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Ramadan will be difficult for those in Gaza or other war zones – what does fasting mean for those who might be already starving?

  • Written by Mahan Mirza, Executive Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, and Teaching Professor of Teaching Professor of Islam and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
imagePalestinians gather at the area where aid was distributed in Gaza City on Feb. 19, 2024.Karam Hassan/Anadolu via Getty Images

Ramadan in the Gaza Strip this year will be anything but “normal.”

Malnutrition and disease are claiming dozens of lives. The Gaza Health Ministry said on March 6, 2024, that at least 20 people had died of...

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I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee

  • Written by Spencer Goidel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
imageSpencer and Gabby Goidel hadn't planned to become activists.Spencer and Gabby Goidel, CC BY-ND

The day before the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created and used for in vitro fertilization are children, my wife, Gabby, and I were greenlighted by our doctors to begin the IVF process. We live in Alabama.

That Friday evening, Feb. 16,...

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Is the National Guard a solution to school violence?

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida

Every now and then, an elected official will suggest bringing in the National Guard to deal with violence that seems out of control.

A city council member in Washington suggested doing so in 2023 to combat the city’s rising violence. So did a Pennsylvania representative concerned about violence in Philadelphia in 2022.

In February 2024,...

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How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their homelands

  • Written by Susan Appe, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageMany Mexican immigrants stay connected to communities in their country of origin.ronniechua/iStock via Getty Images Plus

“Hometown associations,” also known as migrant clubs, are nonprofits formed by immigrants who are originally from the same place in their country of origin. They serve as channels through which immigrants make...

Read more: How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their...

The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film – 6 essential reads for the Oscars

  • Written by Nick Lehr, Arts + Culture Editor
imageOscars will be handed out to winners across 24 categories, ranging from best picture to best costume design.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Because movies are so subjective, with views on the same performances and direction veering wildly from one critic to the next, determining the best of anything – whether it’s acting, direction or sound...

Read more: The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film – 6 essential reads for the Oscars

Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, will be on shelves soon − here are some key things to know

  • Written by Sarah Lynch, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageWithin weeks, for the first time in the U.S. consumers will be able to find a birth control pill on retail shelves. Bill Oxford/iStock via Getty Images

The Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broadened the options for people seeking to prevent pregnancy.

On March 4, 2024,...

Read more: Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, will be on shelves soon − here are some key...

April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could strain electrical grids

  • Written by Vahe Peroomian, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageSolar panels in Brazil. AP Photo/Bruna Prado

During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017, the skies darkened as the Moon crossed in front of the Sun. It blocked out all sunlight – except for that from a golden ring visible around the Moon’s shape, called the corona. Not surprisingly, solar power...

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Teenagers often know when their parents are having money problems − and that knowledge is linked to mental health challenges, new research finds

  • Written by Jamie Hanson, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
imageTeens are more clued in to family finances than many people think.Olga Rolenko/Moment via Getty Images

When parents try to shield their kids from financial hardship, they may be doing them a favor: Teens’ views about their families’ economic challenges are connected to their mental health and behavior.

That’s the main finding of a...

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Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way

  • Written by Ana Santos Rutschman, Professor of Law, Villanova School of Law
imageIts price will take your breath away.Brian Jackson/Getty Images

The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.

The jump – in some cases from around a little over US$10to almost $100 for an inhaler – has meant that patients in need of asthma-related products often struggle to buy them. Others...

Read more: Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way

Immune cells can adapt to invading pathogens, deciding whether to fight now or prepare for the next battle

  • Written by Kathleen Abadie, Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering, University of Washington
imageUnderstanding the flexibility of T cell memory can lead to improved vaccines and immunotherapies.Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

How does your immune system decide between fighting invading pathogens now or preparing to fight them in the future? Turns out, it can change its mind.

Every person has 10 million to 100 million unique...

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  1. What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home
  2. UAW’s Southern strategy: Union revs up drive to get workers employed by foreign automakers to join its ranks
  3. Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development
  4. Centuries after Christine de Pizan wrote a book railing against misogyny, Taylor Swift is building her own ‘City of Ladies’
  5. Despite its big night at the Oscars, ‘Oppenheimer’ is a disappointment and a lost opportunity
  6. Biden defends immigration policy during State of the Union, blaming Republicans in Congress for refusing to act
  7. Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy prices for their community
  8. Femicide in Italy: A modern phenomenon deeply rooted in country’s cultural past
  9. What is a frozen embryo worth? Alabama’s IVF case reflects bigger questions over grieving and wrongful death laws
  10. A Barbie dollhouse and a field trip led me to become an architect − now I lead a program that teaches architecture to mostly young women in South Central Los Angeles
  11. I watched Hungary’s democracy dissolve into authoritarianism as a member of parliament − and I see troubling parallels in Trumpism and its appeal to workers
  12. Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined reptile and mammal traits
  13. High-energy laser weapons: A defense expert explains how they work and what they are used for
  14. Cherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to Americans – are an appreciation of impermanence and spring
  15. How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast
  16. SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies
  17. Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought − we estimated added pressure from ‘dark’ fishing vessels
  18. Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood
  19. Oppenheimer feared nuclear annihilation – and only a chance pause by a Soviet submariner kept it from happening in 1962
  20. The Black history knowledge gap is widening – and GOP politicians are making it worse
  21. President Yoon is lauded in West for embracing Japan − in South Korea it fits a conservative agenda that is proving less popular
  22. Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
  23. Reeling religion: From anime and sci-fi to rom-coms, films are full of faith in unexpected places
  24. How the Academy Awards became ‘the biggest international fashion show free-for-all’
  25. After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
  26. The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
  27. Plight of migrant laborers killed, held hostage in Middle East exposes Israel’s reliance on overseas workforce
  28. Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences
  29. Donations by top 50 US donors fell again in 2023, sliding to $12B − Mike Bloomberg, Phil and Penny Knight, and Michael and Susan Dell led the list of biggest givers
  30. Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes a caregiver tax credit − an idea many Americans support
  31. Hispanic health disparities in the US trace back to the Spanish Inquisition
  32. Lithium-ion batteries don’t work well in the cold − a battery researcher explains the chemistry at low temperatures
  33. How age-friendly universities can improve the second half of life
  34. Can witches fly? A historian unpacks the medieval invention − and skepticism − of the witch on a broomstick
  35. Scorsese’s gods of the streets: From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Silence,’ faith is rarely far off in his films
  36. Robber flies track their beetle prey using tiny microbursts of movement
  37. Bradley Cooper, Cillian Murphy and the myths of Method acting
  38. The Constitution sets some limits on the people’s choices for president - but the Supreme Court rules it’s unconstitutional for state governments to decide on Trump’s qualifications
  39. ¿Arrepentimiento transgénero? una investigación pone en duda los relatos sobre las cirugías de reasignación de sexo
  40. Supreme Court says only Congress can bar a candidate, like Trump, from the presidency for insurrection − 3 essential reads
  41. Community-based entrepreneurs are leading the way in solving the local news crisis
  42. From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Schindler’s List,’ John Williams has infused movie scores with adventure and emotion
  43. How non-English language cinema is reshaping the Oscars landscape
  44. Commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force is expanding predecessor’s vision of chaos in the Middle East
  45. How much does a government shutdown hurt the economy? Depends how long it lasts
  46. The estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable
  47. A far-right political group is gaining popularity in Germany – but so, too, are protests against it
  48. Estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable
  49. Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered? A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight
  50. Israeli peace activists are more anguished than ever − in a movement that has always been diverse and divided, with differing visions of ‘peace’