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Despite federal moratorium, eviction rates returning to pre-pandemic levels

  • Written by Benjamin Larsen, Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
imageOutside Columbus, Ohio, a bailiff signs a writ of eviction for a tenant on March 3, 2021.Stephen Zenner/Getty Images

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho, like many states across the country, faced rising housing costs, low home-vacancy rates and increasing efforts by landlords to evict tenants.

Thanks to increased unemployment benefits, federal...

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Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper

  • Written by Caleb Elfenbein, Associate Professor, Departments of History and Religious Studies; Director, Center for the Humanities, Grinnell College
imagePresident Trump's ban on immigration from several mostly Muslim countries was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. President Biden revoked it on his first day in office.Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its top executives in federal court over the company’s failure to crack down on hate speech against...

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Faith in numbers: Fox News is must-watch for white evangelicals, a turnoff for atheists...and Hindus, Muslims really like CNN

  • Written by Ryan Burge, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Eastern Illinois University
imageFox News has a faithful audience.AP Photo/Richard Drew

Fox News possesses an “outsized influence” on the American public, especially among religious viewers.

That was the conclusion of the nonprofit Public Religion Research Institute in a report released just after the 2020 presidential election. It noted that 15% of Americans cited Fox...

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The obscure, unelected Senate official whose rulings can help – or kill – a bill's chance to pass

  • Written by Charles Tiefer, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
imageBills have a long journey that includes going through the parliamentarian's office in the Senate. Here, a corridor in the Senate.dkfielding/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough raised the profile of her largely invisible role in February 2021 when she ruled that Senate Democrats could not include a hike in the...

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578,555 people have died from COVID-19 in the US, or maybe it's 912,345 – here's why it's hard to count

  • Written by Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Professor of Statistics and Senior Associate Dean, Virginia Tech
imageA November 2020 memorial in Washington, D.C. consisted of thousands of flags, each planted to remember someone who died of COVID-19.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

When the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington released its estimate that COVID-19 had killed 912,345 people in the U.S. by May 6, 2021,...

Read more: 578,555 people have died from COVID-19 in the US, or maybe it's 912,345 – here's why it's hard to...

China finances most coal plants built today – it's a climate problem and why US-China talks are essential

  • Written by Jeff Nesbit, Research Affiliate, Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, Yale University
imageChina is closing old coal plants but still building new ones – at home and abroad.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

As nations gear up for a critical year for climate negotiations, it’s become increasingly clear that success may hinge on one question: How soon will China end its reliance on coal and its financing of overseas coal-fired power...

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Why do I need anything other than Google to answer a question?

  • Written by Cody Behles, Director of Innovation & Research Support, University of Memphis
imageScholars can be more reliable than search engines.Anadolu Agency/Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why do I need a scholar to answer a question if there is Google? – Harrison F., age 13, Brookline,...

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Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them

  • Written by Dieuwertje J. Kast, Director of STEM Education Programs of the Joint Educational Project, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageA student's drawings of a scientist upon starting and after completing the Young Scientists Program.USC Young Scientists Program, CC BY-NC-ND

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

The big idea

After taking part in hands-on STEM lab experiments as part of a youth science program I coordinate, Latino and Black students...

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Supermoon! Red blood lunar eclipse! It's all happening at once, but what does that mean?

  • Written by Shannon Schmoll, Director, Abrams Planetarium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
imageA red blood moon is caused by sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere. U.S. Navy/Joshua Valcarcel/WikimediaCommons

The first lunar eclipse of 2021 is going to happen during the early hours of May 26. But this is going to be an especially super lunar event, as it will be a supermoon, a lunar eclipse and a red blood moon all at once. So what...

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¿Vuelves a la oficina? La temperatura más fría podría provocar un aumento de peso

  • Written by Kenneth McLeod, Professor of Systems Science and Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageTrabajar en un entorno frío durante periodos prolongados puede reducir la temperatura corporal central. Eso disminuye la tasa metabólica -- la rapidez con la que quemamos calorías.Steelcase.com/Wikipedia, CC BY-NC-SA

Con millones de personas vacunadas contra el COVID-19, muchos trabajadores han trabajado desde casa durante el...

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  2. Pandemic-stricken mass transit would get $85 billion in Biden stimulus plan – a down payment on reviving American cities
  3. 'The Underground Railroad' attempts to upend viewers' notions of what it meant to be enslaved
  4. Why do we get shots in the arm? It's all about the muscle
  5. Sheriffs in more militarized counties reap election rewards
  6. Representative Cheney calls for order
  7. When will the first baby be born in space?
  8. Meals on Wheels volunteers help 2.4 million US seniors get enough to eat while staving off loneliness
  9. Video shows students still get paddled in US schools
  10. How electric cars can advance environmental justice: By putting low-income and racially diverse drivers behind the wheel
  11. Zero-trust security: Assume that everyone and everything on the internet is out to get you – and maybe already has
  12. Shape-shifting computer chip thwarts an army of hackers
  13. Fireflies need dark nights for their summer light shows – here's how you can help
  14. Can the world stop Israel and Hamas from committing war crimes? 7 questions answered about international law
  15. The sex scene isn't disappearing – it's simply shifting from clichéd fantasy to messy reality
  16. Trans moms discuss their unique parenting challenges during the pandemic – and what they worry about when things go back to 'normal'
  17. How theater can help communities heal from the losses and trauma of the pandemic
  18. Survey experts have yet to figure out what caused the most significant polling error in 40 years in Trump-Biden race
  19. As trust between Israeli Jews and Arabs reaches new lows, Netanyahu rises again
  20. Employees are feeling burned over broken work-from-home promises and corporate culture ‘BS’ as employers try to bring them back to the office
  21. Paying people to get vaccinated might work – but is it ethical?
  22. Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children – here's how that changed their lives
  23. Prom send-offs celebrate Black girls and their communities
  24. Pregnancy during COVID-19 lockdown: How the pandemic has affected new mothers
  25. Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here's what forecasters are watching right now
  26. Both Israel and Hamas are aiming to look strong, instead of finding a way out of their endless war
  27. Striking a balance between fairness in competition and the rights of transgender athletes
  28. Racial groups suffer disparate consequences after unfair police treatment – but not the groups you might think
  29. World's worst pandemic leaders: 5 presidents and prime ministers who badly mishandled COVID-19
  30. The truth about tooth decay
  31. How to use statistics to prepare for the next pandemic
  32. Engineers and economists prize efficiency, but nature favors resilience – lessons from Texas, COVID-19 and the 737 Max
  33. Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
  34. The typical child care worker in the US earns less than $12 an hour
  35. Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, with catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren't cut quickly
  36. HIV/AIDS vaccine: Why don't we have one after 37 years, when we have several for COVID-19 after a few months?
  37. Beer, doughnuts and a $1 million lottery – how vaccine incentives and other behavioral tools can help the US reach herd immunity
  38. 'What's Going On' at 50 – Marvin Gaye's Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971
  39. Why I use the NRA as a case study for how nonprofits shouldn't operate
  40. Sex work, part of the online gig economy, is a lifeline for marginalized workers
  41. Lack of sleep is harming health care workers – and their patients
  42. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are bucking the patriarchal, authoritarian stereotype of their community
  43. Why do we hate the sound of our own voices?
  44. How student-designed video games made me rethink how I teach history
  45. How much energy can people create at one time without losing control?
  46. If a satellite falls on your house, space law protects you – but there are no legal penalties for leaving junk in orbit
  47. As the Palestinian minority takes to the streets, Israel is having its own Black Lives Matter moment
  48. Halston: The glittering rise – and spectacular fall – of a fashion icon
  49. Why genocide survivors can offer a way to heal from the trauma of the pandemic year
  50. New teachers face complex cultural challenges – the stories of 3 Latina teachers in their toughest moments