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This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise

  • Written by Brian McNoldy, Senior Research Associate, University of Miami
imageApril's super full moon was known as the pink moon because it heralds the arrival of spring flowers.Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Another “super full moon” is coming May 26, 2021, and coastal cities like Miami know that means one thing: a heightened risk of tidal flooding.

Exceptionally high tides...

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How Richard Nixon's obsession with Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers sowed the seeds for the president's downfall

  • Written by Christian Appy, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageDaniel Ellsberg appears before the press on June 28, 1971.Bettmann via Getty Images

When Richard Nixon picked up the Sunday New York Times on June 13, 1971, he must have lingered on the smiling image of himself escorting Tricia – his “ethereal blond daughter,” as the paper described her – to her wedding in the White...

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Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?

  • Written by Amelia Noor-Oshiro, Ph.D. Candidate, Public Health: Social & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
imageDeath by suicide is the number one cause of death for young adult Asian Americans. Kelvin Murray/Getty Images

Racially motivated violence looks like the mass shootings that killed Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Chung Park, Hyun Grant and Suncha Kim in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. Racially motivated violence also looks like suicide, which is defined as a...

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GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia

  • Written by Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan
imageA tiger crosses a road in India's Ranthambore National Park.Aditya Singh/AFP via Getty Images

More than 100,000 tigers ranged across Asia a century ago, from the Indian subcontinent to the Russian Far East. Today they are endangered, with only about 4,000 tigers left in the wild. The greatest threats they face are habitat loss and degradation,...

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For Vladimir Putin and other autocrats, ruthlessly repressing the opposition is often a winning way to stay in power

  • Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
imagePolice arrest a protester at a Moscow rally in support of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who fell ill while in prison and is now hospitalized.Alexander Demianchuk\TASS via Getty Images

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most important opposition leader, is emaciated, hospitalized and reportedly nearing death after developing a fever and cough in the...

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¿Aumento o pérdida de peso no deseado durante la pandemia? El estrés podría tener la culpa

  • Written by Lina Begdache, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageSi has experimentado un aumento o una pérdida de peso no deseados durante la pandemia, no estás solo.Karl Tapales/Moment via Getty Images

Si has experimentado un aumento o una pérdida de peso no deseados durante la pandemia, no estás solo. Según una encuesta de la Asociación Americana de Psicología, e...

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Declaring racism a public health crisis brings more attention to solving long-ignored racial gaps in health

  • Written by Paul K. Halverson, Dean, Fairbanks School of Public Health, IUPUI
imageMedical workers hold signs during a rally in Central Park in New York City by White Coats for Black Lives after the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.Maria Khrenova/TASS via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across the country in declaring racism a public health threat. On...

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New US climate pledge: Cut emissions 50% this decade, but can Biden make it happen?

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageU.S. President Joe Biden, with presidential climate envoy John Kerry, opened the Leaders Summit on Climate on April 22, 2021, by announcing new U.S. targets.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

President Joe Biden announced an ambitious new national climate target at the world leaders’ climate summit on April 22. He pledged to cut U.S. carbon emissions in...

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The other George Floyd story: How media freedom led to conviction in his killer's trial

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imageDarnella Frazier is third from right, recording the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020.Minneapolis Police Department via AP

When 17-year-old Darnella Frazier started recording video of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd, she initiated a series of historic events that led to Chauvin’s...

Read more: The other George Floyd story: How media freedom led to conviction in his killer's trial

Why corporate America appears to be drifting away from the Republican Party

  • Written by M. K. Chin, Assistant Professor of Management, Indiana University
imagePublic protests over Georgia's voting law likely contributed to many companies' taking a strong stand. AP Photo/Jeff Amy

There’s a growing rift between corporate America and the GOP – two groups that have long been bedfellows.

The latest incident involves a restrictive voting law passed in Georgia – with dozens of other states...

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More Articles ...

  1. Money alone can't fix Central America – or stop migration to US
  2. Best schools often out of reach for disadvantaged students in choice programs
  3. You don't have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex differences
  4. Lab–grown embryos and human–monkey hybrids: Medical marvels or ethical missteps?
  5. What Homer's 'Odyssey' can teach us about reentering the world after a year of isolation
  6. Shakespeare's musings on religion are like curious whispers – they require deep listening to be heard
  7. Do you really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day? An exercise scientist explains why your kidneys say 'no'
  8. Chauvin conviction: 2 things to know about jury bias and 2 ways to reduce it
  9. Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
  10. Vaccine mandates aren't the only – or easiest – way for employers to compel workers to get their shots
  11. Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are also important sources of support
  12. Why our dislikes should be celebrated as much as our likes
  13. Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning
  14. Misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes: What’s the difference?
  15. Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin
  16. How parents can support a child who comes out as trans – by conquering their own fears, following their child's lead and tolerating ambiguity
  17. The ups and downs of European soccer are part of its culture – moving to a US-style 'closed' Super League would destroy that
  18. Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions
  19. The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
  20. Domestic violence calls for help increased during the pandemic – but the answers haven't gotten any easier
  21. No visits and barely any calls – pandemic makes separation even scarier for people with a family member in prison
  22. Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money
  23. Why it's good for kids to have friends from different socioeconomic backgrounds
  24. There are plenty of moral reasons to be vaccinated – but that doesn’t mean it’s your ethical duty
  25. An advantage of the government's new payments for families: Not humiliating poor people
  26. What's next for Cuba and the United States after Raul Castro's retirement
  27. From haute cuisine to hot dogs: How dining out has evolved over 200 years – and is innovating further in the pandemic
  28. Democratic bill attempts to undo voter restrictions of past 15 years
  29. Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate
  30. Brazil’s economic crisis, prolonged by COVID-19, poses an enormous challenge to the Amazon
  31. Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn't prepared to counter Russia
  32. Has any US president ever served more than eight years?
  33. No, vaccine side effects don't tell you how well your immune system will protect you from COVID-19
  34. Forget the debate over public health versus jobs – the same people suffer the most either way
  35. Are America's schools safe for Asian Americans?
  36. Biden administration's $39 billion child care strategy: 5 questions answered
  37. Being skeptical of sources is a journalist's job – but it doesn't always happen when those sources are the police
  38. Sikhs in America: A religious community long misunderstood is mourning deaths in Indianapolis mass shooting
  39. How many _Tyrannosaurus rex_ walked the Earth?
  40. Cuba's economic woes may fuel America's next migrant crisis
  41. You're not imagining it – 3 ways COVID-19 has been extra hard on American parents
  42. Fatal police violence may be linked to preterm births in neighborhoods nearby
  43. America goes back to school – 5 essential reads on parenting in the pandemic
  44. I’m a pediatrician who cares for transgender kids – here’s what you need to know about social support, puberty blockers and other medical options that improve lives of transgender youth
  45. 6 ways recent college graduates can enhance their online job search
  46. 80% of fatal e-scooter crashes involve cars – new study reveals where and why most collisions occur
  47. As extreme fires transform Alaska's boreal forest, deciduous trees put a brake on carbon loss and how fast the forest burns
  48. Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right?
  49. French row over mosque isn't simply about state financing – it runs deep into Islamophobia and French secularism
  50. How Baptists hold differing views on the resurrection of Christ and why this matters