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What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope

  • Written by Virginia Raguin, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, College of the Holy Cross
imageVincent van Gogh's 'Sower at Sunset' painting.Vincent van Gogh/ Kröller-Müller Museum via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA

In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. A brilliant setting sun illuminates a field as a farmer...

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1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it

  • Written by Natoshia R. Cunningham, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
imageMental heath approaches beat medication in treating children's chronic pain. andresr/E+ via Getty Images

Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia – the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as they age. Yet these are chronic, painful conditions that frequently affect children.

People often imagine...

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What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail

  • Written by Chetan Jaiswal, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Quinnipiac University
imageLarge language model AIs can generate software code based on your prompts.J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Whether you’re streaming a show, paying bills online or sending an email, each of these actions relies on computer programs that run behind the scenes. The process of writing computer programs is known as coding. Until recently,...

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Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

  • Written by John Nielsen-Gammon, Regents Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
imageHail can be destructive, yet the cost of the damage often isn't publicly tracked.NOAA/NSSL

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.

How...

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Storm damage costs are often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding extreme weather risk

  • Written by John Nielsen-Gammon, Regents Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
imageHail can be destructive, yet the cost of the damage often isn't publicly tracked.NOAA/NSSL

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.

How...

Read more: Storm damage costs are often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding extreme weather risk

Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews

  • Written by J.B. Ruhl, Professor of Law, Director, Program on Law and Innovation, and Co-director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University
imageA pumpjack in eastern Utah extracts oil from underground.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure projects has long been a complicated and time-consuming process. Despite growing calls from both parties for Congress and federal agencies to reform that process,...

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Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
imageThe vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks. First, on May 30, 2025, newly released budget documents revealed the extent of the significant budget and personnel cuts proposed by...

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We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found

  • Written by Stylianos Syropoulos, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
imageShifting the public's perspective toward greater concern for future generations could result in more support for climate change policies, among others.Artur Debat/Moment via Getty Images

People often prioritize the well-being of family, friends and neighbors, as they feel a closeness emotionally and share the same temporal context. But they...

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Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it closer each day

  • Written by Tania Lizarazo, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Global Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageLocal activists known as 'comisionadas' pose with women from Tanguí, Chocó, Colombia, at the end of a workshop in 2013.Tania Lizarazo

It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed “total...

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A bottlenose dolphin? Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names

  • Written by Nicholas Green, Assistant Professor of Biology, Kennesaw State University
imageThe system of scientific naming began in the 1700s.Westend61 via Getty Images

Most people would call it a “field mouse,” but a scientist would ask, “Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?”

Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to everyday creatures, a practice heavily lampooned in the...

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  2. The Michelin Guide is Eurocentric and elitist − yet it will soon be an arbiter of culinary excellence in Philly
  3. Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science
  4. Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation
  5. Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting elite universities
  6. Even if Putin and Zelenskyy do go face-to-face, don’t expect wonders − their one meeting in 2019 ended in failure
  7. California plan to ban most plants within 5 feet of homes for wildfire safety overlooks some important truths about flammability
  8. New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life
  9. Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet
  10. Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do − feeding them could change that
  11. Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?
  12. Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society
  13. 3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship
  14. Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits
  15. If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question
  16. Detroit’s population grew in 2023, 2024 − a strategy to welcome immigrants helps explain the turnaround from decades of population decline
  17. Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them
  18. Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected
  19. Millions of US children have parents with substance use disorder, and the consequences are staggering − new research
  20. Are hegemonies a relic of the past? The role of coercion and consent in global domination
  21. The biggest barrier to AI adoption in the business world isn’t tech – it’s user confidence
  22. Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years
  23. Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces have found they undermine public safety
  24. Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history
  25. Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI
  26. Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found
  27. The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer
  28. What Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusion
  29. Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns
  30. There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill
  31. How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico’s cartel violence – podcast
  32. More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery
  33. RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance
  34. 3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period
  35. Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis
  36. Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance
  37. Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it
  38. Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law
  39. The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill
  40. Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care
  41. A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility
  42. When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’
  43. High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save
  44. Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
  45. Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
  46. Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans
  47. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads
  48. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads
  49. Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
  50. Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?