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Inflation, workforce participation and real wages: 3 key indicators for monitoring the economy in 2022

  • Written by Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury
imageMirror mirror on the wall, who's the best economy of them all?PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The U.S. economy ended 2021 with a lot of uncertainty. Inflation surged to levels not seen since the 1980s – seriously eroding consumer purchasing power – while the highly contagious omicron variant forced many Americans to hunker down...

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Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in Epstein sex trafficking trial: What the case revealed about female sex offenders

  • Written by Poco Kernsmith, Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
imageGhislaine Maxwell now faces the prospect of years behind bars.Elizabeth Williams via AP

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted for her role in luringand grooming girls to be sexually abused by the American financier Jeffrey Epstein.

In a court in lower Manhattan, Maxwell – a close friend of Epstein’s – was found...

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E.O. Wilson's lifelong passion for ants helped him teach humans about how to live sustainably with nature

  • Written by Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology, University of Delaware
imageEdward O. Wilson in his office in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, in 2014.Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

E. O. Wilson was an extraordinary scholar in every sense of the word. Back in the 1980s, Milton Stetson, the chair of the biology department at the University of Delaware, told me that a scientist who makes a...

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4 New Year's resolutions for a healthier environment in 2022

  • Written by Viniece Jennings, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Agnes Scott College
imageEnjoy the environment in 2022 and find ways to help nature and communities thrive.Cavan Images via Getty Images

When many people think of New Year’s resolutions, they brainstorm ways to improve themselves for the year ahead. What if we expanded those aspirations to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society and the planet, too?

I...

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Not all calories are equal – a dietitian explains the different ways the kinds of foods you eat matter to your body

  • Written by Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Associate Professor of Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion, Mississippi State University
imageEven if two foods share the same calorie count, there can be major differences in how they affect your body.Julia_Sudnitskaya/iStock via Getty Images

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint. It’s defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius...

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What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imageA cutout display at a protest highlighted the connection between social media and the real-world effects of misinformation.Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images

At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the COVID-19...

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How common is the 'Common Era?' How A.D. and C.E. took over counting years

  • Written by Miriamne Ara Krummel, Professor of English, University of Dayton
imageAmid the pandemic, confetti fell on an almost-empty Times Square last New Year's Eve.AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

On Dec. 31, people from cultures all around the world will be raising a toast to welcome in A.D. 2022. Few of them will think about the fact that A.D. signals “anno Domini,” Latin for “in the year of our Lord.” In A.D....

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Manchin takes aim at Build Back Better, but his real focus is on West Virginia

  • Written by Samuel Workman, Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
imagePutting his sights on Build Back Better?Manchin for West Virginia/YouTube

Joe Manchin isn’t averse to taking a shotgun to policy he dislikes.

In 2018, the senator starred in a political ad in which he explains how a lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act – something his opponent, state attorney general Patrick Morrisey, was at the...

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Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response – but social behaviors matter just as much

  • Written by Eyal Oren, Professor of Epidemiology, San Diego State University
imageCOVID-19 vaccines and treatments aren't societal silver bullets when health disparities persist.Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images

Before COVID-19, there was tuberculosis. Twentieth century British physician Thomas McKeown controversially proposed that the sharp declines in infectious disease death rates in the late 1900s were due to improved...

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Biden to expand access to at-home COVID kits: 4 essential reads on the critical role of rapid tests

  • Written by Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor
imageReflecting on the growing demand for at-home rapid COVID-19 tests.Corinna Kern/Getty Images

President Joe Biden has outlined plans to massively ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb – or at least slow – the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant across the U.S.

In a speech on Dec. 21, 2021, Biden said he aimed to get out...

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  1. During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff
  2. 2021: a year physicists asked, 'What lies beyond the Standard Model?'
  3. What is Log4j? A cybersecurity expert explains the latest internet vulnerability, how bad it is and what's at stake
  4. Stress is contagious in relationships – here's what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond
  5. As spiritualism's popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the world of séances, mediums and orbs
  6. Sports card explosion holds promise for keeping kids engaged in math
  7. The Massachusetts flag glorifies the violence committed by colonizers – Native Americans want it changed
  8. Why Putin has such a hard time accepting Ukrainian sovereignty
  9. Nickel oxide is a material that can 'learn' like animals and could help further artificial intelligence research
  10. Millions more Americans now have the right to vote in non-English languages
  11. Home for the holidays and worried about an older relative? Make observations, not assumptions
  12. 2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry
  13. Devastating Colorado fires cap a year of climate disasters in 2021, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry
  14. Mechanical forces in a beating heart affect its cells' DNA, with implications for development and disease
  15. How do fireworks work? A pyrotechnics chemist explains the science behind the brilliant colors and sounds
  16. The best way to follow through on your New Year's resolution? Make an 'old year's resolution'
  17. Manchin killed Build Back Better over inflation concerns – an economist explains why the $2 trillion bill would be unlikely to drive up prices
  18. Don't care about the Build Back Better Act? Hearing people's personal stories might change that
  19. What's the point of holiday gifts?
  20. Genomic sequencing: Here's how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants
  21. Facebook became Meta – and the company's dangerous behavior came into sharp focus in 2021: 4 essential reads
  22. To get people the help they need from the government, postcards may be the answer
  23. Family rifts affect millions of Americans – research shows possible paths from estrangement toward reconciliation
  24. Are parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child? In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes
  25. What's the record for how long it's ever rained without stopping?
  26. UN fails to agree on 'killer robot' ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research
  27. People who are bad with numbers often find it harder to make ends meet – even if they are not poor
  28. The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake
  29. Kim Jong Un’s decade in power: Starvation, repression and brutal rule – just like his father and grandfather
  30. bell hooks will never leave us – she lives on through the truth of her words
  31. The US is making plans to replace all of its lead water pipes from coast to coast
  32. A Persian festival, Yalda, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, with pomegranates, poetry and sacred rituals
  33. Taking out a student loan for your child can hurt your own financial well-being
  34. Convenient but susceptible to fraud: Why it makes sense to regulate charitable crowdfunding
  35. The 'runner's high' may result from molecules called cannabinoids – the body's own version of THC and CBD
  36. How to help those who have lost loved ones to suicide cope with grief during the holidays
  37. Sold-out supplies, serving a public need and other adventures of doing science during a pandemic – 4 researchers share their experiences
  38. 'Twas the night before Christmas' helped make the modern Santa – and led to a literary whodunit
  39. Why spending $2 trillion on child care, health care and fighting climate change won't make inflation any worse than it already is
  40. Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water and nutrients from other plants
  41. Surveys of scientists show women and young academics suffered most during pandemic and may face long-term career consequences
  42. It's all in the flag: Bussa's Rebellion and the 200-year fight to end British rule in Barbados
  43. Latest trials confirm the benefits of MDMA – the drug in ecstasy – for treating PTSD
  44. The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game
  45. Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form
  46. Hurricane-force wind gusts in Colorado, dust storms in Kansas, tornadoes in Iowa in December – here's what fueled a day of extreme storms
  47. How effective are vaccines against omicron? An epidemiologist answers 6 questions
  48. What is the Fed taper? An economist explains
  49. What is the Fed taper? An economist explains how the Federal Reserve withdraws stimulus from the economy
  50. COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation, and how they can counter it