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How many satellites are orbiting Earth?

  • Written by Supriya Chakrabarti, Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageThousands of the satellites orbiting Earth are small – like this cubical satellite seen here being released from the International Space Station.NASA, CC BY-NCimageCC BY-ND

It seems like every week, another rocket is launched into space carrying rovers to Mars, tourists or, most commonly, satellites. The idea that “space is getting crowded&rd...

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Facebook has known for a year and a half that Instagram is bad for teens despite claiming otherwise – here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years

  • Written by Christia Spears Brown, Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky
imageInstagram's emphasis on filtered photos of bodies harms girls' self-image.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents – is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings...

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What is the Moon Festival? A scholar of Chinese religions explains

  • Written by Mario Poceski, Professor of Buddhist Studies and Chinese Religions, University of Florida
imageA popular delicacy eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncake.Xvision/Moment via Getty Images

With the arrival of September and hints of cooler temperatures also comes one of most important traditional festivals in the Chinese calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Zhongqiu jie (中秋節), also known as the Moon Festival.

At...

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Pandemic prompts more teachers to consider early retirement or new career

  • Written by Gema Zamarro, Professor of Education and 21st Century Endowed Chair in Teacher Quality, University of Arkansas
imageTeachers have faced high levels of stress and burnout throughout the pandemic.Kali9/E+ Collection via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced teachers’ commitment to remain in the classroom, our study on teacher turnover found.

When schools resumed classes in the...

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Underneath all the makeup, who was the real Tammy Faye?

  • Written by John Wigger, Professor of History, University of Missouri-Columbia
imageWhen asked how she wanted to be remembered, Tammy Faye replied, "My eyelashes and my walk with the Lord."John Storey/Getty Images

What is it about televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker that continues to fascinate nearly 35 years after the fall of their evangelical empire?

Jim Bakker still makes headlines selling survival food and miracle cures...

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Political orientation predicts science denial – here's what that means for getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19

  • Written by Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
imageProtesters at an anti-vaccine rally in Pennsylvania in August 2021.Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Vaccine refusal is a major reason COVID-19 infections continue to surge in the U.S. Safe and effective vaccines have been available for months, but as of mid-September 2021, only 65% of eligible American adults are fully vaccinated. In...

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OxyContin created the opioid crisis, but stigma and prohibition have fueled it

  • Written by Emily B. Campbell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross
imagePeople around the world mourned loved ones on International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, 2021. NurPhoto/Getty Images

The highly contentiousPurdue Pharma settlement announced Sept. 1, 2021, comes at a pivotal time for the U.S. overdose crisis: 2020 was the worst year on record, with over 93,000 Americans losing their lives to fatal drug...

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4 strategies for a UN breakthrough on energy and climate change

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageReducing fossil use and increasing renewable energy worldwide are crucial to both sustainable development and fighting climate change.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Two important events hosted by the United Nations are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the U.N. calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and...

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How reparations can be paid through school finance reform

  • Written by Preston Green III, John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
imageSchools in predominantly Black communities receive less funding, even though Black homeowners pay higher tax rates.Carl Iwasaki/Getty Images

White public schools have always gotten more money than Black public schools. These funding disparities go back to the so-called “separate but equal” era – which was enshrined into the...

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4 strategies for a global breakthrough on energy and climate change

  • Written by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
imageReducing fossil use and increasing renewable energy worldwide are crucial to both sustainable development and fighting climate change.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Two important global events are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the United Nations calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and ensuring...

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  1. Capitol Police prepare for a return of insurrectionists to Washington – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6
  2. California's political standing among Democrats a big winner in Gavin Newsom's recall victory
  3. North Korea's latest missile provocation was entirely predictable
  4. Texas voting law builds on long legacy of racism from GOP leaders
  5. Critical race theory is an important tool in better understanding how religion operates in America
  6. Cybercriminals use pandemic to attack schools and colleges
  7. James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space – and why
  8. Brain scans of Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects, putting them at higher risk for future health problems
  9. Menstrual cups are a cheaper, more sustainable way for women to cope with periods than tampons or pads
  10. What’s the law on vaccine exemptions? A religious liberty expert explains
  11. 5 characteristics of an effective science teacher – from a researcher who trains them
  12. Poverty got worse in 2020 as many low-wage workers took the brunt of the economic blows
  13. Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts – how can it be done better?
  14. Pew's new global survey of climate change attitudes finds promising trends but deep divides
  15. Who's covered by a vaccine mandate? Here's a quick guide to America's patchwork of COVID-19 shot requirements
  16. What are microschools? 5 questions answered
  17. More education for Mexican Americans may mean less diabetes
  18. Chile has a growing Muslim community – but few know about it
  19. A new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings – but is art a wise investment?
  20. Apple's plan to scan your phone raises the stakes on a key question: Can you trust Big Tech?
  21. Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that's not up to the job
  22. Food production generates more than a third of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework tells us how much comes from crops, countries and regions
  23. Black, Hispanic and Asian American donors give more to social and racial justice causes as well as strangers in need – new survey
  24. Who are the Hazara of Afghanistan? An expert on Islam explains
  25. What happens when your foot falls asleep?
  26. 6 big changes in standardized tests – including less focus on grading students and more on learning
  27. Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as the climate warms
  28. Jim Crow tactics reborn in Texas abortion law, deputizing citizens to enforce legally suspect provisions
  29. 'Imagine' at 50: Why John Lennon's ode to humanism still resonates
  30. Biden's pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations
  31. Over-the-counter rapid antigen tests can help slow the spread of COVID-19 -- here's how to use them effectively
  32. How 'engagement' makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media
  33. How 'sissy men' became the latest front in China’s campaign against big tech
  34. American Muslims are at high risk of suicide -- 20 years post-9/11, the links between Islamophobia and suicide remain unexplored
  35. 9/11 survivors' exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded
  36. How bans on mask mandates affect students with disabilities – 4 questions answered
  37. Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system
  38. California recall: There's a method to what looks like madness
  39. SpaceX Inspiration4 mission will send 4 people with minimal training into orbit – and bring space tourism closer to reality
  40. Student loan debt is crushing Americans – 4 essential reads
  41. SpaceX Inspiration4 mission sent 4 people with minimal training into orbit – and brought space tourism closer to reality
  42. Firebrands: How to protect your home from wildfires' windblown flaming debris
  43. 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective in 7 charts
  44. Firebrands and protecting homes from wildfires: What everyone needs to know about flaming windblown debris
  45. Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
  46. For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender
  47. Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government
  48. How social media – aided by bots – amplifies Islamophobia online
  49. Buying groceries isn't a problem just for the poor – middle-class millennials like me with student debt have trouble too
  50. How to design a public play space where kids practice reading and STEM skills