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Tylenol could be risky for pregnant women – a new review of 25 years of research finds acetaminophen may contribute to ADHD and other developmental disorders in children

  • Written by Ann Z. Bauer, Postdoctoral Fellow in Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageNearly 100 scholars and health care professionals are urging women to limit their use of acetaminophen during pregnancy. Oscar Wong/Moment via Getty Images

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A mounting body of evidence shows that the use of acetaminophen - widely known by its brand name Tylenol - during...

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Britney’s conservatorship is one example of how the legacy of eugenics in the US continues to affect the lives of disabled women

  • Written by Michaela Kathleen Curran, Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Health, University of Iowa
imageBritney Spears was forced to continue wearing an IUD under her conservatorship.FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

Britney Spears has been locked in a court battle 13 years in the making. While her father was suspended as conservator of her estate on Sep. 29, 2021, her conservatorship might not be terminated until the next hearing on Nov. 12.

Duri...

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David Chase might hate that 'The Many Saints of Newark' is premiering on HBO Max – but it's the wave of the future

  • Written by Anthony Palomba, Visiting Assitant Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
imageFans of 'The Sopranos' will have the option of watching Michael Gandolfini play a young Tony Soprano from their living rooms or in theaters.Bobby Bank/GC Images via Getty Images

The trailer for “The Many Saints of Newark” features the song “Money” by The Flying Lizards.

One lyric poignantly captures the thematic heart of the...

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Monsoons make deserts bloom in the US Southwest, but climate change is making these summer rainfalls more extreme and erratic

  • Written by Diana Zamora-Reyes, PhD Candidate in Hydrology, University of Arizona
imageLightning during a monsoon storm in southern Arizona, Saguaro National Park.Pete Gregoire, NOAA

If you’ve never lived in or visited the U.S. Southwest, you might picture it as a desert that is always hot and dry. But this region experiences a monsoon in the late summer that produces thunderstorms and severe weather, much like India’s...

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To swim like a tuna, robotic fish need to change how stiff their tails are in real time

  • Written by Daniel Quinn, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
imageResearchers have been building robotic fish for years, but the performance has never approached the efficiency of real fish.Daniel Quinn, CC BY-NC

Underwater vehicles haven’t changed much since the submarines of World War II. They’re rigid, fairly boxy and use propellers to move. And whether they are large manned vessels or small...

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Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?

  • Written by Brad R. Fulton, Associate Professor, Indiana University
imageThe 160-year-old John Wesley AME Zion Church is one of the few predominantly African American churches that still exists in downtown Washington, D.C.Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the...

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A major new workplace safety initiative targets dangerous heat on the job, but what about chronic heat exposure?

  • Written by Lynée Turek-Hankins, Ph.D. Student in Environmental Science & Policy, University of Miami
imageConstructions workers in warm climates are often exposed to dangerous heat.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The summer of 2021 was devilishly hot across much of the U.S. Just five minutes in an attic guest room with no air conditioning could be enough to leave a person drenched in sweat and lightheaded, as one of us discovered during a heat wave in...

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A major federal response to occupational extreme heat is here at last

  • Written by Lynée Turek-Hankins, Ph.D. Student in Environmental Science & Policy, University of Miami
imageConstructions workers in warm climates are often exposed to dangerous heat.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The summer of 2021 was devilishly hot across much of the U.S. Just five minutes in an attic guest room with no air conditioning could be enough to leave a person drenched in sweat and lightheaded, as one of us discovered during a heat wave in...

Read more: A major federal response to occupational extreme heat is here at last

Britney Spears gets free of father's conservatorship – but many others remain shackled by the easily abused legal arrangement

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageBritney Spears' supporters erupted in cheers after her father was removed as conservator.AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Britney Spears finally got her wish: A judge suspended her dad as conservator, about two and a half months after she told the court that he was ruining her life.

During the Sept. 29, 2021, hearing, Spears’ lawyer, Mathew Rosengart,...

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US Supreme Court gets set to address abortion, guns and religion

  • Written by Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageAs October begins, the Supreme Court opens its new term.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

The Supreme Court begins its annual term on Oct. 4, 2021, with a packed agenda highlighted by three claims of violations of constitutional rights. One is about religious rights. A second is about gun rights.

And the biggest case this year is a challenge to abortion...

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  2. As heat waves intensify, tens of thousands of US classrooms will be too hot for students to learn in
  3. 50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside a living skull – thanks to an eccentric engineer at the Beatles' record company
  4. Why charter schools are not as 'public' as they claim to be
  5. Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?
  6. What happened during the last government shutdown: 4 essential reads
  7. SNAP benefits are rising for millions of Americans, thanks to a long-overdue 'Thrifty Food Plan' update
  8. The music of proteins is made audible through a computer program that learns from Chopin
  9. Combining an HIV vaccine with immunotherapy may reduce the need for daily medication
  10. Facebook sabe que Instagram está dañando la mente de los adolescentes... y decide callar
  11. Ancient Americans made art deep within the dark zones of caves throughout the Southeast
  12. Avoiding water bankruptcy in the drought-troubled Southwest: What the US and Iran can learn from each other
  13. An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here's how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes
  14. New NCAA endorsement rules could benefit women more than men
  15. Francis Scott Key: One of the anti-slavery movement's great villains
  16. Walt Disney's radical vision for a new kind of city
  17. Why Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg may be in hot water with the SEC
  18. The Supreme Court's immense power may pose a danger to its legitimacy
  19. R. Kelly was aided by a network of complicity – common in workplace abuse – that enabled crimes to go on for decades
  20. Trillions in infrastructure spending could mean hundreds of billions in fraud
  21. Social media gives support to LGBTQ youth when in-person communities are lacking
  22. Could Apple's child safety feature backfire? New research shows warnings can increase risky sharing
  23. Looking for transformative travel? Keep these six stages in mind
  24. 'The Activist' reality TV show sparked furor, but treating causes as commodities with help from celebrities happens all the time
  25. Can healthy people who eat right and exercise skip the COVID-19 vaccine? A research scientist and fitness enthusiast explains why the answer is no
  26. How better funding can increase the number and diversity of doctoral students
  27. More guns, pandemic stress and a police legitimacy crisis created perfect conditions for homicide spike in 2020
  28. How Sen. Joe Manchin's support for natural gas could derail Biden's US climate plan
  29. What Ötzi the prehistoric iceman can teach us about the use of tattoos in ceremonial healing or religious rites
  30. Should teens taking ADHD, anxiety and depression drugs consume energy drinks and coffee?
  31. Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees and wildlife
  32. Big fires demand a big response: How 1910's Big Burn can help us think smarter about fighting wildfires and living with fire
  33. How civil rights activist Howard Fuller became a devout champion of school choice
  34. How lawyers could prevent America's eviction crisis from getting a whole lot worse
  35. New Johnson Johnson data shows second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19 – but one dose is still strong against delta variant
  36. Tense decision-making as CDC joins FDA in recommending Pfizer booster shot for 65 up, people at high risk and those with occupational exposure to COVID-19
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  39. Fall is prime hurricane and wildfire season: Are your disaster kit and go-bag ready?
  40. Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties
  41. Preliminary research finds that even mild cases of COVID-19 leave a mark on the brain – but it's not yet clear how long it lasts
  42. Federal police reform talks have failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success
  43. Long power outages after disasters aren't inevitable – but to avoid them, utilities need to think differently
  44. What Harvard’s humanist chaplain shows about atheism in America
  45. How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld overtook Stephen Colbert in ratings to become the most popular late-night TV host
  46. School year off to a rocky start? 4 ways parents can help kids get back on track
  47. How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven's unfinished 10th Symphony
  48. Half of unvaccinated workers say they'd rather quit than get a shot – but real-world data suggest few are following through
  49. More Americans couldn't get enough to eat in 2020 – a change that hit the middle class hardest
  50. Some rich people will love at least one sweetener in Democrats' $3.5 trillion plan