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Puerto Rico's vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks

  • Written by Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida
imageA worker cuts an electricity pole downed by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 18, 2022. AP Photo/Stephanie Roja

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds of thousands of residents without water or power. Maria caused...

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Fed keeps focus on US economy as the world tilts toward a recession that it may be contributing to

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Assistant Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageThe Fed has a mandate that keeps its focus on the U.S.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The U.S. Federal Reserve holds inordinate sway over the world’s economies – yet it acts, in some ways, like they don’t really matter.

Its power is primarily because of the dominance of the U.S. dollar, which soared in recent months as the Fed’s aggre...

Read more: Fed keeps focus on US economy as the world tilts toward a recession that it may be contributing to

Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha's Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer explains why

  • Written by Jean Lantz Reisz, Supervising Attorney, USC Immigration Clinic and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, University of Southern California
imageAn immigrant mother and child stand outside a church on Martha's Vineyard on Sept. 15, 2022. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The unexpected arrival of approximately 50 Colombian and Venezuelan migrants on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on Sept. 14, 2022, has prompted legal questions about how and why, exactly, Florida Gov....

Read more: Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha's Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer...

Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists' playbook with their anti-immigration stunts

  • Written by Greta de Jong, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Reno
imageAn undocumented immigrant from Venezuela kisses the forehead of another immigrant on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.Dominic Chavez for The Washington Post via Getty Images

As a historian of racism and white supremacy in the United States, I’ve become accustomed to callous actions like those of Republican governors who organiz...

Read more: Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists' playbook with their anti-immigration stunts

Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but many rituals, like those at royal funerals, aren’t so old

  • Written by Paul Hammer, Professor of History, University of Colorado Boulder
imageMembers of the British royal family follow behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it is carried out of Westminster Abbey after her state funeral.Gareth Cattermole/Pool Photo via AP

The royal funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, was a public ceremony on a truly global scale. In the days before, long snaking...

Read more: Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but many rituals, like...

1,000-year-old stalagmites from a cave in India show the monsoon isn’t so reliable – their rings reveal a history of long, deadly droughts

  • Written by Gayatri Kathayat, Associate Professor of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University
imageStalagmites grow from the cave floor up as water drips down.Gayatri Kathayat

In a remote cave in northeast India, rainwater has slowly dripped from the ceiling in the same spots for over 1,000 years. With each drop, minerals in the water accumulate on the floor below, slowly growing into calcium carbonate towers known as stalagmites.

These...

Read more: 1,000-year-old stalagmites from a cave in India show the monsoon isn’t so reliable – their rings...

Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan 'militarily' – does this constitute a change in policy?

  • Written by Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageAre Biden's comments on Taiwan an accidental or deliberate pivot?AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Joe Biden has – not for the first time – suggested that the U.S. would intervene “militarily” should China attempt an invasion of Taiwan._

In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sept. 18, 2022, Biden vowed to...

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Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years

  • Written by Gökçin Çınar, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
imageSmall planes are easier to electrify, but larger ones aren't far behind.Chalabala/istock via Getty Images

Electric planes might seem futuristic, but they aren’t that far off, at least for short hops.

Two-seater Velis Electros are already quietly buzzing around Europe, electric sea planes are being tested in British Columbia, and larger planes...

Read more: Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageAstronomers think the most likely place to find life in the galaxy is on super-Earths, like Kepler-69c, seen in this artist's rendering.NASA Ames/JPL-CalTech

Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working on NASA’s Transiting...

Read more: Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are...

Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic bishop

  • Written by Scott D. McDonald, Non-resident Fellow, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; PhD Candidate, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageCardinal Joseph Zen has long supported protesters and critiqued China.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Cardinal Joseph Zen will stand trial on Sept. 19, 2022, in Hong Kong for his role as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. This organization paid legal fees and medical bills for Hong Kongers protesting the Extradition Law Amendment Bill. This 2019...

Read more: Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic bishop

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  1. Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act – a law so unpopular it triggered the centurylong backlash that led to Roe
  2. Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska's vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time
  3. Ukraine's rapid advance against Russia shows mastery of 3 essential skills for success in modern warfare
  4. Hayao Miyazaki’s 'Spirited Away' continues to delight fans and inspire animators 20 years after its US premiere
  5. School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers
  6. ARPA-H: High-risk, high-reward health research is the mandate of new, billion-dollar US agency
  7. These high school 'classics' have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?
  8. Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance
  9. We asked Ukrainians living on the front lines what was an acceptable peace – here's what they told us
  10. Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
  11. US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
  12. The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds
  13. 2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters
  14. Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America's trains and the economy on track – for now
  15. A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred from politics – but the little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy
  16. Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our behavior when bargaining with strangers
  17. Fed likely to stay the course on interest rate hike as inflation ticks up but gas prices ease
  18. Is your gas stove bad for your health?
  19. 5 challenges of doing college in the metaverse
  20. Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services
  21. Cold shutdown reduces risk of disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – but combat around spent fuel still poses a threat
  22. Student enrollment falls at colleges and universities that are placed on probation
  23. The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies
  24. How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
  25. Should you vote early in the 2022 midterm elections? 3 essential reads
  26. Uncovering the genetic basis of mental illness requires data and tools that aren't just based on white people – this international team is collecting DNA samples around the globe
  27. Donor beware: Pause before you give to any cause
  28. Iran and the US appear unlikely to reach a new nuclear deal – leaving everyone more unsafe
  29. Arizona's Latino voters and political independents could spell midterm defeats for MAGA candidates
  30. Charles III faces challenges at home, abroad – and even in defining what it means to be king
  31. Educators can help make STEM fields diverse – over 25 years, I've identified nudges that can encourage students to stay
  32. How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn't work
  33. Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement
  34. How do ants crawl on walls? A biologist explains their sticky, spiky, gravity-defying grip
  35. What is proof-of-stake? A computer scientist explains a new way to make cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse transactions
  36. Stop using 'Latinx' if you really want to be inclusive
  37. Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual
  38. La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases
  39. How Ukraine is adapting the ancient practice of trophy displays for modern propaganda
  40. Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset
  41. Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker
  42. In 1953, 'Queen-crazy' American women looked to Elizabeth II as a source of inspiration – that sentiment never faded
  43. Meditation holds the potential to help treat children suffering from traumas, difficult diagnoses or other stressors – a behavioral neuroscientist explains
  44. Yes, Black patients do want to help with medical research – here are ways to overcome the barriers that keep clinical trials from recruiting diverse populations
  45. Building something better: How community organizing helps people thrive in challenging times
  46. Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map
  47. Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure
  48. Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease
  49. Human skin stood up better to the sun before there were sunscreens and parasols – an anthropologist explains why
  50. Purpose and gratitude boost academic engagement