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Ancient teeth reveal clues to the environment humans' early ancestors evolved in millions of years ago -- Zelalem Bedaso, University of Dayton2 days ago
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 Technology2 days ago
I've fired one of America's most powerful lasers – here's what a shot day looks like -- Ahmed Helal, The University of Texas at Austin2 days ago
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 Boulder2 days ago
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 University2 days ago
'Right to race' laws and the battle over America's local racetracks -- Joshua Vadeboncoeur, Gardner-Webb University2 days ago
How Islamophobic rhetoric leaves an impact on the mental health of Muslim Americans -- Anisah Bagasra, Kennesaw State University2 days ago
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Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind -- Omayma Alshaarawy, Michigan State University2 days ago
One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons 'democratize' precision warfare -- Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Kahn, Georgetown University2 days ago
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 University3 days ago
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 University3 days ago
Christian satellite TV has broadcast evangelical faith – and end-times prophecies – into Iran for decades -- Febe Armanios, Middlebury College3 days ago
Iran's military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons -- Paul J. Springer, Air University3 days ago
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Washington DC's 240 million-gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble -- Marccus D. Hendricks, University of Maryland3 days ago
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots? -- Katrina Stack, University of Tennessee and Reagan Yessler, Pellissippi State Community College3 days ago
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 University3 days ago
Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers -- Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University3 days ago
Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men -- Vladimir Chlouba, University of Richmond3 days ago
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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 Technology6 days ago
Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the visual story of their lunar journey – and update some classic Apollo images -- Jennifer Levasseur, Smithsonian Institution8 days ago
Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne's 19th-century novel -- Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Illinois Wesleyan University8 days ago
The science behind splashdown − how NASA got the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth -- Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota8 days ago
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 Mississippi8 days ago
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Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters -- Elizabeth Mendenhall, University of Rhode Island4 days ago
The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran-US deal -- Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania4 days ago
4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game -- Jeffrey Taliaferro, Tufts University8 days ago
US ceasefire with Iran: What's next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios -- Donald Heflin, Tufts University8 days ago
After ceasefire, negotiating a lasting deal with Iran would require overcoming regional rivalries and strategic incoherence -- Ioana Emy Matesan, Wesleyan University9 days ago
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Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities? -- Beth DuFault, University of Portland1 month ago
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 University1 month ago
What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans' obsession with college rankings -- Stephen Chen, Wellesley College1 month ago
Iran war and other tough topics give K-12 teachers chance to teach students how, not what, to think -- Boaz Dvir, Penn State1 month ago
I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side -- Katherine Moses, University of Mississippi1 month ago
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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 University4 days ago
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 University2 days ago
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 University11 days ago
Winter's alarmingly low snowpack reflects the changing rhythm of water in the western US -- Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder7 days ago
Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he's lucky to be alive -- Perry Samson, University of Michigan27 days ago
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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 University11 days ago
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 University12 days ago
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 University12 days ago
ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton1 month ago
Why ICE's body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency -- Stephanie Lessing, UMass Boston1 month ago
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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 Island4 days ago
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 College4 days ago
Trump's exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads -- Kalpana Jain, The Conversation5 days ago
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 College5 days ago
In his efforts to remake federal architecture, Trump repudiates the 'republican ideals' that have long informed it -- Kevin D. Murphy, Vanderbilt University9 days ago
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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 York5 days ago
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 Charleston9 days ago
What Viktor Orbán's election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism -- Matthew Sussex, Australian National University6 days ago
Pope Leo XIV's Africa journey: How each stop reflects his message of peace -- Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross10 days ago
Israel's death penalty law has little to do with criminal justice and everything to do with ethno-nationalism -- Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell12 days ago
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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, Reno5 days ago
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 Mississippi3 days ago
Antibiotics can trigger bacteria to release bubbles of inflammation tinder, making it harder to treat infection -- Panteha Torabian, Rochester Institute of Technology5 days ago
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how -- Jacob A Tennessen, Harvard University23 days ago
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon's early chemistry -- Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College23 days ago
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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 University4 days ago
AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is -- Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, University of Kansas5 days ago
AIs have 'personalities' – here's how they affect you more deeply than you may realize -- Tamilla Triantoro, Quinnipiac University6 days ago
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 Virginia10 days ago
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 Studies5 days ago
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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 Boulder4 days ago
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 State5 days ago
'Bouncing back' is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them -- Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut6 days ago
The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today's political discourse -- Anna Piela, Northwestern University6 days ago
The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers - Gemma Ware, The Conversation - Listen9 days ago
Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection -- C. Michael White, University of Connecticut12 days ago
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