor in an agreement actually sticking
  2. Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans
  3. Local election offices often are missing on social media – and the information they do post often gets ignored
  4. When abortion at a clinic is not available, 1 in 3 pregnant people say they will do something on their own to end the pregnancy
  5. Who is Artemis? NASA's latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist icon
  6. 'Smiling Pope' John Paul I takes the next step toward sainthood -- not all pontiffs earn this distinction
  7. A winner is emerging from the war in Ukraine, but it's not who you think
  8. Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist
  9. What to know about the costs of traveling for abortion care in the US – here's what I learned from talking to hundreds of women who've sought abortions
  10. FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think
  11. How Mary Kay contributed to feminism – even though she loathed feminists
  12. Amazon, Starbucks worker wins recall earlier period of union success – when Central American migrants also expanded US labor movement
  13. What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet? It's losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise
  14. What are green jobs and how can I get one? 5 questions answered about clean energy careers
  15. Do humans really need other species?
  16. Students perceive themselves as a 'math person' or a 'reading person' early on – and this can impact the choices they make throughout their lives
  17. A warning as a heat wave roasts the US West: Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone
  18. Workhorses, not show horses: Five ways to promote effective lawmaking in Congress
  19. Why virtue signaling isn't the same as virtue – it actually furthers the partisan divide
  20. FBI's Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised national security – a legal expert answers 5 key questions
  21. NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth's orbit – here's what to expect and why it's important
  22. Slime is all around and inside you – new research on its origins offers insight into genetic evolution
  23. The US lacks adequate education around puberty and menstruation for young people – an expert on menstrual health explains
  24. Imperiled Ukrainian nuclear power plant has the world on edge – a safety expert explains what could go wrong
  25. Some refugees stay in temporary status indefinitely – how they still manage to create homes and communities
  26. Salman Rushdie wasn't the first novelist to suffer an assassination attempt by someone who hadn't read their book
  27. Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 – here's how it could have been even lower
  28. The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz
  29. Rapid eye movements in sleeping mice match where they are looking in their dreams, new research finds
  30. America's summer of floods: What cities can learn from today's climate crises to prepare for tomorrow's
  31. Chautauqua, where Salman Rushdie was attacked, has a long history of promoting free speech and learning for the public good
  32. New restrictions on abortion care will have psychological harms -- here's what research shows will happen in post-Roe America
  33. Conviction of two Michigan kidnap plotters highlights danger of violent conspiracies to US democracy
  34. Human nature can steer people away from new things – and that can blind them to novel threats
  35. Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics – with deadly consequences
  36. Diet can influence mood, behavior and more – a neuroscientist explains
  37. Conservatives and liberals are equally likely to fund local causes, but liberals are more apt to also donate to national and global groups – new research
  38. Ukraine celebrates Independence Day, with a new level of meaning as it fights back against Russia
  39. A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data
  40. Dolphins use signature whistles to represent other dolphins – similarly to how humans use names
  41. Brad Pitt's apparently defunct foundation reached a $20.5 million settlement with Hurricane Katrina survivors over its green housing debacle
  42. Over-the-counter hearing aids have been greenlighted by the FDA – your local pharmacist will soon be able to sell you the device you need
  43. A tale of two climate policies: India's UN commitments aim low, but its national policies are ambitious – here's why that matters
  44. Yoga versus democracy? What survey data says about spiritual Americans' political behavior
  45. Six benefits that the metaverse offers to colleges and universities
  46. Lunar mining and Moon land claims fall into a gray area of international law, but negotiations are underway to avoid conflict and damage to spacecraft
  47. Ukraine's war has shattered some friendships and family ties – but 'care ethics' have strengthened other relationships
  48. 5 unsung films that dramatize America's rich labor history
  49. Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how much until we crunched the data
  50. Cell towers have come to symbolize our deep collective anxieties