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Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society

  • Written by Jae A. Puckett, Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
imageFunding cuts to trans health research are part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to medically and legally restrict trans rights.AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

Given the Trump administration’s systematic attempts to medically and legally disenfranchise trans people, and its abrupt termination of grants focused on LGBTQ+ health, we...

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3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship

  • Written by Gregory P. Magarian, Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
imageThe government can make you silence yourself -- out of fear.Deepak Sethi, iStock/Getty Images Plus

When most people think of how governments stifle free speech, they think of censorship. That’s when a government directly blocks or suppresses speech. In the past, the federal government has censored speech in various ways. It has tried to block...

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Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits

  • Written by Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageThe Bonus Army demonstration at the U.S. Capitol on July 2, 1932. Underwood and Underwood, via Library of Congress

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. Veteran-led...

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If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question

  • Written by Elay Shech, Professor of Philosophy, Auburn University
imageHow do you recreate a species whose genome is largely unknown? sunxsand/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored … the dire wolf to its rightful place in the ecosystem.” Three wolf pups – Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi –...

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Detroit’s population grew in 2023, 2024 − a strategy to welcome immigrants helps explain the turnaround from decades of population decline

  • Written by Paul N. McDaniel, Associate Professor of Geography, Kennesaw State University
imageThe Mexican-American community in southwest Detroit held a rally in March 2025, asking ICE to leave the immigrant community alone.Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Detroit’s population grew in 2024 for the second year in a row. This is a remarkable comeback after decades of population decline in the Motor City.

What...

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Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them

  • Written by Jeremiah Bartz, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of North Dakota
imagePrime numbers are numbers that are not products of smaller whole numbers.Jeremiah Bartz

A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique – the etchings, lines like tally marks, may have represented prime numbers. Similarly, a clay tablet from 1800 B.C.E. insc...

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Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected

  • Written by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
imageHurricane Harvey inundated the Cottage Grove neighborhood of Houston in 2018.Scott Olson/Getty Images

When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they’re typically low-income areas. They may have poor drainage, or they lack protections such as seawalls.

New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward,...

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Millions of US children have parents with substance use disorder, and the consequences are staggering − new research

  • Written by Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
imageAlcohol is the most common substance misused by parents.igorr1/iStock via Getty Images Plus

About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This includes parents who misuse alcohol, marijuana, prescription opioids or illegal drugs. Our estimate reflects an increase of over 2 million...

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Are hegemonies a relic of the past? The role of coercion and consent in global domination

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
imageGlobal big beasts have a tendency to put their foot down.Alexander W Helin/Getty Images

The era of U.S. hegemony has come to an end – or so declare headlines emanatingeverywherefrom Tehranto Washington. But what does that mean?

The concept of hegemony has been central to international relations since the advent of the field. In addition to...

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The biggest barrier to AI adoption in the business world isn’t tech – it’s user confidence

  • Written by Greg Edwards, Adjunct Lecturer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
imageBelieve in your own decision-making.Feodora Chiosea/Getty Images Plus

The Little Engine That Could wasn’t the most powerful train, but she believed in herself. The story goes that, as she set off to climb a steep mountain, she repeated: “I think I can, I think I can.”

That simple phrase from a children’s story still holds a...

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