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Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
imageIf you're like the many viewers who have binge-watched the series multiple times, you know who all these cast members of 'The West Wing' are.James Sorensen/NBC/Newsmakers, Hulton Archive

When the early 2000s hit series “The West Wing” returned on Netflix in December 2025, it spurred conversation about how the idealistic political drama...

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Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media

  • Written by Charles Edward Gehrke, Deputy Division Director of Wargame Design and Adjudication, US Naval War College
imageHouse Speaker Mike Johnson updates reporters about budget talks on Capitol Hill.AFP/Roberto Schmitt via Getty Images

In the first weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a strange pattern emerged in Western media coverage. Headlines oscillated between confidence and confusion. Kyiv would fall within days, one story would claim, then...

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No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

  • Written by Kevin Omland, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA platypus has evolved to fit its particular ecological niche.Joao Inacio/Moment via Getty Images

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and use terms like “higher” and “lower” animals.

image‘Man’ is at the very...

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Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm

  • Written by Cara Ocobock, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
imageThe 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics promise relatively mild – but still chilly – temperatures compared to past games. Alex Pantling/Getty Images

The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are upon us once again. This year the games come to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where weather forecasts are predicting temperatures in the...

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Whether it’s yoga, rock climbing or Dungeons Dragons, taking leisure to a high level can be good for your well-being

  • Written by Emily Messina, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Recreational Therapy, Florida International University
imageDavid Cargo, a Dungeons & Dragons player, dressed as one of his characters named Thorn Woodson, browses through board games at Portland Comic Expo on Oct. 27, 2019, in Portland, Ore. Ariana van den Akker/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

What do collecting old editions of Dungeons & Dragons monster manuals, securing the same tailgate...

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New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

  • Written by Eve Bohnett, Assistant Research Scholar, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida
imageA baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025.Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating illegal plant and timber products, and identifying about 1,100 suspected wildlife...

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US experiencing largest measles outbreak since 2000 – 5 essential reads on the risks, what to do and what’s coming next

  • Written by Alla Katsnelson, Associate Health Editor, The Conversation
imageThe vast majority of people who get measles are not vaccinated against the measles virus. Andrzej Rostek/istock via Getty Images Plus

The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached 876 cases on Feb. 3, 2026. That number surpasses the 2025 outbreak in Texas and hits the unfortunate milestone of being the largest outbreak in the U.S. since 2000,...

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Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageThe quest to restrict Planned Parenthood's funding has made headway.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion.

F...

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What is the American Dream, and has it become harder to achieve in recent years?

  • Written by Mark Robert Rank, Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University in St. Louis
imageHomeownership, often considered key to the American Dream, is difficult to achieve for many families due to rising housing costs.Kingfisher Productions via Getty Images

Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that of the American Dream.

With the 250th birthday of the United States coming up in July 2026, it’s worth stepping...

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Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?

  • Written by Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and former Director (2015-2025), Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
imageFIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Donald Trump on stage during the FIFA World Cup 2026 official draw on Dec. 5, 2025.Tasos Katopodis/FIFA via Getty Images

With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the United States, driven in part by hordes of arriving soccer...

Read more: Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?

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  1. Has globalization lessened the importance of physical distance? For economic shocks, new research suggests ‘yes’
  2. Aldi is coming to Colorado, and the disruption could lead to lower food prices
  3. There’s a competition crisis in America’s state legislatures – and that’s bad for democracy
  4. From ski jumps and sliding bobsleds to engineering snow, here are 5 essential reads on the science of the Winter Olympics
  5. Fears about TikTok’s policy changes point to a deeper problem in the tech industry
  6. What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere
  7. Clarence ‘Taffy’ Abel: A pioneering US Olympic hockey star who hid his Indigenous identity to play in the NHL
  8. A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation
  9. Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
  10. You’ve reached your weight loss goal on GLP-1 medications – what now?
  11. Overactive immune cells can worsen heart failure – targeting them could offer new treatments
  12. AI-generated text is overwhelming institutions – setting off a no-win ‘arms race’ with AI detectors
  13. How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism
  14. Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find out
  15. ‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects
  16. ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive
  17. Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans
  18. Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
  19. Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
  20. Lüften sounds simple – but ‘house-burping’ is more complicated in Pittsburgh
  21. ‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
  22. Philly theaters unite to stage 3 plays by Pulitzer-winning playwright James Ijames
  23. Trump wants to shutter the Kennedy Center for 2 years – an arts management professor explains what that portends
  24. An epic border: Finland’s poetic masterpiece, the Kalevala, has roots in 2 cultures and 2 countries
  25. Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
  26. Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
  27. The Supreme Court may soon diminish Black political power, undoing generations of gains
  28. Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
  29. Confused by the new dietary guidelines? Focus on these simple, evidence-based shifts to lower your chronic disease risk
  30. Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism
  31. Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
  32. Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlist
  33. NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
  34. A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form
  35. Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
  36. Building with air – how nature’s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing
  37. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America
  38. Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves
  39. Stroke survivors can counterintuitively improve recovery by strengthening their stronger arm – new research
  40. Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
  41. Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
  42. Suspending family-based immigrant visas weakens US families and the economy
  43. Is the whole universe just a simulation?
  44. From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action
  45. Life isn’t all diamonds – money and fame don’t shield the many ‘Real Housewives’ facing criminal charges
  46. 800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure
  47. US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose
  48. 3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair
  49. I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles
  50. Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects