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Iran's ruling structure explained -- Eric Lob, Florida International University1 day ago
In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America's -- Coalter G Lathrop, Duke University7 hours ago
While the US government is investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, academic researchers studying them face stigma -- Darrell Evans, Purdue University7 hours ago
Nearly 1 in 3 missing children in the US are Black, driving Pennsylvania and other states to propose 'Ebony Alerts' to ensure equal protection and public safety -- Itay Ravid, Villanova University7 hours ago
How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate -- Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus, Georgia Institute of Technology and Joe Frank Bozeman III, Georgia Institute of Technology7 hours ago
Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here's what the data shows -- James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University21 hours ago
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Young Latinos – and their commitment to social justice – are shaping the future of the Catholic Church -- Hosffman Ospino, Boston College and Timothy Matovina, University of Notre Dame7 hours ago
When US fights in the Middle East, American Muslim students often face discrimination -- Amaarah DeCuir, American University7 hours ago
As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI's growing influence on filmmaking -- Holly Willis, University of Southern California7 hours ago
Jesse Jackson's misdiagnosis of Parkinson's is common – new genetic discovery could lead to treatment for this deadly disease -- Jose Abisambra, University of Florida7 hours ago
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I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side - Katherine Moses, University of Mississippi7 hours ago
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As Iran war expands, some conservative Christians interpret the conflict through biblical prophecies -- Shalom Goldman, Middlebury College1 day ago
We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what's coming -- Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Brown University and Andrea Uhlig, Brown University1 day ago
'The Tibetan Book of the Dead' is actually not just about death -- Jue Liang, Case Western Reserve University1 day ago
Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones -- Iain Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder1 day ago
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Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump's war with Iran – and to ask questions -- SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia and Charlie Hunt, Boise State University2 days ago
ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton1 day ago
'Hamnet' is making audiences break down in tears – and upending beliefs about male grief -- Jeanette Tran, Drake University1 day ago
Constant technology changes throw seniors a curve – and add to caregivers' load -- Debaleena Chattopadhyay, University of Illinois Chicago1 day ago
Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago -- Lily Hindy, University of California, Los Angeles1 day ago
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Trump's war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century -- Charles Walldorf, Wake Forest University3 days ago
US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades -- Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University4 days ago
War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economy -- Michael Klein, Tufts University4 days ago
Iran war: 4 big questions that help clarify the future of the Middle East -- David Mednicoff, UMass Amherst3 days ago
Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran's minority Kurds -- John Calabrese, American University4 days ago
Iran's missile mayhem show the limits of Middle East defences -- Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University10 days ago
Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are -- Javed Ali, University of Michigan12 days ago
The US is using repurposed Iranian drone technology to attack Iran – a military expert explains why -- Arun Dawson, King's College London8 days ago
The Gulf's delicate balancing act between the US and Iran is now in flames - Gemma Ware, The Conversation - Listen7 days ago
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Today's obsession with authenticity isn't new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries -- Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, Hamilton College7 days ago
'Learning to be humble meant taming my need to stand out from the group' – a humility scholar explains how he became more grounded -- Barret Michalec, Arizona State University22 days ago
I'm a philosopher who tries to see the best in others – but I know there are limits -- Mark Schroeder, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences21 days ago
Meekness isn't weakness – once considered positive, it's one of the 'undersung virtues' that deserve defense today -- Timothy J. Pawl, University of St. Thomas18 days ago
How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America's toughest neighborhoods -- Tim Swift, St. Joseph's University1 month ago
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Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods -- Dan McGrath, Colorado State University4 days ago
Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR's -- Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia16 days ago
Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub -- Stephanie Kivlin, University of Tennessee; Aimee Classen, University of Michigan, and Lara A. Souza, University of Oklahoma24 days ago
Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers facing wildfires and bracing for another tough year -- Joel Lisonbee, University of Colorado Boulder and William Baule, Texas A&M University22 days ago
Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving -- Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder22 days ago
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Why ICE's body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency -- Stephanie Lessing, UMass Boston17 days ago
When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years -- Nicole L. Novak, University of Iowa and William D. Lopez, University of Michigan23 days ago
How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE's immigration strategy -- Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College1 month ago
A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn 'domestic terrorism' into a useless designation -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology1 month ago
Why the 'Streets of Minneapolis' have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970 -- Gregory P. Magarian, Washington University in St. Louis22 days ago
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Venezuela's fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads -- Antonio Machado Allison, Wesleyan University7 days ago
Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead -- Fred L. Pincus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County7 days ago
Congress once fought to limit a president's war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority -- Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies8 days ago
Kansas revoked transgender people's IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences -- Jae A. Puckett, Michigan State University; L. Zachary DuBois, University of Oregon, and Noelle Martin, Michigan State University12 days ago
Supreme Court rules against Trump's emergency tariffs – but leaves key questions unanswered -- Kent Jones, Babson College19 days ago
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China's muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing's delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker -- John Calabrese, American University7 days ago
Hezbollah − degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed − destabilizes Lebanon once again -- Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College8 days ago
Far from random, China's global port network is clustering near the world's riskiest trade routes -- Dylan Spencer, Georgia Southern University; Gohar Petrossian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Stephen Pires, Florida International University9 days ago
La Jefa: the wife of slain drug kingpin El Mencho and the women at the heart of the cartels -- Adriana Marin, Coventry University15 days ago
How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US -- Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University15 days ago
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Astrophysicists trace the origin of valuable metals in space, from colliding stars to merging galaxies -- Simone Dichiara, Penn State and Eleonora Troja, University of Rome Tor Vergata3 days ago
What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ -- Phil Starks, Tufts University and Lilia Goncharova, Tufts University4 days ago
Mobile clinics offer a practical way to improve health care access in maternity care deserts -- Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, University of Florida; Arielle Ayotte, University of Florida, and Michelle Nall, University of Florida2 days ago
Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds -- Linda Argote, Carnegie Mellon University and Jeremy M. Kahn, University of Pittsburgh9 days ago
Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research -- Benjamin Kaveladze, Dartmouth College11 days ago
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Indie coffee shops are meant to counter corporate behemoths like Starbucks – so why do they all look the same? -- Conrad Kickert, University at Buffalo; Jeffrey Parker, University of New Orleans, and Kelly Gregg, University at Buffalo2 days ago
US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn't lessen the need for human judgment in war -- Jon R. Lindsay, Georgia Institute of Technology2 days ago
Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education -- Andres Bustamante, University of California, Irvine and Aria Gastón-Panthaki, University of California, Irvine2 days ago
AI doesn't 'see' the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes -- Arryn Robbins, University of Richmond; Eben W. Daggett, New Mexico State University, and Michael Hout, New Mexico State University2 days ago
Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer -- Sagar Lekhak, Rochester Institute of Technology8 days ago
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Universities survived Trump's 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn't flowing to researchers -- Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University2 days ago
Federal benefits cuts are looming – here's how Colorado is trying to protect families with children -- Stephen Roll, Washington University in St. Louis; Jenn Finders, Colorado State University, and Leah Hamilton, Appalachian State University1 day ago
A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out -- Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology1 day ago
Higher buprenorphine doses help patients stay in opioid use disorder treatment, new study finds -- Rachel French, University of Pennsylvania3 days ago
What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today -- Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University4 days ago
GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people -- Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis8 days ago
Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark – medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple -- Brett Whalen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2 days ago
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