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Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: 7 questions answered

  • Written by Alexis Karteron, Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
imageKetanji Brown Jackson at her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as a nominee to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, on April 28, 2021.Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)

President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the Supreme Court when he announced that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson...

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Beyond NATO, new alliances could defend democracy and counter Putin

  • Written by John Davenport, Professor of Philosophy and Peace & Justice Studies, Fordham University
imageNATO has struggled to remain unified in recent years.NATO via Flickr

Russian aggressiontoward Ukraine continues. The nations of the world, and their current alliances, have so far proved ineffective at curbing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions.

Right now at the United Nations, dictators and theocratic rulers get an equal voice with...

Read more: Beyond NATO, new alliances could defend democracy and counter Putin

Transgender youth on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones have lower rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, a new study finds

  • Written by Diana Tordoff, PhD Candidate in Epidemiology, University of Washington
imageGender-affirming care and social support can help trans youth thrive.Jonathan Kirn/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Recent studies estimate that 1.8% to 2.7% – or approximately 750,000 to 1.1 million – adolescents in the U.S. identify as transgender or nonbinary. Many of these trans youth experience high levels of negative mental health...

Read more: Transgender youth on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones have lower rates of depression...

Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting US sanctions threaten the future of the International Space Station

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
imageThe International Space Station is run collectively by the U.S., Russia, the European Space Agency, Japan and Canada.NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, according to a speech U.S. President Joe Biden gave on Feb. 24, 2022.

In response to these...

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Can churches be protectors of public health?

  • Written by Andrew Gardner, Visiting Faculty Associate of American Religious History, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
imageThe relationship between public health and faith is far older than the COVID-19 pandemic.Fred de Noyelle/Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Over the past two years of living with COVID-19, many churches have had to think in new ways. Congregations across the country are experimenting with practices such as virtual worship and Bible...

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A second look at the blue-eyes, brown-eyes experiment that taught third-graders about racism

  • Written by Stephen G. Bloom, Professor of Journalism, University of Iowa
imageIn this 1998 photograph, former Iowa teacher Jane Elliott, center, speaks with two Augsburg University students about the problems of racism. Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

The killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, was a seismic event, a turning point that compelled many Americans to do something and do it with urgency. Many educators...

Read more: A second look at the blue-eyes, brown-eyes experiment that taught third-graders about racism

International law says Putin's war against Ukraine is illegal. Does that matter?

  • Written by Hurst Hannum, Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
imagePeople protest in front of Ukraine's embassy to Romania in Bucharest on Feb. 24, 2022. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images

Both international law and the United Nations Charter say that countries should not invade each other. But who has the ability to enforce those rules?

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres put them to the test on...

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Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life

  • Written by Hannah Hunter, PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Ontario
imageColorized version of a 1935 photo of a male ivory-billed woodpecker, now believed to be extinct. Photographed by Arthur A. Allen.Forestry Images/Wikipedia, CC BY

When people think of extinct animals, they may picture taxidermy, skeletons, 19th-century illustrations or perhaps grainy black-and-white photographs. Until very recently, these were our...

Read more: Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life

How a Black writer in 19th-century America used humor to combat white supremacy

  • Written by Rodney Taylor, Postdoctoral Fellow in African American Studies, University of South Carolina
imageCharles Chesnutt was one of the first widely read Black fiction writers in the U.S.RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Any writer has to struggle with the dilemma of staying true to their vision or giving editors and readers what they want. A number of factors might influence the latter: the market, trends and sensibilities.

But in the...

Read more: How a Black writer in 19th-century America used humor to combat white supremacy

How long does protective immunity against COVID-19 last after infection or vaccination? Two immunologists explain

  • Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
imageResearchers are working to develop vaccines that provide long-term immune protection from COVID-19. Marko Geber/Digital Vision via Getty Images

As the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 took hold across the globe in late 2021, it became readily apparent that the pandemic had entered a new phase. Having experienced a previous COVID-19 infection or being...

Read more: How long does protective immunity against COVID-19 last after infection or vaccination? Two...

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  1. What are false flag attacks – and did Russia stage any to claim justification for invading Ukraine?
  2. Military experts react to Ukraine invasion, assess potential for widespread aggression and risks to US
  3. Ukraine conflict brings cybersecurity risks to US homes, businesses
  4. A historian corrects misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian history
  5. America’s cost of 'defending freedom' in Ukraine: Higher food and gas prices and an increased risk of recession
  6. How the presence of pets builds trust among people
  7. Plastic pollution is a global problem – here's how to design an effective treaty to curb it
  8. Wealthy countries still haven’t met their $100 billion pledge to help poor countries face climate change, and the risks are rising
  9. If I am vaccinated and get COVID-19, what are my chances of dying? The answer is surprisingly hard to find
  10. When parents get Medicaid, it can benefit the health of their kids too
  11. Russia invades Ukraine – 5 essential reads from experts
  12. 90% of drugs fail clinical trials – here's one way researchers can select better drug candidates
  13. Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story
  14. Why Muslim women choose to wear headscarves while participating in sports
  15. US counties with more civic engagement tend to have more women on local company boards of directors
  16. Putin's antagonism toward Ukraine was never just about NATO – it's about creating a new Russian empire
  17. COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges for students who are homeless
  18. COVID-19 cases on campus could surge after spring break unless students take certain precautions
  19. How AI is shaping the cybersecurity arms race
  20. Putin’s public approval is soaring during the Russia-Ukraine crisis, but it's unlikely to last
  21. Taxpayers should expect serious delays from the IRS this year – a tax scholar offers tips but says only Congress can fix the underlying problem
  22. Why the cost of mitigating climate change can't be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists' best attempts
  23. First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California
  24. How teachers enter the profession affects how long they stay on the job
  25. More migrants are dying along the US-Mexico border, but it's hard to say how big the problem actually is
  26. Burying the past and building the future in post-apartheid South Africa
  27. Think therapy is navel-gazing? Think again
  28. What is 3G and why is it being shut down? An electrical engineer explains
  29. Farmers are overusing insecticide-coated seeds, with mounting harmful effects on nature
  30. Ukraine crisis: Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions – 5 essential reads
  31. How scammers like Anna Delvey and the Tinder Swindler exploit a core feature of human nature
  32. A mild-mannered biker triggered a huge debate over humans' role in climate change – in the early 20th century
  33. Why do humans have bones instead of cartilage like sharks?
  34. Why Ukrainian Americans are committed to preserving Ukrainian culture – and national sovereignty
  35. What will the Winter Olympics look like in a warming world? Snowmaking can defy climate change for only so long
  36. How climate change threatens the Winter Olympics' future – even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
  37. How climate change threatens the Winter Olympics' future
  38. How climate change threatens the Winter Olympics' future – even snowmaking has limits for saving it
  39. Dunkology 101: How the NBA could take a more scientific approach to scoring the slam dunk
  40. 1 in 4 Americans are covered by Medicaid or CHIP – a program that insures low-income kids
  41. What's insider trading and why it’s a big problem
  42. The US doesn't need to wait for an invasion to impose sanctions on Russia – it could invoke the Magnitsky Act now
  43. Calling the coronavirus the 'Chinese virus' matters – research connects the label with racist bias
  44. Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees made it to the US – here's how the resettlement process works
  45. What's the IOC – and why doesn't it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?
  46. The Cold War, modern Ukraine and the spread of democracy in the former Soviet bloc countries
  47. What are false flag attacks – and could Russia make one work in the information age?
  48. Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport
  49. Happy Twosday! Why numbers like 2/22/22 have been too fascinating for over 2,000 years
  50. The Supreme Court could hamstring federal agencies' regulatory power in a high-profile air pollution case