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Russia has been at war with Ukraine for years – in cyberspace

  • Written by Maggie Smith, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, United States Military Academy West Point
imageRussian President Vladimir Putin walks through a hall in the building housing Russia's GRU military intelligence service.Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP

The build up of Russian forces along Belarus’ 665-mile border with Ukraine is a physical manifestation of Russia’s intense interest in the region. Russia annexed...

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The high-speed physics of how bobsled, luge and skeleton send humans hurtling faster than a car on the highway

  • Written by John Eric Goff, Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
imageBobsled, luge and skeleton athletes descend twisting, steep tracks at speeds upward of 80 mph (130 kmh).AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev

Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ice-covered track, a...

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Americans are returning to the labor force at a quickening rate – do they just really need the work?

  • Written by Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
imagePlenty of places hiring, and more people looking for jobs.AP Photo/Nam Y. Hu

The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming omicron concerns and continuing a long streak of gains, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Feb. 4, 2022.

Yet at the same time, the unemployment rate ticked up a notch, from 3.9% to 4%....

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Want to master Wordle? Here's the best strategy for your first guess

  • Written by Derek Horstmeyer, Professor of Finance, George Mason University
imageThere are 2,315 five-letter words in Wordle's dictionary.Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

As Wordle has skyrocketed in popularity, multiple media outlets have published articlesthat explore the best word to use as your initial guess.

Often the authors of these pieces theorize that the word ought to be one that uses as many vowels as...

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Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation

  • Written by Carl Streed Jr, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University
imageAlthough the medical establishment is now recognizing that sex is not binary, society as a whole has been slow to embrace the concept.Vera Livchak/Moment via Getty Images

Check out your birth certificate and surely you’ll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the “male” or...

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Cryptocurrency-funded groups called DAOs are becoming charities – here are some issues to watch

  • Written by Sean Stein Smith, Assistant Professor of Economics and Business, Lehman College, CUNY
imageKimbal Musk, Elon's brother, has launched one of these new kinds of nonprofits.Michael Kovac/Getty Images for 'The Game Changers'

Cryptocurrency is becoming a more familiar way to pay for things.

One option is as part of a crowd, through a decentralized autonomous organization. In this relatively new kind of group, also called a DAO, decisions and...

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New forms of advertising raise questions about journalism integrity

  • Written by Michelle A. Amazeen, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Boston University
imageIs this a paid ad or a news story? Can you tell?Screenshot from washingtonpost.com, CC BY-ND

Mainstream news media outlets have, in recent years, begun to create advertisements that look like news articles on their websites and on social media. My research raises questions about whether this modern form of advertising might influence those...

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Afghan women face increasing violence and repression under the Taliban after international spotlight fades

  • Written by Mia Bloom, Professor and Fellow at Evidence Based Cyber Security Program, Georgia State University

The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight of the women.

The women who survived the gang rape were subsequently killed by their families. The fact that the women had been raped violated a societal honor code called Pasht...

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Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

  • Written by Haroro J. Ingram, Senior Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism, George Washington University
imageThe rubble after the raid on Islamic State group leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed

An overnight raid conducted by U.S. special forces in Syria has resulted in the death of the leader of the terrorist Islamic State group.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed as he exploded a bomb at his compound in the...

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  1. What America's voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights
  2. Almost all NFL coaches are white -- lawsuit focuses on league's abysmal record hiring diverse coaches
  3. Why most NFL head coaches are white – the NFL's abysmal record on diversity is the subject of a discrimination lawsuit
  4. Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion?
  5. How to reduce investing's gender gap: try talking about ethics
  6. Record-breaking rapid DNA sequencing promises timely diagnosis for thousands of rare disease cases
  7. Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low
  8. Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it
  9. Los Angeles' long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing an end after years of health concerns
  10. Biden sending more troops to Eastern Europe – 3 key issues behind the decision
  11. CNN president Jeff Zucker’s resignation shows why even consensual office romances can cause problems
  12. US troops head to Eastern Europe: 4 essential reads on the Ukraine crisis
  13. Order, order! A guide to 'partygate' and the UK's rambunctious Parliament
  14. Beijing Olympics may get points for boosting China's international reputation, but Games are definitely gold for Xi Jinping's standing at home
  15. How 18th-century Quakers led a boycott of sugar to protest against slavery
  16. The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation
  17. Why is Taiwan competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'?
  18. New AI technique identifies dead cells under the microscope 100 times faster than people can – potentially accelerating research on neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's
  19. 50-year-old muscles just can’t grow big like they used to – the biology of how muscles change with age
  20. Legalizing recreational pot may have spurred economic activity in first 4 states to do so
  21. Why community college students quit despite being almost finished
  22. What does climate change have to do with snowstorms?
  23. Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms
  24. Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explains
  25. Government agencies are tapping a facial recognition company to prove you're you – here's why that raises concerns about privacy, accuracy and fairness
  26. China's biggest holiday: The Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated
  27. How to build wildfire-resistant communities on the wildland fringe
  28. Seizures can cause memory loss, and brain-mapping research suggests one reason why
  29. Did male and female dinosaurs differ? A new statistical technique is helping answer the question
  30. Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever
  31. China has no plan for who will succeed Xi Jinping – leaving the nation and the world in uncertainty
  32. New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark
  33. What's NATO, and why does Ukraine want to join?
  34. How Brad Pitt's green housing dream for Hurricane Katrina survivors turned into a nightmare
  35. Can delta-8 THC provide some of the benefits of pot – with less paranoia and anxiety?
  36. There is much more to mindfulness than the popular media hype
  37. Can the US find enough natural gas sources to neutralize Russia's energy leverage over Europe?
  38. Why do we bleed? A hematologist explains how the body prevents blood loss after injury
  39. The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?
  40. Bad managers, burnout and health fears: Why record numbers of hospitality workers are quitting the industry for good
  41. Pope Benedict faulted over sex abuse claims: New report is just one chapter in his – and Catholic Church’s – fraught record
  42. A lunar return, a Jupiter moon, the most powerful rocket ever built and the James Webb Space Telescope – space missions to watch in the coming months
  43. Don't pay too much attention to guesses about how US Supreme Court will vote on abortion rights – experts are often wrong
  44. Driverless cars won't be good for the environment if they lead to more auto use
  45. New insights from biology can help overcome siloed thinking in cancer clinical trials and treatment
  46. Omicron makes booster shots more critical for medically vulnerable seniors
  47. 5 tips to help preschoolers with special needs during the pandemic
  48. A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too
  49. What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains
  50. Gut microbes help hibernating ground squirrels emerge strong and healthy in spring