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COVID-19’s total cost to the economy in US will reach $14 trillion by end of 2023 – new research

Jakub Hlávka, University of Southern California; Adam Rose, University of Southern California

Workplace absences, along with sales lost due to the cessation of brick-and-mortar retail shopping, airline travel and public gatherings, contributed the most.

Want more good ideas from your workers? Try giving them a reward – and a choice

Aichia Chuang, University of North Carolina – Greensboro; Greg R. Oldham, Tulane University; Jing Zhou, Rice University; Ryan Shuwei Hsu, National Chengchi University

A recent study found that offering workers a choice of what type of reward they would like for offering good suggestions increased the volume of submissions and their creativity too.

Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune

Stacy Rosenbaum, University of Michigan; Robin Morrison, University of Exeter

In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.

Turkey’s presidential election – how Erdoğan defied the polls to head into runoff as favorite

Salih Yasun, Indiana University

Turkish voters will be heading back to the polls on May 28 after no candidates managed to gain more than half the votes. But incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was boosted by a stronger-than-expected showing.

US has a long history of state lawmakers silencing elected Black officials and taking power from their constituents

Rodney Coates, Miami University

Throughout US history, a ‘white backlash’ has worked to keep Black officeholders and their constituents out of power.

The International Criminal Court is using digital evidence to investigate Putin – but how can it tell if a video or photo is real or fake?

Ronald Niezen, University of San Diego

Digital evidence is becoming a routine fixture for war crimes investigations, including the one focused on Ukraine, changing the landscape for international tribunal investigations.

The Nation of Islam: A brief history

Joseph R. Stuart, Brigham Young University

The civil rights leader Malcolm X was famously part of the Nation of Islam until his break from the group in 1964. What is the history behind this small but influential religious movement?

Sunzi, ‘shì’ and strategy: How to read ‘Art of War’ the way its author intended

Scott D. McDonald, Tufts University

The ancient Chinese text is considered a military classic, but Western readers often overlook its philosophical roots.

Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefits

Ayako Miyashita, University of California, Los Angeles

In 1983, during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration made the decision to ban gay men from donating blood. Now, 40 years later, it is dropping that rule.

EPA’s crackdown on power plant emissions is a big first step – but without strong certification, it will be hard to ensure captured carbon stays put

Stephanie Arcusa, Arizona State University; Klaus Lackner, Arizona State University

Fossil fuel power plants can avoid most emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and pumping it underground. But to be a climate solution, that carbon has to stay stored for thousands of years.

Flip-flopping magnetic fields hint at a solution for puzzling fast radio bursts from space

Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society

Cleopatra’s skin colour didn’t matter in ancient Egypt – her strategic role in world history did