Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior

Florida updated its school safety dashboard in April 2024, and it is now one of the most comprehensive in the nation. F. Chris Curran is an...

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F. Chris Curran

Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US

When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it...

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Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice? “RETIRE!” That’s effectively...

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What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation

Board games are booming: In 2023 alone, the industry topped US$16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032. Classics like...

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What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former...

yesterday 20

Daniel Martinez Hosang

US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows

Are drone strikes legitimate, meaning on sound moral and legal footing? How people perceive the legitimacy of U.S. drone strikes – firing...

yesterday 9

Paul Lushenko

Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities like big-game hunting

Think about taking a walk: where you need to go, how fast you need to move to get there, and whether you need to bring something along to carry the...

yesterday 9

Cara Wall-Scheffler

Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn more about how planets evolve

Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape...

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Dakotah Tyler

How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns

Between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, drivers pass a billboard on Interstate 71 that has achieved some internet fame. Since 2004, a black sign has...

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Lindsay Dicuirci

Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers

Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of...

yesterday 8

Zarin Machanda

Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains

In 1915, Norwegian artist Emanuel Vigeland, one of the most respected Scandinavian artists of his time, created an image of Christ with golden hair...

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Virginia Raguin

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons...

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H. Colleen Sinclair

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting...

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Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Many medical organizations have been recommending lung cancer screening for decades for those at high risk of developing the disease. But in 2022,...

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Nina Thomas

Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome

Homeschooling is the fastest-growing education setting in the United States. More than 3 million students were educated at home in the 2021-22...

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Kenneth V. Anthony

Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them

The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century. Since 2000, the world...

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Ron Barrett

3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off

Workers at two Mercedes plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will soon vote for the first time on whether they want to join a union. Until recently, it...

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Stephen J. Silvia

Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah

Israel entered Rafah, a city that marks Gaza’s southern border crossing with Egypt, on May 7, 2024, launching a military offensive that the U.S....

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Gregory F. Treverton

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

“When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it’s becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a...

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War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea

U.S. Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory just 100 miles off the...

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Fred H. Lawson

The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why

The number of individuals in the United States who do not identify as being part of any religion has grown dramatically in recent years, and “the...

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Paid caregivers foster independence and improve quality of life for people with all kinds of disabilities, many of whom need help getting dressed,...

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Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters if he were elected again: “Following the...

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Katrina Burgess

‘Hidden mother’ photos don’t erase moms − rather, they reveal the labor and love that support the child

Collectors relish so-called “hidden mother photographs” as historical oddities. These 19th-century images contain very young children held still...

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Andrea Kaston Tange

Unlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools

The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015 eliminated the federal requirement that teachers be highly qualified to teach. This...

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I analyzed 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly

Signs written in Spanish are becoming less common along North Philadelphia’s Golden Block, or El Bloque de Oro – which runs along North Fifth...

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How does the brain think?

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Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities

If you live in one of the most economically deprived neighborhoods in your city, you might think the government is directing a smaller share of...

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What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see

It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning up everywhere and in...

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Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Scenes from the Houston area looked like the aftermath of a hurricane in early May after a series of powerful storms flooded highways and...

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Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability

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What cities everywhere can learn from the Houston area’s severe flooding as they try to adapt to climate change

Scenes from the Houston area looked like the aftermath of a hurricane in early May after a series of powerful storms flooded highways and...

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Richard B. Rood

Palestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation

Words fail as 2,000-pound bombs shred lives and limbs. The sheer number of children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza is devastating – at least...

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Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

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Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively. For protesters, demonstrations are usually...

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Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior

F. Chris Curran

Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US

Swapna Reddy

Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

Kevin J. Mcmahon

What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation

Matthew Wynn Sivils

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump

Daniel Martinez Hosang

US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows

Paul Lushenko

Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities like big-game hunting

Cara Wall-Scheffler

Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn more about how planets evolve

Dakotah Tyler

How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns

Lindsay Dicuirci

Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers

Zarin Machanda

Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains

Virginia Raguin

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

H. Colleen Sinclair

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

Sam D. Hayes

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Nina Thomas

Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome

Kenneth V. Anthony

Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them

Ron Barrett

3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off

Stephen J. Silvia

Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah

Gregory F. Treverton

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

Franco Montalto

War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea

Fred H. Lawson

The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why

Christopher P. Scheitle

Paying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research

Susan Rebecca Reay

Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

Katrina Burgess

‘Hidden mother’ photos don’t erase moms − rather, they reveal the labor and love that support the child

Andrea Kaston Tange

Unlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools

James P. Van Overschelde

I analyzed 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly

Daniel Guarin

How does the brain think?

Jennifer Robinson

Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities

Eric Stokan

What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see

Mohan Qin

Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Richard B. Rood

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability

Eryn Cangi

What cities everywhere can learn from the Houston area’s severe flooding as they try to adapt to climate change

Richard B. Rood

Palestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation

Graham Liddell

Houston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate

Richard B. Rood

Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

Danielle K. Brown