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Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at...
Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought,...
Many column inches have been dedicated to dissecting the “great power rivalry” currently playing out between China and the U.S. But what makes a...
Younger Americans are more likely to express belief in witchcraft and luck, as our new research shows. As sociologists who research the social...
The advent of generative AI has elicited waves of frustration and worry across academia for all the reasons one might expect: Early studies are...
Reviewer 1: “This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend...
Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your fingers. Snap a woody bracket mushroom off a tree trunk and...
For search and rescue, AI is not more accurate than humans, but it is far faster. Recent successes in applying computer vision and machine learning...
New research from sociologists finds that local Catholic leaders are more likely than many other Christian clergy to speak about immigration with...
The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of...
The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a reference to the former...
With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest:...
Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are...
The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will cut government spending on health care by more than...
The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, sent shock waves around the world. It marked a dramatic reversal for the...
Programs to help students discern their vocation or calling are gaining prominence in higher education. According to a 2019 Bates/Gallup poll, 80%...
Nativism, the idea that government must guard native-born Americans from various threats posed by immigrants, has a long history in the United...
When the FIFA World Cup hits North America in June 2026, 48 teams and millions of soccer fans will be traveling to and from venues spread across...
In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel...
The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in July 2025 highlight a troubling reality: Despite years of warnings and recent...
If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you...
It was a surrender widely foreseen. For months, rumors abounded that Paramount would eventually settle the seemingly frivolous lawsuit brought by...
This November, there will be no candidate for president, governor, senator or even representative on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvanians will...
As someone who teaches and researches music and religion, I’ve always been curious about inspiration and how it connects humans to other beings....
In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love: New Visions,” she lamented “the lack...
After much back-and-forth over several months, President Donald Trump announced on July 9, 2025, that he planned to levy a 50% tariff on Brazilian...
When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City, political observers noted his progressive platform and legislative record....
When the FIFA World Cup hits North America in June 2026, 48 teams and millions of sports fans will be traveling among venues spread across Canada,...
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...
The devastating losses from the historic flooding in Texas Hill Country on July 4, 2025, are still coming into grim focus, with 121 deaths...
The deadly flooding in Texas on July 4, 2025, and destructive flash floods a week later in states including New Mexico, Vermont and Iowa are...