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‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse

  • Written by Thomas Morgan, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University

While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within the bodies of caterpillars, with the larvae eating their hosts alive from the inside-out.

Darwin didn’t judge the wasps. Instead, he was troubled by what they revealed about evolution. They showed natural selection to...

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Beauty sleep isn’t a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful

  • Written by Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
imageGetting enough sleep is one of the most accessible and powerful ways to maintain healthy skin.TatyanaGl/iStock via Getty Images

Have you ever woken up after a night of poor sleep, glanced in the mirror and thought, “I look tired?”

You’re not imagining it.

I am a neurologist who specializes in sleep medicine. And though...

Read more: Beauty sleep isn’t a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and...

Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades

  • Written by Mohammad S. Jalali, Associate Professor, Systems Science and Policy, Harvard University
imageThe NIH is a node in an interconnected system producing health and medical advances. Anchalee Phanmaha/Moment via Getty Images

In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40% – from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007....

Read more: Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for...

Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men – but Gen Z may show a shift

  • Written by Ryan Burge, Professor of Practice, Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis
imageStudents leave after attending a Catholic Mass at Benedictine College on Dec. 3, 2023, in Atchison, Kan.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

For decades, one of the most consistent findings in religion research has been that women tend to be more religious than men. This holds true across dozens of countries and on nearly every measure of religiosity, from how...

Read more: Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men – but Gen Z may show a...

Fewer international students are coming to the US, costing universities and communities that benefit from these visitors

  • Written by Tara Sonenshine, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University
imageThe international student population is expected to experience a dive in the fall of 2025. iStock/Getty Images Plus

American college campuses from Tucson to Tallahassee are buzzing with the familiar routine of students getting settled in classes and dorms.

One new trend, though, is emerging.

An estimated 30% to 40% fewer international students are...

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Bolsonaro joins a rogues’ gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab

  • Written by John Joseph Chin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
imageSoon to be exchanging blinds with bars?Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images

Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction on Sept. 11, 2025, puts the former Brazilian president in a rogues’ gallery of failed coup plotters to be held to account for their attempted power grab.

Brazil’s Supreme Court found Bolsonaro guilty of being part of an armed...

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‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imageA boy in Scottsdale, Ariz., attends a Catholic rosary prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk after he was killed during a Utah college event on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, has brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in...

Read more: ‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political...

Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help kids in the Motor City breathe easier

  • Written by Rhonda Conner-Warren, Assistant Professor of Health Programs, Michigan State University
imageSmoke and haze from a Canadian wildfire blankets downtown Detroit in August 2025. AP Photo/Ryan Sun

Detroit kids 17 and under were nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than other kids in Michigan, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released on Sept. 2, 2025. The data examines the...

Read more: Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help...

Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

  • Written by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
imageCharlie Kirk addresses the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. Al Drago/Getty Images

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to the climate of political violence in the United States....

Read more: Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake

  • Written by Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
imageUnder medical privacy regulations, health care providers can disclose health information in response to a subpoena, but they are not required to.designer491/iStock via Getty Images

On Sept. 10, 2025, a federal judge blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt to subpoena medical records and other private health information on minors receiving...

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  1. A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it
  2. A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like
  3. A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
  4. How Giorgio Armani mastered the art of outfitting Hollywood stars to sell clothes to the masses
  5. How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump
  6. Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards
  7. Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?
  8. Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover
  9. The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
  10. Where does your glass come from?
  11. Sacred texts and ‘little bells’: The building blocks of Arvo Pärt’s musical masterpieces
  12. 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see
  13. Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
  14. Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
  15. Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
  16. How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
  17. Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events
  18. New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma
  19. What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
  20. We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found
  21. The surprising recovery of once-rare birds
  22. Techno-utopians like Musk are treading old ground: The futurism of early 20th-century Europe
  23. Trump reversed policies supporting electric vehicles − it will affect the road to clean electricity, too
  24. Brazil’s Bolsonaro may soon join ranks of failed coup plotters held to account − hampering the chance of any political comeback
  25. How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws
  26. Trump’s radical argument that he alone can interpret vague laws fails its first court test in dismissal of Fed governor
  27. Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community
  28. When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go
  29. 50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
  30. How is paint made?
  31. Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem
  32. Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble
  33. George Washington’s worries are coming true
  34. Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
  35. Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research
  36. An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy
  37. Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court
  38. Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best
  39. 3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court
  40. Colorado has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down
  41. When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters
  42. Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing
  43. Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times
  44. Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership - health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
  45. US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board
  46. Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
  47. A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
  48. Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
  49. How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics
  50. You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies