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Scams and cryptocurrency can go hand in hand – here's how they work and what to watch out for

  • Written by Yaniv Hanoch, Associate Professor in Risk Management, University of Southampton
imageThe anonymous nature of cryptocurrency transactions is ideal for con artists.seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Moment via Getty Images

When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college in August 2021, it wasn’t the first time we’d heard of someone ending their studies prematurely.

What was new, though, was the reason. The...

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Millions of years ago, the megalodon ruled the oceans – why did it disappear?

  • Written by Michael Heithaus, Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University
imageRoaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide.Warpaintcobra/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

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When did the megalodon shark go extinct,...

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At last, COVID-19 shots for little kids – 5 essential reads

  • Written by Amanda Mascarelli, Senior Health and Medicine Editor
imageMillions of U.S. children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years will soon be eligible for COVID-19 shots. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

For many parents of kids under age 5, a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine could not come soon enough. A full year and a half after shots first became available for adults, their wait is nearly over.

On June...

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Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what went wrong

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Co-director, Washington Office, Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, Wayne State University
imageTwo political conservatives, Greg Jacob, former counsel to Vice President Mike Pence, and Michael Luttig, a retired judge who was an adviser to Pence, testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack . AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

As the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings pass their halfway point, they have...

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Mike Pence's actions on Jan. 6 were wholly unremarkable – until they saved the nation

  • Written by Lindsay Chervinsky, Senior Fellow, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
imageVice President Mike Pence returned to the House chamber to finish the process of counting the electoral votes in the early morning of Jan. 7, 2021.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

New revelations from the congressional committee investigating the events on and leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol show the crucial role then-Vice...

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The history of Southern Baptists shows they have not always opposed abortion

  • Written by Susan M. Shaw, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
imageAttendees pray during a worship service at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Anaheim, California, on June 14, 2022.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

With an abortion case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Southern Baptist Convention of June 2022 encouraged its members to pray for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that...

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Wiccan celebration of summer solstice is a reminder that change, as expressed in nature, is inevitable

  • Written by Helen A. Berger, Affliate Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
imageFor Wiccans, celebration of summer solstice is a spiritual practice.Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Summer solstice, a time when the northern hemisphere will experience the maximum hours of sunlight, takes place on June 21 – and will be celebrated by followers of Wicca, a form of contemporary Paganism, with a holiday known as Litha.

On...

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The Jan. 6 hearings are tailor-made for social media – that doesn't mean they're reaching a wide audience

  • Written by Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
imageGreg Jacob, who was counsel to former Vice President Mike Pence, and Michael Luttig, a retired federal judge, testified about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP

On June 16, 2022, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol used its two-hour hearing to paint a picture of a relentless...

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Decades of research document the detrimental health effects of BPA – an expert on environmental pollution and maternal health explains what it all means

  • Written by Tracey Woodruff, Professor of Environmental Health, University of California, San Francisco
imageThe chemical BPA has been shown to leach from food packaging products into our bodies.Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Whether or not you’ve heard of the chemical bisphenol A, better known as BPA, studies show that it’s almost certainly in your body. BPA is used in the manufacturing of products like plastic...

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What’s a bear market? An economist explains

  • Written by Vidhura S Tennekoon, Assistant Professor of Economics, IUPUI
imageAt the moment, the bear seems to have the best of the bull.AP Photo/Michael Probst

A 16th-century proverb advises: “It’s unwise to sell a bear’s skin before catching it.”

That’s one of the stories used to explain why, in modern times, Wall Street types call someone who sells a stock expecting its price to drop a...

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  18. Trouble paying bills can take a heavy toll on fathers' mental health, leading to family conflict
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  20. The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science – and it’s seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for
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  22. Legal fights persist over policies that require teachers to refer to trans students by their chosen pronouns
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  33. Patriarchy and purity culture combine to silence women in the Southern Baptist Convention – and are blocking efforts to address the sexual abuse scandal
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