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Bacteria attached to charcoal could help keep an infamous ‘forever chemical’ out of waterways

  • Written by David Ramotowski, Ph.D. Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
imageBiochar, which can be made from corn, is a versatile material. Tom Fisk/pexels.com, CC BY

Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a class of fire-resistant industrial chemicals, were widely used in electrical transformers, oils, paints and even building materials throughout the 20th century. However, once scientists learned PCBs were accumulating in...

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A Bari Weiss-led CBS News would likely look different, but how the public feels about it might not change

  • Written by Jacob L. Nelson, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Utah
imageBari Weiss speaks on stage on Nov. 19, 2024, in New York City. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press

For weeks, there has been a great deal of reporting about an impending shake-up in the world of television news. Paramount Global CEO David Ellison is in talks to purchase The Free Press, an online media startup launched in 2021 as a...

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Trump’s dip into the Nile waters dispute didn’t settle the conflict – in fact, it may have caused more ripples

  • Written by Fred H. Lawson, Professor of Government Emeritus, Northeastern University
imageActivists from the Ethiopian community march in protest of Donald Trump's comments on Ethiopia and the Renaissance Dam on Oct. 29, 2020, in Washington.J. Countess/Getty Images

President Donald Trump chided the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2025, for failing to resolve dangerous international conflicts around the world. “All they seem to...

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Civil society helps uphold democracy and provides built-in resistance to authoritarianism

  • Written by Christopher Justin Einolf, Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
image Alex Soros is the board chair of the Open Society Foundations, the philanthropy funded by his father, George Soros.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The New York Times reports that a senior Department of Justice official recently “instructed more than a half dozen U.S. attorneys’ offices to draft plans to investigate” the Open Society...

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What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research

  • Written by Mark Louie Ramos, Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State
imageIn cases where associations are found, researchers must consider dosage response, differences between siblings and other factors to determine a cause-and-effect relationship.Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen – often sold under the brand name Tylenol...

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Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

  • Written by Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University
imageA sign indicates the closing of federal services during the government shutdown in 2013. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

As the federal fiscal year draws to a close, an increasingly familiar prospect is drawing near in Washington, D.C.: a possible government shutdown. And for federal workers, it couldn’t come at a worse time.

In the fractious and...

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Even a government shutdown that ends quickly would hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

  • Written by Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University
imageThe U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1 after Congressional leaders were unable to strike a deal. Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

The U.S. government shutdown couldn’t come at a worse time for federal workers.

With a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed – sent home without pay until...

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Religion often shapes someone’s view of abortion – but what about a woman’s actual decision?

  • Written by Amy Adamczyk, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, City University of New York
imageA patient prepares to take mifepristone, the first of two pills, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., in 2022.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Many factors can shape how someone views abortion – gender, age and education, to name a few. Around the world, however, religious belief is the most powerful predictor...

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4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI

  • Written by Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University
imageIn 'Resident Evil,' the Red Queen is efficient and logical, but also indifferent to human life.Constantin Film

Artificial intelligence isn’t just a technical challenge. It’s a relationship challenge.

Every time you give a task to AI, whether it’s approving a loan or driving a car, you’re shaping the relationship between...

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The science of defiance: A psychology researcher explains why people comply – and how to resist

  • Written by Sunita Sah, Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell University
imageDefiance need not be aggressive or loud.Sergio Mendoza Hochmann/Moment via Getty Images

You’re in a meeting when your boss suggests changing a number to make the quarterly report look stronger. Heads nod. The slides move on. You feel a knot in your stomach: Do you speak up and risk being branded difficult, or stay silent and become complicit?

M...

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  2. Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work
  3. Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics
  4. Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people
  5. Why Argentina is looking to the Trump administration for a bailout − and what the US Treasury can do to help
  6. How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not
  7. NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations
  8. Trump isn’t cutting Pell Grants, after all − but other changes could complicate financial aid for some students
  9. How a devastating grape pest is reshaping vineyards across Colorado’s Western Slope
  10. 2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
  11. Detroit’s Gordie Howe bridge is poised to open as truck traffic between US-Canada slows – low-income residents are deciding whether to stay or go
  12. Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests
  13. From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance
  14. Facing a shutdown, budget negotiations are much harder because Congress has given Trump power to cut spending through ‘rescission’
  15. Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood
  16. What happens when AI comes to the cotton fields
  17. Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques
  18. Title IX’s effectiveness in addressing campus sexual assault is at risk − a law professor explains why
  19. Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
  20. Politicizing federal troops in US mirrors use of military in Latin America in the 1970s and ’80s
  21. Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation
  22. Mindfulness won’t burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals
  23. Trump’s targeting of ‘enemies’ like James Comey echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover
  24. Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover
  25. Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves, TV networks remain more vulnerable to political pressure than ever before
  26. A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream
  27. Why can’t we feel the Earth moving?
  28. A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions
  29. How Squishmallow collecting helped me cope with grief, make new enemies and find ‘villains’ worth studying
  30. TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store
  31. Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today
  32. How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s
  33. Why are there so many protests? The US public is highly polarized, and that drives people to act
  34. Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump
  35. Palestinian statehood is winning major new supporters at UN – but symbolic action won’t make it happen
  36. UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
  37. UK, France and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
  38. Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US
  39. Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research
  40. Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat
  41. Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students
  42. New website tracks how Pennsylvania’s $2.2B in opioid settlement funds is being spent
  43. The president as partisan warrior: Trump’s rejection of traditional presidential statesmanship
  44. More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines
  45. Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key
  46. US touts collaborative plan to tackle Mexico’s drug cartels – but initiative is met with denial and mistrust south of the border
  47. Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
  48. How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
  49. A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data
  50. Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies