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Critical-care patients in the emergency polio ward at Haynes Memorial Hospital in Boston in August 1955.

Virologist: Here's What You Should Know About Polio In the US

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Sept. 8, 2022 Reports of an unvaccinated man in New York contracting the disease surfaced in July 2022, and pu ...
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The fight over the minimum wage continues. AP Photo/John Raoux

Does Raising the Minimum Wage Kill Jobs?

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Sept. 8, 2022 According to Veronika Dolar, an assistant professor of economics, the answer requires data – whi ...
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Shirts for sale on Jan. 6, 2021, combined loyalty to Jesus and to Donald Trump. Joyce Dalsheim, CC BY-ND

Here's What Two Scholars of Politics and Religion Observed Near the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

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Sept. 7, 2022 Having studied political demonstrations before, these cultural anthropologists documented the pu ...
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The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has called on Russia and Ukraine to set up a “safety and security protection zone” around the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar.

A Protection Zone Around the Zaporizhzhia Power Plant In Ukraine? A Scholar Explains Why That Could Be Crucial

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Sept. 7, 2022 Here, a professor and nuclear safety expert at the University of Southern California explained t ...
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Frank Drake has passed away but his equation for alien intelligence is more important than ever

Scholar: Frank Drake's Equation For Alien Intelligence Is More Important Than Ever

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Sept. 6, 2022 Known for the Drake equation, the famous astrophysicist died on Sept. 2.
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In addition, since the war in Ukraine began, many other events have arisen to occupy the world’s attention.

Philosophy Scholar: Here's Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue

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Sept. 6, 2022 Being attentive to realities like war is often painful, and people are not well-equipped to keep ...
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Arm, Person, Human

America Is in the Middle of a Labor Mobilization Moment

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Sept. 2, 2022 Self-organizers, for example, are behind union drives at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, and Ch ...
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Person, Human, Clothing

Have We Forgotten the True Meaning of Labor Day?

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Sept. 2, 2022 The first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it.
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Plant, Text, Food

Why Virtue Signaling Isn't the Same as Virtue – It Actually Furthers the Partisan Divide

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Sept. 1, 2022 When virtue signaling takes place, it's important to ask who is being signaled to, and to what end?
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Animal, Amphibian, Wildlife

Axolotls Can Regenerate Their Brains, Helping to Unlock the Mysteries of Brain Evolution

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Sept. 1, 2022 The little salamanders are also pretty adorable.
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Will omicron-specific booster shots be effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

5 Things Immunologists Want You to Know About Omicron-Specific Booster Vaccines

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Aug. 31, 2022 In a matter of days, eligible people will be lining up to receive the shots that are tailored to ...
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Person, Human, Clothing

Long COVID: How Researchers Are Zeroing in on the Self-Targeted Immune Attacks that May Lurk Behind It

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Aug. 31, 2022 In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention focused on repo ...
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The summer of 2022 marked the 80th anniversary of the first Nazi deportation of Jewish families from Germany to Auschwitz.

Researchers Are Collecting Never-Before-Seen Holocaust Photos. Here's a Look.

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Aug. 30, 2022 Found in attics and archives, the images are helping researchers recover lost stories and provid ...
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Diana by Augustus Saint Gaudens, 1928, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Who Is Artemis? NASA's Latest Mission to the Moon Is Named After an Ancient Lunar Goddess Turned Feminist Icon

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Aug. 30, 2022 Artemis was a major deity in ancient Greece, worshiped at least as early as the beginning of the ...
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As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nationally, but only for the initial shots. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

COVID Researchers: Racial Disparities In Vaccine Booster Rates Persist

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Aug. 29, 2022 COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nation ...
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NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is poised to take a key step toward returning humans to the Moon after a half-century hiatus.

NASA's Artemis 1: Here's Why the Moon Rocket Is Important

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Aug. 28, 2022 The rocket's launch was scheduled for Monday morning but postponed due to a fuel leak and engine ...
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Leaf, Plant, Dragon

Why Are We Fascinated By Dragons? A Scholar of Monsters Explains

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Aug. 26, 2022 Emily Zarka, of Arizona State University, has found dragons to be a nearly universal symbol for ...
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With rare bipartisan support, the American Data and Privacy Protection Act moved out of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce by a vote of 53-2 on July 20, 2022.

Explained: A New Bill Would Create a National Standard For US Data Privacy

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Aug. 23, 2022 The American Data and Privacy Protection Act still needs to pass the full House and the Senate, ...
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Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right Foundation' Reaches $20.5 Million Settlement With Hurricane Katrina Survivors

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Aug. 22, 2022 Six homeowners sued the apparently defunct charity over the faulty construction of housing it bu ...
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It’s been 50 years since humans last visited the Moon, and even robotic missions have been few and far between.

The Moon Is About to Get Crowded. How Will Humans Manage Its Resources?

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Aug. 22, 2022 Michelle L.D. Hanlon, a professor of air and space law, considers the question.
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