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Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

  • Written by David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond
imageMaria Elena Paredes, coordinator of the Community Vigilance Committee for the Ashéninka community of Sawawo Hito 40, points to satellite images showing deforestation.Reynaldo Vela/USAID

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The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia...

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Russia plans to annex parts of Eastern Ukraine – an Eastern European expert explains 3 key things to know about the regions at stake

  • Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University of South Florida
imageA woman votes in the controversial referendum in Donetsk, Ukraine on Sept. 27, 2022.Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Russia is set to formally annex four occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, claiming the region as its own more than six months after it first invaded its neighboring country.

Russia announced on Sept. 27, 2022, that more...

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UN slavery estimate raises question: Are 50 million people really enslaved today?

  • Written by Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageForced laborers lived in prison cells at one palm oil plantation in Indonesia. Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide.

The report, released Sept. 12, 2022, by the U.N.‘s International Labor Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the...

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Butter, garage doors and SUVs: Why shortages remain common 2½ years into the pandemic

  • Written by Michael Okrent, Part-Time Faculty in Project Management, Colorado State University Global
imageA frequent sight during the pandemic.Diana Haronis/Moment

Shortages of basic goods still plague the U.S. economy – 2½ years after the pandemic’s onset turned global supply chains upside down.

Want a new car? You may have to wait as long as six months, depending on the model you order. Looking for a spicy condiment? Supplies of...

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Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Provost and Executive Vice President, The University of Montana
imageWomen holding up photographs of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sept. 24, 2022.Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty Images

Shouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of...

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Psychedelics researchers balance trippyness with scientific rigor after history of legal and cultural controversy – podcast

  • Written by Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
imagePsychedelic experiences are deeply tied to mystical and counterculture ideas that are often at odds with science.Daniel Merino, DeepDream

As research into psychedelics and their medical uses makes a comeback, scientists are having to deal with the legacy – both scientific and social – of a 40-year nearly total freeze on psychedelics...

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Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?

  • Written by Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
imageDowned powerlines can mean weeks without power.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in recent years for...

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We tend to underestimate our future expenses – here's one way to prevent that

  • Written by Ray Charles "Chuck" Howard, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M University
imageAround 12 million Americans take out payday loans to help them pay for monthly expenses.andriano_cz/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

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When asked to estimate how much money they would spend in the future, people underpredicted the total amount by more than C$400...

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What are tactical nuclear weapons? An international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine

  • Written by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, Professor of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageThis Russian short-range cruise missile, the Iskander-K, can carry nuclear warheads for several hundred miles.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine, has threatened that Russia will “ma...

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Nobel Prizes, election outcomes and sports championships – prediction markets try to foresee the future

  • Written by Daniel O'Leary, Professor of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Southern California
imageWho will be next to cross this stage and accept a Nobel Prize?Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Who will win Nobel Prizes in 2022? Wikipedia posits a handful of contenders for Physiology or Medicine, about 20 different possible winners for the Peace Prize and several dozen potential winners of the Literature Prize. But since...

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  1. Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a genetic mutation in one key protein may increase athletic performance
  2. Louis Pasteur's scientific discoveries in the 19th century revolutionized medicine and continue to save the lives of millions today
  3. Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short
  4. Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
  5. Hurricane Ian: Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating – here's why it's important to check on aging neighbors
  6. NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission
  7. Ada Limón is a poet laureate for the 21st century, exploring 'what it looks like to have America in the room'
  8. Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to forecast intensity – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm
  9. The same app can pose a bigger security and privacy threat depending on the country where you download it, study finds
  10. Two wrongs trying to make a right – makeup calls are common for MLB umpires, financial analysts and probably you
  11. People of color are as interested in buying electric cars as white consumers – the biggest obstacle is access to charging
  12. Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature
  13. How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandal
  14. Brazil's election goes beyond a battle between left and right – democracy is also on the ballot
  15. Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid
  16. 3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida – a meteorologist explains
  17. A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party
  18. Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky
  19. 'There's only so far I can take them' – why teachers give up on struggling students who don't do their homework
  20. Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines
  21. Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as America's
  22. Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer
  23. How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing 'One China' messages to millions of fans online
  24. Why does money exist?
  25. Why Patagonia's purpose-driven business model is unlikely to spread
  26. 'Traditional' Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana
  27. When should you get the new COVID-19 booster and the flu shot? Now is the right time for both
  28. The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today
  29. Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people's water needs
  30. Cooling conundrum: HFCs were the 'safer' replacement for another damaging chemical in refrigerators and air conditioners – with a treaty now phasing them out, what's next?
  31. The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election
  32. Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
  33. New York's $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump is the beginning, not end, of this case – a tax lawyer explains what's at stake
  34. Looking back on America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal
  35. Being a librarian isn't just about books – it's about helping everyone get access to information and resources
  36. Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views
  37. Puerto Rico's vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks
  38. Fed keeps focus on US economy as the world tilts toward a recession that it may be contributing to
  39. Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha's Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer explains why
  40. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists' playbook with their anti-immigration stunts
  41. Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but many rituals, like those at royal funerals, aren’t so old
  42. 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
  43. Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan 'militarily' – does this constitute a change in policy?
  44. Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years
  45. 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
  46. Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic bishop
  47. Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act – a law so unpopular it triggered the centurylong backlash that led to Roe
  48. Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska's vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time
  49. Ukraine's rapid advance against Russia shows mastery of 3 essential skills for success in modern warfare
  50. Hayao Miyazaki’s 'Spirited Away' continues to delight fans and inspire animators 20 years after its US premiere