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Is this the least productive congress ever? Yes, but it’s not just because they’re lazy

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageThe 118th Congress put in a lot of late nights, but it doesn't have a lot to show for it.Glow Images/Getty Images

Congress has once again been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with multiplenews outlets in recent months touting the current 118th Congress as possibly the least productive in the institution’s history. In 2023,...

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How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity

  • Written by Joseph Soares, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
imageSome colleges say the tests have multiple benefits.Goodboy Picture Company via Getty Images

Earlier this year, a number of colleges announced they were going back to using the SAT and the ACT. Here, Joseph Soares, a professor of sociology, expert on higher education and proponent of test-optional admissions, answers a few questions about the...

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Heart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but regularly getting your heart pumping is still important for fitness

  • Written by Jason Sawyer, Associate Professor of Exercise and Movement Science, Bryant University
imageRegardless of the intensity of exercise you prefer, keeping a consistent routine can keep your heart healthy.Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular and overall health. The intensity of aerobic exercise is important to determine how much...

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Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life

  • Written by Maria J Silveira, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
imageMedicare's regulations for enrolling in hospice exclude many dementia patients who need it the most. LPettet/E+ via Getty Images

Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this time, he celebrated...

Read more: Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life

How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production

  • Written by Ned Randolph, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Communications, Tulane University
imageLouisiana accounted for nearly one-sixth of the nation's oil-refining capacity and shipped 63% of its liquefied natural gas exports in 2022.Adbar/Wikimedia, CC BY

Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the projects they’re supporting may actually boost fossil fuels – the very...

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Mi experiencia en Malasia muestra cómo la religión puede fusionarse con el nacionalismo populista para silenciar la disidencia

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
imageIslamistas malasios se manifiestan a favor de la sharia el 20 de noviembre de 2023.Zahim Mohd/NurPhoto via Getty Images

No esperaba que mi gira literaria por Malasia acabara con una confrontación con hombres que se identificaron como policías en un aeropuerto de Kuala Lumpur.

Llegué a este país de mayoría musulmana...

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Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if one happened close enough to Earth, it could threaten life on the planet

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageMassive dying stars emit large amounts of radiation. NASA/ESA/Hubble SM4 ERO Team via AP

Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1% over years and decades, thanks to the fusion of hydrogen into helium that powers them. This process will keep the Sun shining steadily for about 5 billion more years, but when...

Read more: Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if one happened close enough to Earth,...

What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure

  • Written by Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageU.S.-China antagonism is particularly acute in the realm of hacking and cybersecurity.AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato

Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group. The United States government and its primary global intelligence partners, known as the Five Eyes, issued a warning on March 19, 2024, about the group’s activity targeting...

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DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means

  • Written by Shai Carmi, Associate Professor of Population and Statistical Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
imageA genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically.Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with that of the...

Read more: DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a...

Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay

  • Written by Ivan Gan, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Houston-Downtown

Travel nurses take short-term contracts that can require long commutes or temporarily living away from home. Time and again, they have to get used to new co-workers, new protocols and new workplaces.

So why would staff nurses quit their stable jobs to become travel nurses?

Well, for one, they get bigger paychecks. But U.S. nurses have other...

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  2. Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas
  3. Competitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality
  4. Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?
  5. Tweaking US trade policy could hold the key to reducing migration from Central America
  6. Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge provides future engineers a chance to learn how to better protect the public
  7. For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future?
  8. One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades
  9. 69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation
  10. The amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now
  11. NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
  12. As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
  13. Invisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us
  14. Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how
  15. Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea
  16. The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?
  17. How to have the hard conversations about who really won the 2020 presidential election − before Election Day 2024
  18. Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
  19. ‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too
  20. Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record
  21. Cancer often requires more than one treatment − an oncologist explains why some patients like Kate Middleton receive both chemotherapy and surgery
  22. Easter 2024 in the Holy Land: a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
  23. I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions
  24. Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti-abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA
  25. 3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science
  26. Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless
  27. An annual pilgrimage during Holy Week brings thousands of believers to Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, where they pray for healing and protection
  28. Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive
  29. Trump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities
  30. Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests
  31. How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern
  32. Abstinencia de la hierba: Más de la mitad de las personas que consumen cannabis medicinal para el dolor experimentan síntomas de abstinencia
  33. Amazon, SpaceX and other companies are arguing the government agency that has protected labor rights since 1935 is actually unconstitutional
  34. Schools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
  35. I’ve been studying congressional emails to constituents for 15 years − and found these 4 trends after scanning 185,222 of them
  36. What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the ground beneath our feet, as a soil scientist explains
  37. Gary, Indiana’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by a new law, after surviving 25 years of appeals
  38. Excessively high rents are a major burden for immigrants in US cities
  39. Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’: A brief history of the ideology guiding Benjamin Netanyahu
  40. Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change
  41. How Moscow terror attack fits ISIS-K strategy to widen agenda, take fight to its perceived enemies
  42. Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden
  43. Jon Stewart, still a ‘tiny, neurotic man,’ back to remind Americans what’s at stake
  44. EPA’s new auto emissions standard will speed the transition to cleaner cars, while also addressing consumer and industry concerns
  45. Generative AI could leave users holding the bag for copyright violations
  46. TikTok’s duet, green screen and stitch turn political point-scoring into an art form
  47. Breakaway parties threaten to disrupt South Korea’s two-party system – can they also end parliamentary gridlock?
  48. Even presidents need a touch of madness − in March
  49. Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
  50. For centuries, owls were considered to bring bad luck in many cultures as well as in the US, but the outpouring of grief in New York over Flaco shows how times have changed