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Too much COVID-19 news could be harmful to your health, experts suggest. So how do you stay informed but not get depressed?
Entomologists wonder if the insects currently pollinating farmed cacao are the right ones for the task.
Hay sensores por todas partes. Están en puertas automáticas, en cajas registradoras, en consultorios médicos y hospitales. Se utilizan por dentro y por fuera del cuerpo.
Advertisers forked over $5.5 million for a mere 30 seconds of air time during the Super Bowl. Here's Twitter's verdict on which brands got social media bang for their bucks.
Experts weigh in on whether they will sit and eat at a restaurant.
Les rayures sont un avantage pour les tigres pendant la chasse, mais peuvent aussi leur causer bien des problèmes. Découvre vite pourquoi !
Bagaimana harimau -- predator puncak -- berhasil berburu mangsa mereka meski memiliki bulu berwarna oranye terang? Rahasianya berada pada belang mereka!
Three scientists describe the fieldwork they've had to delay in 2020 because of the pandemic. These are setbacks not just for their careers, but for the body of scientific knowledge.
Sensors are everywhere, from your phone to your medicine cabinet. Here's how they turn events in the physical world into words and numbers.
A fast-moving equine flu cratered the US economy in the fall of 1872, showing all too clearly that horses were essential and deserved better treatment.
The human rights of disabled people around the globe can be accessed as an online map for sports and competition.
How do tigers – a top predator – successfully hunt their prey when they have bright orange fur? The secret's in their stripes!
The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
Over US$12 trillion of COVID-19 relief has been promised. If a small portion was put toward economy-boosting green investments, the world could get on track to avoid the worst of climate change.
Wood, a major export of the US, has taken a hit from international tariffs compounded by COVID-19.
The ACA's third date with the Supreme Court was Nov. 10, and it will be months before a decision. In the meantime, however, Congress and the new president can do things to bolster the law.
The Supreme Court hears a new challenge to the ACA on Nov. 10, with the entire law on the line. That includes a little-known paragraph that allows some hope to very sick children and their families.
The Bsal fungus is not yet here in North America, or any place in the Western Hemisphere, but there is concern that the pet trade is the most likely route for introduction here.
Every election triggers distress for some people. Here are some ways to possibly cope.
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Phd Student in Advertising, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor in Zoological Medicine, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies, University of Tennessee
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Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability and Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
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Senior Research Scientist, University of Tennessee
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Professor and Department Head, Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of History, University of Tennessee
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University of Tennessee, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Practice and MPH Program Director, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee
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Director, Center for Sport, Peace, & Society, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Tennessee
