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As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether...
By the Revolutionary War in the late 1770s, those marking the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death on March 17 included Irish immigrants in the...
The Trump administration is leaning away from dramatic funding cuts and settlements with universities, and more toward standard tactics to try to...
There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not even in medieval...
Anthropic’s Claude is helping the US military choose targets to strike in Iran, but responsibility for the accuracy, strategy and ethics of the...
Petrochemicals derived from oil and fossil fuels underlie the production of many consumer goods − and many you wouldn’t know from looking at the...
People and computers perceive the world differently, which can lead AI to make mistakes no human would. Researchers are working on how to bring human...
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy aid in weight loss by suppressing appetite. Researchers are looking next at how the body expends energy –...
The purportedly unique and local feel of coffee shops has instead been homogenized into a singular, palatable aesthetic.
Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
Researchers use text and image generators to design culturally relevant educational content for young children.
Despite Iranian threats to destroy any ships that pass through a key maritime route, some ships are still doing so.
Trump’s Iran war is historically unique in one critically important way: Early on, the war is not popular with the American public.
Gold and platinum are found in space, created when two stars collide. Astrophysicists can even trace this process further back, to the merger of...
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood...
Today’s romance novels spotlight women in control in the bedroom and in their relationships.
The war that began Feb. 28 hews to a familiar, dangerous pattern, writes an Iran expert, from deep, historical mistrust and incompatible strategic...
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and...
A lack of transparency at both the federal and state level is making it increasingly difficult for journalists and citizens to hold government to...
Different types of alcoholic beverages elicit symbolic cues that can influence the choices a person makes about consumption.
Black patients were less likely to receive higher doses. This may reflect inequities in health care or misconceptions among patients that higher doses...
It makes sense for companies and organizations to outsource key internet services, but with those services in the hands of a few corporations,...
The ancient Greek word phronesis means practical wisdom. It’s about choosing the right action at the right time for the right reasons, helping you...
Couples in interfaith marriages came under intense pressure in Nazi Germany. But women’s protests in February 1943 may have helped save their...
More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with...
Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers...
Oil prices affect the US economy differently than in past decades. Nowadays, the US is less reliant on oil imports and uses less oil to produce more...
The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling when it’s more of a...
The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.
Scholars studied hashtag campaigns in Canada and Syria.
For Madison, religious freedom was not a tool for political domination. Rather, he saw it as a constitutional safeguard for liberty and democracy.
Mobile health clinics are a practical but underused solution to the growing number of maternity care deserts in the US.
Those who stand to benefit from the changes in tax code include workers who earn tips, those receiving overtime pay, purchasers of US-made autos, and...
Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of...
From wearable samplers to passive environmental monitoring, new research is changing how scientists observe chemical exposure – without invasive...
Washington has long worked with Kurdish groups in the Middle East. But without sufficient support, encouraging Iranian Kurds into an uprising now...
Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
Beijing has denounced US-Israeli action in Iran, but has not rushed to come to the aid of its regional ally.
The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.
An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.
A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoids the issue of liability for content and focuses on allegations that social media platforms themselves are...
Contemporary culture seems obsessed with authenticity – but the question of how to be ‘sincere’ in modern society has troubled philosophers for...
The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.
The Trump administration is reportedly working on a revised version of the higher education proposal.
Conflict between Washington and the states is perennial and by design. Lack of clarity about who’s in charge on what issue keeps power from becoming...
Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more...
Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
In an era of family-friendly workplaces, how can employers treat single people without kids fairly?