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From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books

  • Written by Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
imagePope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Nov. 10, 2024.AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope Francis’ Sunday prayers in St. Peter’s Square. The pope reflected on the ceasefire that had just gone into effect in Gaza, highlighting...

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Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

  • Written by Deborah Fuller, Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageDivesting from the next generation of researchers means cutting the lifeblood of science and medicine.J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Nearly every modernmedical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from over-the-counter and prescription medications that treat high cholesteroland pain to...

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Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes

  • Written by Eleanor Rivera, Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago
imageTesting for kidney function can help identify chronic kidney disease early enough to intervene.PIXOLOGICSTUDIO/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed.

The consequences of advanced chronic...

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As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

  • Written by Alyssa Kreikemeier, Assistant Professor of History, University of Idaho
imageBilly Frank Jr., left, a Nisqually tribal elder, was arrested dozens of times while trying to assert his native fishing rights during the 'Fish Wars' of the 1960s and 1970s. In this 2014 photo, he stands with Ed Johnstone of the Quinault tribe.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often...

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

  • Written by Cal J. Halvorsen, Associate Professor of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
imageNew volunteers get trained in Lexington, Ky., to help out at CASA of Lexington in April 2023.AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel

As gerontologists – social scientists who study aging populations – we envision a future in which older people leave a doctor’s visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something.

Does that sound far-fetched?...

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We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence

  • Written by Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst

In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests with an equally unprecedented surge in corporate commitments. Even as President Donald Trump was calling protesters “terrorists,” companies in industries across the U.S. pledged donations, launched diversity initiatives and issued statements in...

Read more: We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI...

First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame

  • Written by Anastasiya Zavyalova, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rice University
imageDemonstrators protest the foreign influence law in front of the Georgian Parliament building on May 28, 2024.Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images

Autocracy is on the move worldwide and becoming more resilient.

One of the driving forces behind this phenomenon is something scholars call “authoritarian learning,” a process by which...

Read more: First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model −...

Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role

  • Written by Tharaphi Than, Associate Professor of World Cultures and Languages, Northern Illinois University
imageMyanmar's civil war involves a range of different ethnic groups fighting the military.Thierry Falise/LightRocket via Getty Images

While the United States talked military assistance and minerals with Ukraine, Russia did the same with one of its few remaining allies: Myanmar.

On March 4, 2025, the commander in chief and leader of Myanmar, Min Aung...

Read more: Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role

What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
imageThai men can be ordained from a few days to the rest of their lives.Pakin Songmor/Moment via Getty Images

The new season of “The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on foreigners who arrive in Thailand with an interest...

Read more: What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices

Women are reclaiming their place in baseball

  • Written by Callie Maddox, Associate Professor of Sport Leadership and Management, Miami University

For most baseball fans, hope springs eternal on Opening Day.

Many of those fans – more than you might think – are women.

A 2024 survey found that women made up 39% of those who attended or watched Major League Baseball games, and franchises have taken notice. The Philadelphia Phillies offer behind-the-scenes tours and clinics for their...

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  2. Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
  3. Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app
  4. Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
  5. From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
  6. US swing toward autocracy doesn’t have to be permanent – but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections
  7. Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could spell trouble for distilled spirits
  8. With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there
  9. Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
  10. Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
  11. Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions
  12. Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next
  13. Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
  14. The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap
  15. Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts
  16. Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire
  17. Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
  18. Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work
  19. Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship
  20. Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma
  21. Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan
  22. How many types of insects are there in the world?
  23. Genomic sequencing reveals previously unknown genes that make microbes resistant to drugs and hard to kill
  24. Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
  25. National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law: The Antiquities Act
  26. How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty
  27. Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure
  28. Who gets to brand Puerto Rico: Its tourism agency or its biggest star?
  29. Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
  30. What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
  31. Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists
  32. Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead
  33. Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose
  34. Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks
  35. Cuts to research into inequality, disparities and other DEIA topics harm science
  36. Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction
  37. Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
  38. Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages
  39. What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains
  40. Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
  41. Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy
  42. 5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
  43. Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
  44. Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep
  45. How power imbalance, misread signs and strategic blunders clouded Hamas’ judgment over Gaza ceasefire
  46. Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
  47. Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
  48. US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
  49. Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
  50. The Gaza ceasefire is dead − Israeli domestic politics killed it