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About half of young Americans can't name a single Holocaust site, repeating a pattern of ignorance seen in postwar Germany -- Daniela R. P. Weiner, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Trump's coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur -- Tony Wood, University of Colorado Boulder

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Trump sidelined Congress' authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend -- Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies and Robert Haswell, Carleton University

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'Right to race' laws and the battle over America's local racetracks -- Joshua Vadeboncoeur, Gardner-Webb University

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How Islamophobic rhetoric leaves an impact on the mental health of Muslim Americans -- Anisah Bagasra, Kennesaw State University

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Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind -- Omayma Alshaarawy, Michigan State University

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One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons 'democratize' precision warfare -- Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Kahn, Georgetown University

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Students expect their university will mishandle sexual misconduct, if they ever report it -- Heather Hensman Kettrey, Clemson University; Heidi Zinzow, Clemson University, and Megan Rebecca Fallon, Clemson University

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How Trump's repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder -- Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex and Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University

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Christian satellite TV has broadcast evangelical faith – and end-times prophecies – into Iran for decades -- Febe Armanios, Middlebury College

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Iran's military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons -- Paul J. Springer, Air University

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Washington DC's 240 million-gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble -- Marccus D. Hendricks, University of Maryland

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As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots? -- Katrina Stack, University of Tennessee and Reagan Yessler, Pellissippi State Community College

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Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas -- Austin McCoy, West Virginia University

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Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers -- Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University

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Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission -- Christye Sisson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the visual story of their lunar journey – and update some classic Apollo images -- Jennifer Levasseur, Smithsonian Institution

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Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne's 19th-century novel -- Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Illinois Wesleyan University

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The science behind splashdown − how NASA got the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth -- Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota

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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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Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters -- Elizabeth Mendenhall, University of Rhode Island

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The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran-US deal -- Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania

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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game -- Jeffrey Taliaferro, Tufts University

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US ceasefire with Iran: What's next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios -- Donald Heflin, Tufts University

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After ceasefire, negotiating a lasting deal with Iran would require overcoming regional rivalries and strategic incoherence -- Ioana Emy Matesan, Wesleyan University

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Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities? -- Beth DuFault, University of Portland

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Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out -- William J. (Bill) Kovarik, Radford University

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What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans' obsession with college rankings -- Stephen Chen, Wellesley College

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Iran war and other tough topics give K-12 teachers chance to teach students how, not what, to think -- Boaz Dvir, Penn State

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I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side -- Katherine Moses, University of Mississippi

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Your local fishing hole is getting browner, changing which fish species thrive and which ones struggle -- Allison M. Roth, University of Missouri-Columbia and Irene Gregory-Eaves, McGill University

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What if Texas' destructive Tax Day storm had centered on inner Houston instead? It's why cities should plan for the improbable -- James R. Elliott, Rice University; Dominic Boyer, Rice University, and Yilei Yu, Rice University

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Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future -- Renee Obringer, Penn State and Dave White, Arizona State University

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Winter's alarmingly low snowpack reflects the changing rhythm of water in the western US -- Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder

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Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he's lucky to be alive -- Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Philadelphia's 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador -- Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University

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We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe -- Anindya Kundu, Florida International University and Ryan W. Pontier, Florida International University

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US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white -- John Broich, Case Western Reserve University

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ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton

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Why ICE's body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency -- Stephanie Lessing, UMass Boston

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Trump's clash with the pope reenacts a 1,000-year-old question: What happens when sacred and secular power collide? -- Joëlle Rollo-Koster, University of Rhode Island

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Why Pete Hegseth's Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court -- John E. Jones III, Dickinson College

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Trump's exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads -- Kalpana Jain, The Conversation

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A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

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In his efforts to remake federal architecture, Trump repudiates the 'republican ideals' that have long informed it -- Kevin D. Murphy, Vanderbilt University

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How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence -- Jenna Norosky, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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80 years later, scholarship is breaking silence on women's suffering and strength at Treblinka – including their role in its uprising -- Chad S.A. Gibbs, College of Charleston

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What Viktor Orbán's election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism -- Matthew Sussex, Australian National University

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Pope Leo XIV's Africa journey: How each stop reflects his message of peace -- Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross

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Israel's death penalty law has little to do with criminal justice and everything to do with ethno-nationalism -- Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell

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Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely than ever – what this research could mean for future clocks -- Eric R. Hudson, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrei Derevianko, University of Nevada, Reno

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Ads for GLP-1 drugs are flooding the internet – here's how to know if it's safe to buy them online -- Sujith Ramachandran, University of Mississippi and Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin, University of Mississippi

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Antibiotics can trigger bacteria to release bubbles of inflammation tinder, making it harder to treat infection -- Panteha Torabian, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how -- Jacob A Tennessen, Harvard University

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New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon's early chemistry -- Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College

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Thousands of AI-written, edited or 'polished' books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell's 'novel-writing machines' -- Laura Beers, American University

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AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is -- Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, University of Kansas

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AIs have 'personalities' – here's how they affect you more deeply than you may realize -- Tamilla Triantoro, Quinnipiac University

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AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands. Humanity isn't ready for the new risks this brings to biology -- Stephen D. Turner, University of Virginia

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Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too -- Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies

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Why women in groups face a 'collaboration penalty' that solo female stars like Taylor Swift and Coco Gauff escape -- David Hekman, University of Colorado Boulder and Mallory Decker, University of Colorado Boulder

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Why rural hospitals in Pennsylvania and across the country are closing in increasing numbers – 5 myths about rural health care -- Shayann Ramedani, Penn State and Daniel R. George, Penn State

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'Bouncing back' is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them -- Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut

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The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today's political discourse -- Anna Piela, Northwestern University

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The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers - Gemma Ware, The Conversation - Listen

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Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection -- C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

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