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Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

  • Written by Yuko Sato, Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
imageAvian flu spreads quickly through domestic poultry flocks.Lance Cheung, USDA/Flickr

An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. Better known as bird flu, avian influenza is a family of highly contagious viruses that are not...

Read more: Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

Helping Ukrainians means listening to their needs – 3 lessons for aid groups from Syria's war

  • Written by Kimberly Howe, Assistant Research Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
imageMillions of Syrians remain displaced from the conflict that began in 2011.Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images

The massive flow of international support for Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February 2022 includes billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid from dozens of countries.

We hope that the Russia-Ukraine war does not last as...

Read more: Helping Ukrainians means listening to their needs – 3 lessons for aid groups from Syria's war

The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II

  • Written by Matthew Delmont, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History, Dartmouth College
imageShown here in May 1945, these black soldiers were attached to the 666th Quartermaster Truck Company that was part of the Red Ball Express.National Archives

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had a problem. In June 1944, Allied forces had landed on Normandy Beach in France and were moving east toward Nazi Germany at a clip of sometimes 75 miles (121...

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How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains

  • Written by Scott Ruoti, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee
imageQR codes are visual patterns that store data smartphones can read.AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.

QR codes have a wide range of uses that help people avoid...

Read more: How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains

Mental health problems come with an added 'cost' of poorer cognitive function – a neuropsychologist explains

  • Written by Amitai Abramovitch, Associate Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
imageThe cognitive difficulties that accompany mental health disorders can potentially lead to misdiagnoses and improper treatment. Elva Etienne/Moment via Getty Images

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

The big idea

All types of mental disorders come with a hidden cost in the form of cognitive dysfunction, including...

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Russia is sparking new nuclear threats – understanding nonproliferation history helps place this in context

  • Written by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, Professor of international relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageA caution sign marks the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash., where plutonium for nuclear weapons was made.Jeff T. Green/Getty Images

During the 1960s, the Soviet Union and the United States came close to war over the Soviet’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, 90 miles off the Florida coast.

People in the U.S. feared...

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Rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine is the latest example of a despicable wartime crime that spans the globe

  • Written by Mia Bloom, Professor and International Security Fellow at New America, Georgia State University
imageRapes, torture and killings have all been reported from Bucha, Ukraine, where soldiers and investigators look at charred bodies lying on the ground.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

Shocking images from Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine revealed what many suspected, that Russian soldiers were apparently committing war crimes. An image of dead naked women under a...

Read more: Rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine is the latest example of a despicable wartime crime that spans...

Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place

  • Written by Joseph Wright, Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageThere are few ways for the West to deter the rise of another dictator like Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The U.S....

Read more: Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place

What is going on in Pakistan? And why has the US been dragged into it?

  • Written by Ayesha Jalal, Professor of History, Tufts University
imageStill Pakistan's poster boy? Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images

Pakistan, a nuclear nation that is home to some 220 million people, is in a political mess.

On April 3, 2022, Prime Minister – and former national sporting hero – Imran Khan dissolved Parliament to get ahead of a no-confidence vote. That vote would have seen parliamentarians...

Read more: What is going on in Pakistan? And why has the US been dragged into it?

War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals' support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

  • Written by Melani McAlister, Professor of American Studies and International Affairs, George Washington University
imageVladimir Putin lights a candle as he attends an Orthodox Church service in 2011.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool

In February 2022, evangelical leader Franklin Graham called on his followers to pray for Vladimir Putin. His tweet acknowledged that it might seem a “strange request” given that Russia was clearly about to invade...

Read more: War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals' support for Putin as a leader of...

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  2. How should Dostoevsky and Tolstoy be read during Russia's war against Ukraine?
  3. Repurposing generic drugs can reduce time and cost to develop new treatments – but low profitability remains a barrier
  4. How a poet and professor promotes racial understanding with lessons from history
  5. Paid family leave makes people happier, global data shows
  6. To understand why Biden extended tariffs on solar panels, take a closer look at their historical impact
  7. The cheerful lexicon of the Spanish language may help solve a health mystery called the Hispanic Paradox
  8. What is palliative care? How is it different from hospice?
  9. Ukrainian refugees might not return home, even long after the war eventually ends
  10. 5 ways Americans' lives will change if Congress makes daylight saving time permanent
  11. How Ukraine has defended itself against cyberattacks – lessons for the US
  12. Ketanji Brown Jackson and the color blind society of Martin Luther King Jr.
  13. Har Gobind Khorana: The chemist who cracked DNA's code and made the first artificial gene was born into poverty 100 years ago in an Indian village
  14. Putin is staking his political future on victory in Ukraine – and has little incentive to make peace
  15. Using lies and disinformation, Putin and his team have been building the case for a Ukraine invasion for 14 years
  16. How the 'test to treat' initiative aims to get ahead of the next wave of COVID-19
  17. The 1 in 10 U.S. doctors with reservations about vaccines could be undermining the fight against COVID-19
  18. Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy
  19. People are more likely to react to a Black person's story of injustice – even if it happened to someone who is white
  20. What are war crimes? 3 essential reads on atrocities in Ukraine and the likelihood of prosecuting Putin
  21. Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming – if they’re done right, IPCC says
  22. Lessons in realpolitik from Nixon and Kissinger: Ideals go only so far in ending conflict in places like Ukraine
  23. Cyberattacks have yet to play a significant role in Russia’s battlefield operations in Ukraine – cyberwarfare experts explain the likely reasons
  24. Reliable death tolls from the Ukraine war are hard to come by – the result of undercounts and manipulation
  25. Ketanji Brown Jackson set for historic Supreme Court confirmation vote: 3 essential reads
  26. Humanitarian aid workers need security, rights and better pay
  27. Amazon, Starbucks and the sparking of a new American union movement
  28. What is a dwarf planet?
  29. Nuclear fusion hit a milestone thanks to better reactor walls – this engineering advance is building toward reactors of the future
  30. These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process – 5 essential reads
  31. Pope Francis' visit to Malta highlights the role of St. George Preca, an advocate for teaching the gospel
  32. What countries have nuclear weapons, and where are they?
  33. The war in Ukraine ruins Russia's academic ties with the West
  34. SCOTUS is about to decide whether a public school football coach can pray on the field
  35. Medieval illustrated manuscripts reveal how upper-class women managed healthy households – overseeing everything from purging, leeching and cupping to picking the right wet nurse
  36. Tomorrow's COVID safety guidelines will be different from today's – but that doesn't mean yesterday's were wrong
  37. Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine? A human rights expert looks at the warning signs
  38. Biden bets a million barrels a day will drive down soaring gas prices – what you need to know about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
  39. The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA – now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%
  40. William Tecumseh Sherman knew the enduring cruelty of war
  41. Transgender people of color face unique challenges as gender discrimination and racism intersect
  42. Sri Lanka teeters on economic edge, from pandemic-fueled financial crisis and Ukraine war spillovers
  43. Behind the crypto hype is an ideology of social change
  44. Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means
  45. Criminal justice algorithms: Being race-neutral doesn’t mean race-blind
  46. Transgender women are finding some respect in India, but a traditional gender-nonconforming group – hijras – remains stigmatized
  47. 'Laugh right in its face' – a poet reflects on her craft's defiant role in the middle of a war
  48. Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover
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