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Respiratory diseases like measles and flu pose a much bigger threat to public health for the World Cup than does Ebola.
For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but...
A Carnegie Mellon researcher explains the connection between our brains and AI chatbots – and what a new Pennsylvania lawsuit reveals about the...
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
The more Epstein-connected directors a company had, no matter its size, the more likely it was to have governance problems.
The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.
A physical chemist outlines the promises and risks associated with methane fuel and describes why SpaceX and Blue Origin use it in their superheavy...
It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be...
The US had been reducing surface-level ozone, a harmful pollutant and the main component of smog, but that changed as wildfire activity picked up...
Investors’ inflation expectations, much more than the central bank, are among the factors that affect the cost of home loans.
Ben Franklin led an effort to print paper bills in the American colonies, after a coin shortage constrained the economy.
Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing...
A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event.
‘Soccer’ originated as a slang term in the 1880s and continues to be used around the world today. So why are some people squeamish about the term?
Behind the difference looms the specter of Russia, which each side sees in increasingly opposing terms.
The leaders of Canada, France, India and Turkey are among those looking to leverage their ability to say ‘no’ to Washington.
Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped...
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’...
What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an...
125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it...
Patience is a virtue that researchers have linked to many parts of well-being. But it’s also something that needs a bit of practice and training –...
Nearly one-third of Philadelphia schools closed in 2013 still sit vacant while cyber charters banked millions in revenue.
About a third of Americans report using high-interest credit cards for everyday expenses as costs continue to rise.
Ben Franklin led an effort to print paper bills in the American colonies, after a coin shortage constrained the economy.
Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
It is far easier and cheaper to keep someone housed in a mobile home park than to build a new subsidized unit for them.
The economic outlook for World Cup host cities isn’t looking good – but there’s still time to change that.
The term’s contradictory uses signal deeper worries about cultural fragmenting and algorithmic-induced flattening.
New research offers a cautionary tale about the difficulty of removing ‘forever chemicals’ from the environment.
As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states are putting more...
Many employees say they prefer flexibility when it comes to working in the office, but they find it creates uncertainty and unpredictability.
Around 97% of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer die within five years. Researchers have figured out a way to target the mechanism that makes...
White Americans who watch Fox News are more likely to agree that shadowy political elites are embracing permissive immigration policies to replace...
Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class...
New AI-based facial recognition techniques are reducing false positive and false negative matches.
White Americans who watch Fox News are more likely to agree that shadowy political elites are embracing permissive immigration policies to replace...
Hospitals rely on ethics consultants to help navigate difficult decisions about life support, consent and a patient’s wishes when the path forward...
Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became patroness of the United States before the Vatican officially defined that belief as dogma.
A British ban stripped thousands of skilled mariners of their livelihoods overnight – and gave Washington a chance to turn the tide.
With spectacle, personality clashes and corruption increasingly defining American politics, it was only a matter of time before TMZ would set its...
Unable to defeat Iran, Israel shifts its focus to Lebanon, fearing U.S. negotiations with Tehran could limit operations against Hezbollah.
From who gets to vote to how people travel and where taxpayer dollars are funneled, politicians and urban planners wield maps to control public...
Researchers learned from dozens of interviews that the usual ways of resolving complex cases, escalating issues and holding the authorities...
Whether or not there’s a will, the results are the same.
Latter-day Saints have long valued the US Constitution’s promise of religious freedom – but the church has also tested its boundaries.
Many Black teachers were pushed out of classrooms from the 1950s through ‘70s. Despite new recruitment programs, the teacher workforce remains...
Public awareness campaigns around the World Cup and other sporting events are well intentioned – but not backed by research.
Uncertainty is common in medicine, and AI isn’t very good at navigating it.
Subsidized insurance makes waterfront property seem safer than it is for wealthier buyers, while many low-income homeowners face repeat disasters with...
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