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What's a laureate? A classicist explains the word's roots in Ancient Greek victors winning crowns of laurel leaves

  • Written by Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
imageLaurel was an ancient symbol of medicine, the arts and the end of war.naphtalina/E+ via Getty Images

When the Nobel Prizes are handed out each year, honorees each receive a medal and monetary prize. Even in the absence of these material goods, the honor of being a Nobel laureate persists as part of someone’s name or title, like a heroic...

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Do multimillion-dollar dinosaur auctions erode trust in science?

  • Written by Lukas Rieppel, Associate Professor of History, Brown University
imageSotheby's sold a 77 million-year-old Gorgosaurus skeleton for over $6 million in July 2022.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Dinosaurs are in the news these days, but it’s not just for groundbreaking discoveries.

More and more paleontologists are ringing alarm bells about high-profile auctions in which dinosaur fossils sell for outrageous sums. The...

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Trump properties aren't the only ones to see wild valuations – putting a price on real estate isn't straightforward

  • Written by Kimberly Merriman, Professor of Management, Manning School of Business, UMass Lowell
image40 Wall Street is one of the Trump Organization properties included in the lawsuit.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

On the lower tip of Manhattan there is a prime piece of real estate, the price of which is somewhat up for debate.

To the owners, the Trump Organization, 40 Wall Street is worth an eye-watering US$735 million, or at least it was in 2015....

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Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer's ear – and you don't even need to go in the water

  • Written by Thomas Schrepfer, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Florida
imageBoth children and adults are susceptible to the ear infection known as "swimmer's ear."Kay Blaschke/Stock4B-RF via Getty Images

Many forms of ear infections strike children and adults alike, but among the most common is acute otitis externa, also known as swimmer’s ear.

About 10% of Americans will experience swimmer’s ear during their...

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What is a wetland? An ecologist explains

  • Written by Jon Sweetman, Assistant Research Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State
imageA raccoon with a fish at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla.Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged soils. They can have water on them either permanently or for just part of the year.

Whether it’s year-round or seasonal, this...

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The term 'achievement gap' fosters a negative view of Black students

  • Written by Tara-Marie Desruisseaux, Research Associate in Education, University of Southern California
imageIs it time to find new language to describe racial disparities in education?Will & Deni McIntyre via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Despite long-standing efforts to close the racial “achievement gap” in education, the term does more to trigger racist stereotypes and causes...

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Native Americans' decadeslong struggle for control over sacred lands is making progress

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Professor of HIstory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imageMauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii, with an observatory visible on its summit. Native Hawaiians consider the mountain sacred and object to construction on it.Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty Images

Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans?

That is the question that the United States government and some states hope recent...

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Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa's order

  • Written by Kelsey Martin-Morales, Doctoral Student in Political Science, University of South Carolina
imageNicaragua's lawmakers have closed NGOs in a string of decrees.STR/AFP via Getty Images

Many countries around the world are becoming less democratic as leaders in places such as Nicaragua, Mali, Hungary and Bangladesh seek to increase their power and diminish the ability of the courts, legislatures and independent institutions to constrain them.

It&rs...

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Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks from severe storms

  • Written by Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina
imageNursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John Raoux

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level emergency room, sending staff scrambling to move patients...

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Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face similar risks from severe storms

  • Written by Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina
imageNursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John Raoux

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level emergency room, sending staff scrambling to move patients...

Read more: Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health...

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  1. Why it's such a big deal that Alla Pugacheva, 'the tsarina of Russian pop,' came out against the war in Ukraine
  2. Yom Kippur: What does Judaism actually say about forgiveness?
  3. Yom Kippur is coming soon – what does Judaism actually say about forgiveness?
  4. Russia's energy war: Putin's unpredictable actions and looming sanctions could further disrupt oil and gas markets
  5. Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – Brazil's runoff election could be a turning point
  6. Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point
  7. Russia plans to annex parts of Eastern Ukraine – an Eastern European expert explains 3 key things to know about the regions at stake
  8. UN slavery estimate raises question: Are 50 million people really enslaved today?
  9. Butter, garage doors and SUVs: Why shortages remain common 2½ years into the pandemic
  10. Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently
  11. Psychedelics researchers balance trippyness with scientific rigor after history of legal and cultural controversy – podcast
  12. Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?
  13. We tend to underestimate our future expenses – here's one way to prevent that
  14. What are tactical nuclear weapons? An international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine
  15. Nobel Prizes, election outcomes and sports championships – prediction markets try to foresee the future
  16. Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a genetic mutation in one key protein may increase athletic performance
  17. Louis Pasteur's scientific discoveries in the 19th century revolutionized medicine and continue to save the lives of millions today
  18. Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short
  19. Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
  20. Hurricane Ian: Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating – here's why it's important to check on aging neighbors
  21. NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission
  22. Ada Limón is a poet laureate for the 21st century, exploring 'what it looks like to have America in the room'
  23. 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
  24. The same app can pose a bigger security and privacy threat depending on the country where you download it, study finds
  25. Two wrongs trying to make a right – makeup calls are common for MLB umpires, financial analysts and probably you
  26. People of color are as interested in buying electric cars as white consumers – the biggest obstacle is access to charging
  27. Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature
  28. How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandal
  29. Brazil's election goes beyond a battle between left and right – democracy is also on the ballot
  30. Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid
  31. 3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida – a meteorologist explains
  32. A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party
  33. Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky
  34. 'There's only so far I can take them' – why teachers give up on struggling students who don't do their homework
  35. Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines
  36. Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as America's
  37. Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer
  38. How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing 'One China' messages to millions of fans online
  39. Why does money exist?
  40. Why Patagonia's purpose-driven business model is unlikely to spread
  41. 'Traditional' Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana
  42. When should you get the new COVID-19 booster and the flu shot? Now is the right time for both
  43. The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today
  44. Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people's water needs
  45. 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?
  46. The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election
  47. Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
  48. 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
  49. Looking back on America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal
  50. Being a librarian isn't just about books – it's about helping everyone get access to information and resources