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NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program -- Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi

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How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm -- Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Judah Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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All foods can fit in a balanced diet – a dietitian explains how flexibility can be healthier than dieting -- Charlotte Carlson, Colorado State University

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How fire, people and history shaped the South's iconic longleaf pine forests -- Andrea De Stefano, Mississippi State University

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White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising -- Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College

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Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businesses -- Linnéa Chapman, Florida International University

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How Trump's Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg -- Michael Blake, University of Washington

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Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn't what it was when it comes to foreign policy -- Andrew Latham, Macalester College

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Marine protected areas aren't in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic -- Guilherme Maricato, UFRJ; Clinton N. Jenkins, Florida International University; Maria Alice S. Alves, UERJ, and Rodrigo Tardin, UFRJ

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What we get wrong about forgiveness – a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up -- Richard Balkin, University of Mississippi

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Why too much phosphorus in America's farmland is polluting the country's water -- Dinesh Phuyal, University of Florida

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Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism -- Ilia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh

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Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to 'think' about its 'thinking' -- Ricky J. Sethi, Fitchburg State University; Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Where do seashells come from? -- Michal Kowalewski, University of Florida and Thomas K. Frazer, University of South Florida

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Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here's how psychology says you can shift the dynamic -- Jessica A. Stern, Pomona College

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Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world's deadliest parasite -- Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, University of Virginia

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A more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro's arrest -- Lightning Jay, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Ana L. Ros, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being -- Michael Prinzing, Wake Forest University

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Moore's law: the famous rule of computing has reached the end of the road, so what comes next? -- Domenico Vicinanza, Anglia Ruskin University

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AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it's already happening -- Ahmed Elgammal, Rutgers University

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Blizzards are inescapable − but the most expensive winter storm damage is largely preventable -- Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo

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The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here's what that means -- Kaveh Madani, United Nations University

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The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse -- Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University

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West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America's aging flood defenses -- Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University

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The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference -- James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles

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A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on 'domestic terrorism' -- Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

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'We want you arrested because we said so' – how ICE's policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge -- John E. Jones III, Dickinson College

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ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US-Mexico border operations move north -- Kelsey Norman, Rice University and Nicholas R. Micinski, American University

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How to avoid seeing disturbing video on social media and protect your peace of mind -- Annie Margaret, University of Colorado Boulder

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Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here's how to minimize the risk -- Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University

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Trump's stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China's economic interests -- Steven Lamy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Trump's insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy -- David Lindsey, Baruch College, CUNY

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Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance -- Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, University of California, Santa Barbara

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12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year -- Spencer Overton, George Washington University

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Trump's Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order -- Donald Heflin, Tufts University

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Lebanon's orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions -- Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College and Josiane Yazbeck, Université La Sagesse

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Iran's universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future -- Pardis Mahdavi, University of California, Berkeley

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What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities -- Geoff Childs, Washington University in St. Louis

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What triumphalist narratives about Brazil's high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out -- Tassiana Moura de Oliveira, University at Albany, State University of New York

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Venezuela's oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing -- Skip York, Rice University

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Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story -- André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade -- Mahesh Nepal, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – new study examines each method's risks -- Kelsey Roberts, Cornell University; UMass Dartmouth; Daniele Visioni, Cornell University; Morgan Raven, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Tyler Rohr, University of Tasmania

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How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty -- Stephen Acabado, University of California, Los Angeles

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Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities -- Evelyn Valdez-Ward, University of Rhode Island; Nic Bennett, Michigan State University, and Robert N. Ulrich, University of California, Los Angeles

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Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet -- Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

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AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research -- Alessandra Buccella, University at Albany, State University of New York

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Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads -- Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School and Nathan Sanders, Harvard University

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AI agents arrived in 2025 – here's what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026 -- Thomas Şerban von Davier, Carnegie Mellon University

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When it comes to developing policies on AI in K-12, schools are largely on their own -- Janice Mak, Arizona State University

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Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine's Day -- Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder

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From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace -- Timothy Joseph, College of the Holy Cross

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Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era -- Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies

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Building 'beloved community': Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh -- Jeremy David Engels, Penn State

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