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In Gaza, the underground war between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters in the tunnels is set to begin

  • Written by Brian Glyn Williams, Professor of Islamic History, UMass Dartmouth
imageA Hamas fighter steps out of a tunnel during a 2014 public demonstration of the group's military abilities.Yousef Masoud/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The Israel Defense Forces have announced that they have reached the outskirts of Gaza City and are expecting to enter the city soon.

When that happens, Israeli troops will begin a...

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Want a healthier lawn? Instead of bagging fall leaves, take the lazy way out and get a more environmentally friendly yard

  • Written by Susan Barton, Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware

Autumn is the season to gaze at gorgeous leaves of gold, yellow and orange as they flutter from the trees and fall on our yards – but then, of course, comes the tedious task of raking them up and trying to decide what to do with them. SciLine interviewed Susan Barton, a professor of plant and soil sciences at the University of Delaware, who...

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Ketamine can rapidly reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression, new study finds

  • Written by C. Michael White, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageKetamine is an anesthetic that must be administered carefully and by a health care professional.Jeniffer Fontan/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The drug ketamine can reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and symptoms of depression in patients as early as a day after injection. That is the key finding of my team’s new...

Read more: Ketamine can rapidly reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression, new study finds

Latter-day Saints lawsuits raise questions over Mormon tithing – can churches just invest funds members believe are for charity?

  • Written by Samuel Brunson, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
imageThe Mormon Temple is the centerpiece of Temple Square in Salt Lake City.AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac

Three men have filed a lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – also known as the LDS or Mormon church – and its investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc. The men, at least one of whom remains an active member of...

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Fresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains

  • Written by Dustin Cole, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Auburn University
imageCargo ships wait at the entrance to the Panama Canal in late September.Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images

Reports of lengthy shipping delays for vessels traveling through the Panama Canal this year have highlighted the critical but often overlooked role that fresh water plays across global supply chains. Drier than normal conditions in Panama,...

Read more: Fresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains

How effective are public service announcements? Three scholars weigh in

  • Written by Holli H. Seitz, Associate Professor of Communication, Mississippi State University
image"Goodbye" is the name of a new PSA that seeks to show the impact of gun violence.Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office

When Erek L. Barron, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, premiered a 60-second video that seeks to show how gun violence devastates families, he said his goal was to create an innovative public service announcement that would...

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Resources to save 'every creeping thing of the earth' are limited. What would Noah do?

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageThe Noah's Ark Problem: figuring out which species to conserve with limited resources.JoeLena/Getty Images

The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP, that starts Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates will bring together governments, businesses, international organizations and NGOs to shine a spotlight on the climate...

Read more: Resources to save 'every creeping thing of the earth' are limited. What would Noah do?

New anti-violence PSA may hit home, but change depends on follow-up and other factors

  • Written by Holli H. Seitz, Associate Professor of Communication, Mississippi State University
image"Goodbye" is the name of a new PSA that seeks to show the impact of gun violence.Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office

When Erek L. Barron, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, premiered a 60-second video that seeks to show how gun violence devastates families, he said his goal was to create an innovative public service announcement that would...

Read more: New anti-violence PSA may hit home, but change depends on follow-up and other factors

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

  • Written by Nichol Castro, Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo
imageYour brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed.StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head.

Just like a physical...

Read more: Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and...

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

  • Written by Nichol Castro, Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo
imageYour brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed.StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head.

Just like a physical...

Read more: Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and...

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  1. Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day
  2. Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles
  3. Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles
  4. Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means
  5. Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means
  6. Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research
  7. Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research
  8. Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Here's what investors need to know
  9. Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Here's what investors need to know
  10. Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city
  11. Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city
  12. Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
  13. Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
  14. Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers
  15. Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers
  16. What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams
  17. What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams
  18. Climate change hits indebted businesses hardest, new research suggests
  19. Climate change hits indebted businesses hardest, new research suggests
  20. As Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious
  21. As Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious
  22. Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?
  23. Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?
  24. Higher education can be elusive for asylum-seekers and immigrants
  25. Why do our noses get snotty when we are sick? A school nurse explains the powers of mucus
  26. How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms
  27. How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms
  28. Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn about journalism
  29. It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media
  30. 4 razones por las que los adolescentes participan en retos en las redes sociales
  31. El ejercicio aeróbico y el entrenamiento de fuerza combinados pueden ser un elixir para mejorar la salud cerebral a los 80 y 90 años, según un nuevo estudio
  32. Israel-Hamas war puts China's strategy of 'balanced diplomacy' in the Middle East at risk
  33. When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook
  34. Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war
  35. Biden's executive order puts civil rights in the middle of the AI regulation discussion
  36. Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies
  37. We analyzed over 3.5 million written teacher comments about students and found racial bias
  38. The world's boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
  39. Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
  40. What is intersectionality? A scholar of organizational behavior explains
  41. NASA's robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
  42. Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
  43. Biden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach
  44. Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
  45. Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
  46. Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development
  47. How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen's own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia
  48. Gaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes
  49. Friendship research is getting an update – and that's key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic
  50. Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it