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How the Unabomber’s unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture

Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis

Similar techniques used to identify criminals have been employed to unmask anonymous authors. But they aren’t foolproof.

96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022

Matt Hitchings, University of Florida; Derek Cummings, University of Florida

There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or both.

EU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the case works

Eric Zeng, Carnegie Mellon University

Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist explains how these ad networks work.

Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed

Joshua Shanes, College of Charleston

Jewish communities have always followed some different customs in different parts of the world, but the 19th and 20th centuries brought much more dramatic divisions.

Russians are using age-old military tactic of flooding to combat Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Liam Collins, United States Military Academy West Point

The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding of the Dnieper River gives the Russians a natural defense.

Despite threats of violence, Trump’s federal indictment happened with little fanfare – but that doesn’t mean the far-right movement is fading, an extremism scholar explains

Amy Cooter, Middlebury

Since Facebook removed online hate groups and individuals from its platform, extremist groups are increasingly organizing in more discreet ways.

How ‘constitutional county’ declarations undermine the Constitution – a legal scholar explains

John E. Finn, Wesleyan University

By declaring a ‘constitutional county,’ local leaders assert they are creating a refuge from anti- or unconstitutional actions undertaken by an overzealous state or federal authority.

When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role

James R. Elliott, Rice University; Zheye (Jay) Wang, Rice University

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.

American Indians forced to attend boarding schools as children are more likely to be in poor health as adults

Ursula Running Bear, University of North Dakota

Native Americans sent to government-funded schools now experience significantly higher rates of mental and physical health problems than those who did not.

Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes – and reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help

Hilary Seligman, University of California, San Francisco

For many Americans, a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beyond their reach.

If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying

The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind