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Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for new fathers

  • Written by Darby Saxbe, Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageDads have stepped up to do more hands-on parenting over the past few decades.Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Moment via Getty Images

Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me are still figuring out what...

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Commencement isn’t just about awarding degrees – and cancellations leave students disconnected and disillusioned

  • Written by Dimitris Xygalatas, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
imageRites of passage, such as graduation ceremonies, celebrate the transition to a new state. JC Olivera/Getty Images

Following the wave of protests over the war in the Gaza Strip, several U.S. universities have decided to cancel or ramp down commencement ceremonies. More are expected to follow.

Announcing their decision, these institutions cited...

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5 books to help you better understand today’s campus protests

  • Written by Steve Friess, Independent writer and editor, University of Michigan
imagePolice have been summoned to break up pro-Palestinian encampments of protesters at colleges throughout the U.S.Scott Olson for Getty Images

Every so often, a cause ignites a sustained fury on college campuses across the nation. In 2020, it was Black Lives Matter. In 2011, it was Occupy Wall Street. In the 1980s, it was apartheid in South Africa....

Read more: 5 books to help you better understand today’s campus protests

Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer

  • Written by Erik Olstad, Health Sciences Assistant Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
imageA foxtail seed pod. Dario Argenti/Moment via Getty Images

Across much of the United States, spring is in full force. With warmer weather, people are taking their furry family members out on longer walks and spending more time outside. Alongside blooming flowers and trees, your pet might run into a small, unassuming grass seed pod known as a foxtail....

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Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues

  • Written by Peter Swire, Professor of Law and Ethics, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThe E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C., houses the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

What would you do if you had to vote in Congress on a crucial national security program, when you also knew that the FBI had systematically ignored privacy safeguards in the program for years? That was the...

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Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers

  • Written by Zarin Machanda, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology, Tufts University
imageChimp mothers take on the critical role of playmate with their young.Kris Sabbi

Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in Uganda.

We were observing young chimpanzees’ play to better understand how they grow up....

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Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US

  • Written by Swapna Reddy, Clinical Associate Professor in Health Policy, Arizona State University
imageAbortion rights supporters gather outside the Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix.AP Photo/Matt York

When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up to the states to...

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Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

  • Written by Kevin J. McMahon, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
imageWinning on Election Day is the best path for any political party to remake the Supreme Court.Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images

It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice?

“RETIRE!”

That’s effectively what happened recently when U.S....

Read more: Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump

  • Written by Daniel Martinez HoSang, Professor of Ethnicity, Race & Migration, Yale University
imageDonald Trump speaks at the Black Conservative Federation Gala on Feb. 23, 2024. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former president’s base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino voters.

Several...

Read more: What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about...

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  2. Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities like big-game hunting
  3. How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
  4. US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows
  5. Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior
  6. What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation
  7. Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
  8. War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea
  9. As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
  10. How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
  11. Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them
  12. Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
  13. Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first
  14. Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome
  15. Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
  16. 3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off
  17. Palestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
  18. Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
  19. Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
  20. Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
  21. Paying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research
  22. Unlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools
  23. The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why
  24. ‘Hidden mother’ photos don’t erase moms − rather, they reveal the labor and love that support the child
  25. I analyzed 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly
  26. What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
  27. Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
  28. Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
  29. What’s in a VIN? How to decode the vehicle identification number, your car’s unique fingerprint
  30. A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
  31. Animal behavior research is getting better at keeping observer bias from sneaking in – but there’s still room to improve
  32. Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them
  33. On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods
  34. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda
  35. Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
  36. Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
  37. High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why
  38. Why universities turn to the police to end student protests − and why that can spiral out of control
  39. Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk – NYC maps show the impact
  40. Mexico emerges as a destination for Americans seeking reproductive health services – not for the first time
  41. What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
  42. Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within
  43. To reduce Black-on-Black crime, two criminal justice experts explain why offering monthly stipends to people at risk makes sense
  44. The biblical character who goes ‘down the rabbit hole’ into an alternate reality − just like Alice in Wonderland
  45. Hate crimes laws passed in Washington have been remarkably ineffective in protecting LGBTQ people for decades
  46. For the ancient Maya, cracked mirrors were a path to the world beyond
  47. Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
  48. Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach
  49. Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025
  50. The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing