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The most recent efforts to combat teacher shortages don’t address the real problems

Henry Tran, University of South Carolina; Douglas A. Smith, Iowa State University

Looser requirements for teacher certification don’t fix teachers’ problems, which are low pay, high workload and lack of respect.

How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact

Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Texas A&M University

While the majority of monkeypox cases thus far have been recorded among men who have sex with men, everyone is still at risk of contracting the disease.

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos, University of Nebraska Omaha; Austin C. Doctor, University of Nebraska Omaha

Bringing advanced technologies to the ancient practice of farming could help feed the world’s growing population, but it could also open the door for people looking to disrupt the global food system.

When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved

Richard Futrell, University of California, Irvine

A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years.

How Vin Scully scored his Dodgers gig at 22 years old

James Walker, Saint Xavier University; Judith R. Hiltner, Saint Xavier University

Legendary broadcaster Red Barber took a chance on Scully when he asked him to be an announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Three years later, Scully was the voice of the World Series.

College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but at what cost?

Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University; Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University

New research on police departments across the country reveals a significant link between the use of fatal force and college education – the more educated are less likely to use it.

75 years ago, Britain’s plan for Pakistani and Indian independence left unresolved conflicts on both sides – especially when it comes to Kashmir

Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University

The fate of the so-called princely states was a particularly contentious issue during India’s partition, which killed about 1 million people and left millions more displaced.

Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events – it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line

David Lont, University of Otago; Martien Lubberink, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Paul Griffin, University of California, Davis

Rising temperatures are having an impact on every aspect of people’s lives. Business is not immune to the volatile weather.

What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them

Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing

Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States