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Hurricane Ida: 4 essential reads about New Orleans' high hurricane risk and what climate change has to do with the storms

  • Written by Stacy Morford, Environment + Climate Editor
imageHurricane Ida's winds tore off roofs, including in New Orleans' French Quarter.AP Photo/Eric Gay

Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on nearly the same path.

Ida was one of the most intense tropical storms on record in the state. Its storm...

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The Taliban reportedly have control of US biometric devices – a lesson in life-and-death consequences of data privacy

  • Written by Margaret Hu, Professor of Law and of International Affairs, Penn State
imageA U.S. Army soldier scans the irises of an Afghan civilian in 2012 as part of an effort by the military to collect biometric information from much of the Afghan population.Jose Cabezas/AFP via GettyImages

In the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul and the ouster of the Afghan national government, alarming reports indicate that the...

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CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: 4 questions about its impact answered by a housing law expert

  • Written by Katy Ramsey Mason, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
imageThe Supreme Court lifted the CDC's eviction ban.AP Photo/Elise Amendola

The Supreme Court on Aug. 26, 2021, ended the Biden administration’s ban on evictions, putting millions at risk of losing their homes. The ruling, by a divided court, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority in continuing a moratorium on...

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Poison ivy can work itchy evil on your skin – here's how

  • Written by Arthur Samia, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dermatology, University of Florida
imageBe on the lookout for poison ivy's three leaves on a reddish stem.raksybH/iStock via Getty Images Plus

A patient recently came in to ourdermatology clinic with a rash and a story similar to so many others. He had been out camping with friends a few days earlier and helped carry some logs to stoke the fire. Little did he know he was going to pay for...

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TikTok, #BamaRush and the irresistible allure of mocking Southern accents

  • Written by Kathryn Cunningham, Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of Tennessee
imageThe University of Alabama's Alpha Phi sorority runs out of Bryant-Denny Stadium during bid day in 2014.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

As college students across the country return to campuses grappling with the COVID-19 delta variant, Greek letters of a different variety have captivated social media feeds with stunning virality.

The #BamaRush trend on...

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How public health partnerships are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina

  • Written by Debra Furr-Holden, Associate Dean for Public Health Integration, Michigan State University
imageA Delta Health Center worker at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in rural Mississippi in April 2021.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

About 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, roughly 61% of all Americans have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In some states, however, the share of vaccinated people is as low as 43.6%. There are many...

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Assassinations and invasions – how the US and France shaped Haiti's long history of political turmoil

  • Written by Jean Eddy Saint Paul, Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College
imagePolice patrol outside the Embassy of Taiwan in Port-au-Prince on July 9, 2021, after 11 suspected assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse broke into its embassy in an attempt to flee.Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP via Getty Images

The powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, followed a long series of natural and human-caused...

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The invasive emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees – scientists aim to control it with tiny parasitic wasps

  • Written by Kristine Grayson, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
imageEmerald ash borer larva cut these feeding galleries on the trunk of a dead ash tree in Michigan. corfoto via Getty Images

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actually see the insect itself – just the trail of destruction it leaves behind...

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Do I need a booster shot if I got the Johnson Johnson vaccine? A virologist answers 5 questions

  • Written by Maureen Ferran, Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageA little more than 8% of vaccinated people in the U.S. have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. SOPA Images/Contributor/Light Rocket via Getty Images

For people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the past few months have been a bit of a bumpy ride with news of side effects, pauses and restarts and now boosters. Maureen...

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Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves - but that's no reason to skip your shot

  • Written by Andrew Read, Professor of Biology, Entomology and Biotechnology, Penn State
imageVaccines against COVID-19 are the safest – and fastest – way to prevent the spread of variants.Luis Alvarez/ DigitalVision via Getty Images

Takeaways

  • A 2015 paper on a chicken virus showed vaccines could enable more deadly variants to spread – in chickens.

  • But that outcome is rare. Only a minority of human and animal vaccines have...

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  2. Racial income and wealth gaps are huge – but the Fed doesn't have the right tools to fix them
  3. American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans
  4. Do star athletes who want to play for the NBA really need college? What LaMelo Ball got right – and wrong – about why they don't
  5. Why students learn better when they move their bodies – instead of sitting still at their desks
  6. These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity
  7. 7 tips for LGBTQ parents to help schools fight stigma and ignorance
  8. The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next
  9. Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore
  10. Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother's immune system not to attack developing fetus
  11. Russia's COVID-19 response slowed by population reluctant to take domestic vaccine
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  13. Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Attribution science says yes, for some – here's how it works
  14. Taliban's religious ideology – Deobandi Islam – has roots in colonial India
  15. Can student loans be cleared through bankruptcy? 4 questions answered
  16. Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
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  18. Why people feel guilty about using effort-saving products when taking care of loved ones
  19. Presidents declare more disasters during reelection years – and the decisions come faster
  20. I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time – here's what I found
  21. How Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands with a little jazz
  22. COVID-19 has spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools – but these technologies aren't an instant fix
  23. ANZUS at 70: Together for decades, US, Australia, New Zealand now face different challenges from China
  24. Safety net policies are helping reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line – but that's not the whole story
  25. Students from struggling economic backgrounds sent home with food for the weekend have improved test scores, study finds
  26. Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs
  27. Corporate directors don't see stopping wayward CEOs as their job – contrary to popular belief
  28. India and Pakistan fought 3 wars over Kashmir – here's why international law and US help can't solve this territorial dispute
  29. The EPA is banning chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on food crops, after 14 years of pressure from environmental and labor groups
  30. In 'Rumors,' Lizzo and Cardi B pull from the ancient Greeks, putting a new twist on an old tradition
  31. The fertility industry is poorly regulated – and would-be parents can lose out on having children as a result
  32. How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth's climate?
  33. Why the feds are investigating Tesla's Autopilot and what that means for the future of self-driving cars
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  36. Where do Afghanistan's refugees go?
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  41. After India's brutal coronavirus wave, two-thirds of population has been exposed to SARS-CoV2
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  43. How photography can build peace and justice in war-torn communities
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