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Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia

Over the past two centuries, vaccines have been critical for preventing infectious diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that...

yesterday 30

Anand Kumar

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide...

yesterday 10

Jeff Bachman

Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity

Hulk Hogan’s death by heart attack at age 71 came as a shock to many fans of the larger-than-life wrestler who’d earned the nickname “The...

yesterday 2

Brian Jansen

Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be derailed by a US political system hostile to new voices

As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s...

yesterday 1

Thom Reilly

Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement in the US

A July 2025 CBS/YouGov poll asked Americans, “Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration’s program to find and deport immigrants who...

yesterday 1

Mark Schlakman

Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows

AI seems to be well on its way to becoming pervasive. You hear rumbles of AI being used, somewhere behind the scenes, at your doctor’s office. You...

yesterday 1

Oliver L. Haimson

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is attracting huge audiences worldwide – young Philadelphians told us K-pop culture inspires innocence, joy and belonging

“Born with voices that could drive back the darkness,” the character Celine, a former K-pop idol, narrates at the start of Netflix’s new release...

yesterday 1

A. Stefanie Ruiz

As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that,...

yesterday 1

Sarah Porter

A toxicologist’s guide to poison ivy’s itch and bee stings’ burning pain – 2 examples of nature’s chemical warfare

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University...

yesterday 0

Christopher P. Holstege

Teen drivers face unique challenges during ‘100 deadliest days’ of summer, but safety measures can make a difference

The last few weeks of summer, heading into Labor Day weekend, can sometimes mean vacations and driving more miles on the road for all people,...

yesterday 0

Shannon Roberts

Trump has promised to eliminate funding to schools that don’t nix DEI work – but half of the states are not complying

It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding,...

previous day 20

Hilary Lustick

Where next for Khamenei? After war, Iran’s supreme leader is faced with difficult choices

In the weeks since Israel’s expansive 12-day war, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rarely been seen in public. That absence has...

previous day 20

Shirvin Zeinalzadeh

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot...

previous day 10

David B. Sarwer

Insurance warning signs in doctors’ offices might discourage patients from speaking openly about their health

Have you ever noticed a sign in a doctor’s office saying that you may have to pay extra insurance costs if you discuss additional problems with...

previous day 7

Helen Colby

How states are placing guardrails around AI in the absence of strong federal regulation

U.S. state legislatures are where the action is for placing guardrails around artificial intelligence technologies, given the lack of meaningful...

previous day 5

Anjana Susarla

The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

Violence continues several weeks after clashes started between armed Bedouin clans, Sunni jihadist groups and Druze fighters on July 14, 2025, in...

previous day 2

Mireille Rebeiz

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he...

previous day 4

Susan L. Cutter

Philadelphia is using AI-driven cameras to keep bus lanes clear – transparency can help build trust in the system

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority piloted a new enforcement tool in Philadelphia in 2023: AI-powered cameras mounted on seven...

previous day 2

Murugan Anandarajan

Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion

Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts of the northern mountains, the...

previous day 2

Gavin D. Madakumbura

Iron nanoparticles can help treat contaminated water – our team of scientists created them out of expired supplements

Today, approximately 1,800,000 acres of land in the United States is used for landfill waste disposal. In terms of volume, the U.S alone generated...

previous day 1

Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus

When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird

When business researchers analyze data, they often rely on assumptions to help make sense of what they find. But like anyone else, they can run into...

tuesday 40

D. Brian Blank

EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive

The U.S. government is in full retreat from its efforts to make vehicles more fuel-efficient, which it has been waging, along with state...

tuesday 8

Alan Jenn

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just...

tuesday 10

Lee Rafuse Haines

Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle

In his powerful book “The Burnout Society,” South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an imperative...

tuesday 4

Ross Channing Reed

Football and faith could return to the Supreme Court – this time, over loudspeakers

With the start of another high school football season around the corner, a long-simmering dispute has heated up: prayers at games. Kennedy v....

tuesday 2

Charles J. Russo

The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone

President Donald Trump is again attacking the American press – this time not with fiery rally speeches or by calling the media “the enemy of the...

04.08.2025 10

Stephanie A. Martin

For America’s 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard

Imagine it’s April 2025 and you’re the owner of a small but fast-growing e-commerce business. Historically, you’ve sourced products from China, but...

04.08.2025 10

Peter Boumgarden

PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation...

04.08.2025 2

Rebecca Dore

2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new tech

During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable...

04.08.2025 2

Christopher Palma

Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin

Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers...

04.08.2025 2

Bill Smith

Plantation tourism, memory and the uneasy economics of heritage in the American South

The American South – and the nation more broadly – continues to wrestle with how to remember its most painful chapters. Tourism is one of the...

04.08.2025 2

Betsy Pudliner

National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources

The United States’ national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency – and the...

04.08.2025 2

Sarah Diaz

If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...

04.08.2025 2

Harold Wallace

Fixing Michigan’s teacher shortage isn’t just about getting more recruits

Nearly 500 of Michigan’s 705 school districts reported teaching vacancies in the fall of 2023. That’s up from 262 districts at the beginning of the...

04.08.2025 2

Gail Richmond

Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss

About 60 pregnancies per day in the U.S. end in stillbirth. The best way to find out why a stillbirth occurred is a fetal autopsy – yet these...

04.08.2025 1

Jill Lens

Beyond brute strength: A fresh look at Samson’s search for intimacy in the Hebrew Bible

The biblical figure of Samson has long been understood as a man of brute strength, a warrior on the margins of society whose story is often defined...

04.08.2025 2

Tanner Ethan Walker

Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action

Eighty years ago, in August 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated by the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. By the...

04.08.2025 2

Masako Toki

From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis

Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000 people, mostly women, were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe. About half that number were executed –...

01.08.2025 10

Julie Walsh

Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia

When commuters on the R5 SEPTA train that connects suburban Chester County to Philadelphia approach Malvern station, they might spot a square stone...

01.08.2025 10

William E. Watson

As wrestling fans reel from the sudden death of Hulk Hogan, a cardiologist explains how to live long and healthy − and avoid chronic disease

On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died at the age of 71. Hogan had chronic...

01.08.2025 3

William Cornwell

Quantum scheme protects videos from prying eyes and tampering

We have developed a new way to secure video transmissions so even quantum computers in the future won’t be able to break into private video...

01.08.2025 9

Yashas Hariprasad

The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect...

01.08.2025 2

Lauren Gifford

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a...

01.08.2025 1

Stephen Herzog

Shingles vaccination rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but major gaps remain for underserved groups

Vaccination against shingles increased among adults age 50 and older in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not equally across all...

01.08.2025 1

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Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia

Anand Kumar

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Jeff Bachman

Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity

Brian Jansen

Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be derailed by a US political system hostile to new voices

Thom Reilly

Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement in the US

Mark Schlakman

Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows

Oliver L. Haimson

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is attracting huge audiences worldwide – young Philadelphians told us K-pop culture inspires innocence, joy and belonging

A. Stefanie Ruiz

As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

Sarah Porter

A toxicologist’s guide to poison ivy’s itch and bee stings’ burning pain – 2 examples of nature’s chemical warfare

Christopher P. Holstege

Teen drivers face unique challenges during ‘100 deadliest days’ of summer, but safety measures can make a difference

Shannon Roberts

Trump has promised to eliminate funding to schools that don’t nix DEI work – but half of the states are not complying

Hilary Lustick

Where next for Khamenei? After war, Iran’s supreme leader is faced with difficult choices

Shirvin Zeinalzadeh

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

David B. Sarwer

Insurance warning signs in doctors’ offices might discourage patients from speaking openly about their health

Helen Colby

How states are placing guardrails around AI in the absence of strong federal regulation

Anjana Susarla

The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

Mireille Rebeiz

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

Susan L. Cutter

Philadelphia is using AI-driven cameras to keep bus lanes clear – transparency can help build trust in the system

Murugan Anandarajan

Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion

Gavin D. Madakumbura

Iron nanoparticles can help treat contaminated water – our team of scientists created them out of expired supplements

Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus

When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird

D. Brian Blank

EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive

Alan Jenn

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

Lee Rafuse Haines

Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle

Ross Channing Reed

Football and faith could return to the Supreme Court – this time, over loudspeakers

Charles J. Russo

The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone

Stephanie A. Martin

For America’s 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard

Peter Boumgarden

PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

Rebecca Dore

2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new tech

Christopher Palma

Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin

Bill Smith

Plantation tourism, memory and the uneasy economics of heritage in the American South

Betsy Pudliner

National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources

Sarah Diaz

If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?

Harold Wallace

Fixing Michigan’s teacher shortage isn’t just about getting more recruits

Gail Richmond

Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss

Jill Lens

Beyond brute strength: A fresh look at Samson’s search for intimacy in the Hebrew Bible

Tanner Ethan Walker

Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action

Masako Toki

From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis

Julie Walsh

Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia