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'Rage giving': Charities can get a boost from current events, such as controversial Supreme Court rulings

  • Written by Jennifer A. Taylor, Associate Professor of Political Science, James Madison University
imageGiving to a cause tied to nettlesome news may calm the nerves.Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images

When anger over everything from the killing of unarmed people of color to new restrictions on access to abortion bubbles over, many Americans act on it.

One avenue for someone who has gotten fed up with current events is to take part in protests,...

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Nature is the world's original pharmacy – returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug discovery gaps

  • Written by Ashu Tripathi, Director, Natural Product Discovery Core; Assistant Professor/ Research of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan
imageAround 75% of antibiotics, including penicillin and amphotericin B, are derived from natural products.Aphiwat Chuangchoem/EyeEm via Getty Images

While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did humans successfully...

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An antidemocratic philosophy called 'neoreaction' is creeping into GOP politics

  • Written by George Michael, Professor of Criminal Justice, Westfield State University
imageJ.D. Vance, who won Ohio's GOP Senate primary, calls neoreactionist Curtis Yarvin a friend.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election were brazenly antidemocratic. Yet Trump and his supporters nonetheless justified their actions under the dubious pretense of preserving American...

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Pushing 'closure' after trauma can be harmful to people grieving – here's what you can do instead

  • Written by Nancy Berns, Professor of Sociology, Drake University
imagePeople need time and space to grieve at their own pace.John Encarnado/EyeEm/Getty Immages

From the breakup of a relationship to losing a loved one, people are often told to find “closure” after traumatic things happen.

But what is closure? And should it really be the goal for individuals seeking relief or healing, even in these traumatic...

Read more: Pushing 'closure' after trauma can be harmful to people grieving – here's what you can do instead

How forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in a few generations – animated maps reveal climate lessons for tree-planting projects today

  • Written by Jason McLachlan, Associate Professor of Paleoecology, University of Notre Dame
imageTrees like these near Traverse City, Michigan, remove carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away.Owen Weber/www.owenweberlive.com via Getty Images

“Plant a tree” seems to be the go-to answer to climate change concerns these days. Booking a rental car online recently, I was asked to check a box to plant a tree to offset my car’s...

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Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know

  • Written by Tharaphi Than, Associate Professor, Department of World Cultures and Languages, Northern Illinois University
imageActivists including Myanmar citizens protest in Tokyo on July 26, 2022, against Myanmar's recent execution of four prisoners Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

The current conflict in Myanmar raised new international concern when the country’s military announced on July 25, 2022, that it had executed four pro-democracy activists and political...

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Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan?

  • Written by Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageWill she visit Taiwan or not? Either way, China has made its views known.Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t confirmed when – or even if – she is to visit Taiwan. Yet such is the sensitivity over the island’s status that reports of her possible trip have resulted in a warni...

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Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panic

  • Written by Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
imageThe monkeypox virus, shown in this illustration, can be transmitted through close contact between people.Thom Leach/Science Photos Library via Getty Images

Countries that are members of the United Nations are obligated to report cases of unusual diseases that have the potential to become global health threats. In May 2022, more than a dozen...

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The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems

  • Written by David Herzberg, Associate Professor of History, University at Buffalo
imageMany companies have sold dangerous prescription drugs.Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

You may have heard of the Sackler family and the role that they and their privately held company, Purdue Pharma, played in the opioid crisis. One TV series depicting the family as a villainous clan has earned 14 Emmy nominations. Another is in the...

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How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge

  • Written by Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Professor and Chair of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Penn State
imageThe new BA.5 subvariant has caused a sharp rise in cases and hospitalizations throughout much of the United States.Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The omicron subvariant known as BA.5 was first detected in South Africa in February 2022 and spread rapidly throughout the world. As of the second week of July 2022, BA.5 constituted nearly...

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  2. There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame
  3. Russians reportedly building a satellite-blinding laser – an expert explains the technology
  4. What is Title IX? 4 essential reads
  5. A brief history of Esperanto, the 135-year-old language of peace hated by Hitler and Stalin alike
  6. Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
  7. Dispirited homebuyers show why Fed's unprecedented fight against inflation is beginning to succeed
  8. Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole – discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation and gravitational waves
  9. Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?
  10. Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want -- new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court's reasoning in returning abortion authority to states
  11. Alcohol use more likely among Black youths at racially segregated schools
  12. Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence
  13. Sri Lanka's crisis: Can the South Asian economy break from the past and find a route to stability?
  14. Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
  15. Italy heading to snap election as unity coalition crumbles: Explaining the nation's fragmented party system
  16. How a 1989 poster became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights
  17. How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains
  18. Utah's Pioneer Day celebrates Mormons' trek west – but there's a lot more to the history of Latter-day Saints and migration
  19. Food expiration dates don't have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what's too old to eat
  20. Jan. 6 committee set to examine Trump's connection to Capitol rioters – a militia expert explains this complex relationship
  21. Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term
  22. Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they're hard to diagnose
  23. It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains
  24. Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study finds
  25. Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice
  26. Warsaw Ghetto's defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies in a book recently rediscovered on a library shelf
  27. Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains the logic behind the nomenclature
  28. The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems
  29. Heat risk and young athletes — rising temperatures lead to lawsuits and environmental injustice
  30. Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil
  31. When did the first fish live on Earth – and how do scientists figure out the timing?
  32. Political crowdfunding does more than raise money – it can also rile up opponents
  33. Children are bombarded with violence in the news – here's how to help them cope
  34. Lost touch with someone? Reach out – your friend will likely appreciate it more than you think
  35. Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure
  36. To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
  37. Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
  38. The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda
  39. Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching
  40. How sustainable manufacturing could help reduce the environmental impact of industry
  41. More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues
  42. Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future
  43. Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human
  44. Y chromosome loss through aging can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and death from cardiovascular disease, new research finds
  45. Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over a quarter of their incomes on food
  46. Decrying Nazism – even when it's not there – has been Russia's 'Invade country for free' card
  47. Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today
  48. With Trump's role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options
  49. France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains
  50. Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas