Video games are part of a multibillion-dollar industry in which lucrative employment opportunities abound.SDI Productions via Getty ImagesWhen you break out the game console to play a video game like NBA2K, chances are the biggest decision you’ll have to make is which player or team you want to be. But have you ever considered becoming one...
Politics, social justice and faith come together each week in many religious leaders' sermons. AP Photo/Andrew HarnikOn June 5, 2020, it had been just over a week since a white Minnesota police officer, Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd, an unarmed, African American man. Protests were underway outside Central United Methodist Church, an...
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Big cat showmen have long sought to distance themselves from allegations of animal abuse.Universal History Archive/Getty Images“I am never gonna financially recover from this,” grumbles Joe Exotic, the subject of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series.
Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage,...
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In the U.S., people were placed into four groups for vaccine access.AP Photo/Lynne SladkyThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s plan for who gets vaccines and in what order saved nearly as many lives and prevented nearly as many infections as a...
As the rate of tick-borne diseases rises, vaccines that stop ticks in their tracks could be an essential preventive tool.rbkomar/Moment via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could...
John Kerry, the U.S. presidential special envoy for climate, surrounded by other negotiators during COP26.UNFCCC, CC BY-NC-SAHow much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens now – depends in large part on where you live.
In island nations that are losing their homes to sea level rise, and in other highly...
John Kerry, the U.S. presidential special envoy for climate, surrounded by other negotiators during COP26.UNFCCC, CC BY-NC-SAHow much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens now – depends in large part on where you live.
In island nations that are losing their homes to sea level rise, and in other highly...
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Permaculture practitioners manage their gardens or farms in ways inspired by the sustainability and resilience of healthy natural ecosystems.simonkr/E+ via Getty ImagesBig farming is both a victim of climate change and a contributor. Droughts, floods and soil degradation threaten crop yields. But agriculture produces nearly one-quarter of global...
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Closing the digital divide requires deploying a lot of fiber-optic cables in rural and low-income areas.AP Photo/Ted S. WarrenThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Actsigned into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021, was hailed by the White House and advocates as a historic investment to improve internet access in America.
As a researcher...
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Research suggests that about 20% of all prescriptions are administered "off-label."Hafakot/iStock via Getty Images PlusKids ages 5 to 11 can now be vaccinated against COVID-19 following the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer Bio-NTech vaccine for this age group and the Centers for Disease Control and...