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An education law professor unpacks what the Supreme Court’s 4-4 order does and doesn’t say.
Some of the same people caught illegally trafficking firearms across the border to Mexico are also selling illicit drugs, including fentanyl, meth...
Independent gun dealers supplied 83% of crime guns seized in Mexico and traced back to purchases in the US. Chain stores supplied the other 17%.
After protests over state violence, news coverage tends to focus on negative stories that can delegitimize dissent. Over time, that often yields to...
Fever isn’t necessarily a bad thing − it’s actually a useful response to infections.
The Supreme Court’s order has blocked this particular charter school, but similar issues could emerge in future cases.
Political leaders in El Salvador, the Philippines and Israel, among other places, have also positioned judges as the enemy of the people.
Women’s stories of seeking abortions later in pregnancy highlight what’s missing from the current conversation about abortion policies in the US.
Science has done many things that seem miraculous. Why not transfer your consciousness to a machine?
A storm scientist explains what’s been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing.
US manufacturers do not produce enough solar panels to meet the nation’s demand, but industry investments and federal tax incentives have been...
Exposure to accurate reporting over the dire plight of people in Gaza resulted in 5% bump in those in Israel who supported aid convoys.
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The agency said it would...
Visit just about any downtown on a weekend and you will likely happen upon a farmers market. Or, you might grab lunch from a food truck outside a...
Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth...
On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement, following three years of “intensive...
Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, the spotlight moved from movie stars and directors to the festival’s fashion rules. Cannes reminded guests to...
In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and Trump megadonor Elon Musk offered his thoughts about what motivates political...
Science funding is a hot topic these days and people have questions about how grants work. Who decides whether a researcher will receive funds?...
If they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV – one of the largest groups of...
U.S. forecasters are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming...
President Trump has set aggressive goals for Golden Dome, but many parts of the system already exist.
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The agency said it would...
Americans’ electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation. But upgrades to electric wires, reinforcing and protecting power...
When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized...
After 18 months of punishing airstrikes, raids and an increasingly restrictive siege in Gaza, the United Nations on May 20, 2025, issued one of its...
When Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, it could have meant many things. There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great,...
For patients hospitalized with chest pain, the amount of time they spend sedentary afterward is linked to a greater risk for more heart problems...
Lately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, the courts...
When Russia invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022, President Vladimir Putin incorrectly assumed it would be a swift takeover. In fact, three years...
For decades, colleges, government agencies and foundations have experimented with recruitment and retention efforts designed to increase diversity...
Mark Zuckerberg recently suggested that AI chatbots could combat social isolation by serving as “friends” for people experiencing loneliness. He...
How much do you engage with others when you’re out in public? Lots of people don’t actually engage with others much at all. Think of commuters on...
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. But what does it mean for...
“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. “They found cancer in my prostate.” As a cancer researcher who knows very well about the...
Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast. It was the...
If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks of male reproductive...
A presidential or political visit is one of the ways in which the United States marks places as uniquely important. A space meriting the pomp and...
My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. My wife,...
You’ve probably heard the adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket. It’s an especially meaningful one for newspapers. For decades, they...
Three-dimensional printing is transforming medical care, letting the health care field shift from mass-produced solutions to customized treatments...
Children and teenagers of any age who sip or taste alcohol with their parents’ permission are more likely to engage in risky drinking in young...
Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. As a...
Americans largely agree that women have made significant gains in the workplace over the past two decades. But what about men? While many Americans...
In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing...
Although technically they’re a fruit, tomatoes are one of the most-consumed vegetables, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Among the...
President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a...
A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation...
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...
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez – on a...