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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of 'seditious behavior' would be deprived of several constitutional rights -- Joshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico1 hour ago
The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites -- Sven Bilén, Penn State1 hour ago
Gazing into the mind's eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly -- Bilal Haider, Georgia Institute of Technology1 hour ago
A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning -- Joshua Rowe Eyler, University of Mississippi1 hour ago
Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents -- Andra B. Chastain, Washington State University15 hours ago
How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs -- Nolan Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, State University of New York1 hour ago
2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike -- Daniel E. Esser, American University; Heiner Janus, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS); Mark Theisen, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), and Tim Hailer-Röthel, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)1 hour ago
The North Pole keeps moving – here's how that affects Santa's holiday travel and yours -- Scott Brame, Clemson University1 hour ago
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In a cynical industry, Rob Reiner's films taught us the power of sincerity -- Adam Daniel, Western Sydney University1 hour ago
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Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend -- Alexander M. Laskaris, University of Florida and Olivier Walther, University of Florida1 hour ago
2025'S EXTREME WEATHER HAD THE JET STREAM'S FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER IT, FROM FLASH FLOODS TO HURRICANES -- Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton1 day ago
Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton's ideas to today's TikTok explainers -- Beth DuFault, University of Portland1 day ago
Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others' success -- Salah Ben Hammou, Rice University and Jonathan Powell, University of Kentucky1 day ago
Christmas trees are more expensive than ever in Colorado — what gives? -- Ali Besharat, University of Denver1 day ago
Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use -- Stewart Ulrich, Sam Houston State University1 day ago
The Bible says little about Jesus' childhood – but that didn't stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy 'rascal' -- Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee3 days ago
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How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communities -- Loveline Chizobam Phillips, George Mason University and Faye Taxman, George Mason University5 days ago
Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay? -- Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida3 days ago
Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition -- Joshua Shanes, University of California, Davis5 days ago
Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection -- Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania; Charlotte Ren, University of Pennsylvania, and John J. DiIulio Jr., University of Pennsylvania5 days ago
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Australia is reeling from the worst terrorist attack on home soil. Could it have been prevented? -- Greg Barton, Deakin University1 day ago
Intervene or run and hide: what should you do during public violence like the attacks at Bondi? -- Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne1 day ago
Bondi attack came after huge increase in online antisemitism: research -- Matteo Vergani, Deakin University1 day ago
Why can someone in suburban Sydney own 6 guns legally? New laws might change that -- Suzanna Fay, The University of Queensland1 day ago
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What's at stake in Trump's executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation -- Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University2 days ago
Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women's suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs -- Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee4 days ago
The Ivies can weather the Trump administration's research cuts – it's the nation's public universities that have the most to lose -- Todd L. Pittinsky, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)5 days ago
Even with Trump's support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous -- Hannah Wiseman, Penn State and Seth Blumsack, Penn State5 days ago
Trump administration's immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges -- Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University6 days ago
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Germany's plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers -- Michelle Lynn Kahn, University of Richmond6 days ago
Australia's social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens -- Lisa M. Given, RMIT University6 days ago
New US national security strategy adds to Ukraine's woes and exacerbates Europe's dilemmas -- Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy7 days ago
How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation's poor -- Robert Muggah, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University7 days ago
Benin's failed coup: three factors behind the takeover attempt -- John Joseph Chin, Carnegie Mellon University7 days ago
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Exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study shows -- Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University and Iris Margetis, Michigan State University6 days ago
Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kids -- Lacey W. Heinsberg, University of Pittsburgh and Amery Treble-Barna, University of Pittsburgh6 days ago
PFAS in pregnant women's drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds -- Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona; Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, and Bo Guo, University of Arizona7 days ago
Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs -- Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College7 days ago
Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research -- Tiziano Piccardi, Johns Hopkins University12 days ago
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AI's errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care -- Carlos Gershenson, Binghamton University, State University of New York4 days ago
AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving -- Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University5 days ago
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction? -- Francesco Agnellini, Binghamton University, State University of New York21 days ago
The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up -- Deborah Lee, Mississippi State University21 days ago
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What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they're changing -- Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego3 hours ago
Sea level doesn't rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica's ice melt would have the biggest impact -- Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island21 days ago
Winter storms blanket the East, while the US West is wondering: Where's the snow? -- Adrienne Marshall, Colorado School of Mines13 days ago
No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean's compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming -- Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County1 month ago
Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed -- Ethan Murray, University of Colorado Boulder1 month ago
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Tariffs 101: What they are, who pays them, and why they matter now -- Kent Jones, Babson College5 days ago
Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility -- Sherry Thatcher, University of Tennessee and Emily Rosado-Solomon, Babson College1 day ago
From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams' green promises and reality -- Brian P. McCullough, University of Michigan and Edward Carrington, University of Michigan5 days ago
The dystopian Pottersville in 'It's a Wonderful Life' is starting to feel less like fiction -- Nora Gilbert, University of North Texas5 days ago
Sabrina Carpenter's and Chappell Roan's sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul -- Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder6 days ago
Young, undocumented immigrants are finding it increasingly hard to attend college as South Carolina and other states restrict in-state tuition or ban them altogether -- William McCorkle, College of Charleston7 days ago
Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that? -- Monika Piotrowska, University at Albany, State University of New York8 days ago
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