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When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too – we found parts of Detroit that are animal welfare deserts

  • Written by Laura A. Reese, Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households have at least one pet. More than ever before, companion animals are a part of life – particularly in cities, where the majority of Americans live.

Cities offer access to many resources, but often it’s not distributed evenly. Some scholars describe parts of U.S. cities with few or no grocery stores...

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Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why

  • Written by Ana S. Iltis, Professor of Philosophy; Carlson Professor of University Studies; and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, Wake Forest University
imageCorey Mayes at his New York home on Feb. 10, 2023, after receiving a kidney transplant.Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop...

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Genetic testing cannot reveal the gender of your baby − two genetic counselors explain the complexities of sex and gender

  • Written by Maggie Ruderman, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University
imageGender and sex are more complicated than X and Y chromosomes.I Like That One/Digital Vision via Getty Images

Gender reveal parties are best known as celebrations involving pink and blue, cake and confetti, and the occasional wildfire. Along with being social media hits, gender reveals are a testament to how society is squeezing children into one of...

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US charitable giving dipped to $557B in 2023, but outlook is getting brighter

  • Written by Anna Pruitt, Associate Director of Research, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
imageDonors give more to social service groups, including homeless shelters, than to any other kind of charity besides religious institutions.AP Photo/Morgan Lee

U.S. charitable giving declined by 2.1% to US$557 billion in 2023, but the flow of funds began to stabilize following several years of volatility.

The annual report from the Giving USA Foundation...

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Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran

  • Written by Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
imageA plane uses a fire retardant to extinguish a fire near the border between Israel and Lebanon.AP Photo/Leo Corre

Months of relentless exchanges between Israel and Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah have seen mass civilian evacuations and widespread death, injury and destruction.

The violence has worsened since early June, accompanied by increas...

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‘I love this work, but it’s killing me’: The unique toll of being a spiritual leader today

  • Written by Laura Captari, Clinical and Research Psychologist, The Danielsen Institute, Boston University
imageThe past few years have put even more stress on many clergy.Martine Severin/E+

Clergy, chaplains and other spiritual leaders play vital roles in their communities, from celebrating life’s most joyous moments to offering comfort and guidance in the face of tragedy.

However, the personal toll of this work on spiritual leaders can be immense,...

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Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island

  • Written by Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageCovering the ground with rocks is actually a good way to grow some crops in poor soil.Carl Lipo

Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond its means and stripping the island of resources. A new research study my colleagues and I conducted has...

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Making art is a uniquely human act, and one that provides a wellspring of health benefits

  • Written by Girija Kaimal, Professor of Art Therapy Research, Drexel University
imageThe act of creating art serves as exercise for the brain and is integral to physical and mental health. hzechphotography/Moment via Getty Images

When you think about the word “art,” what comes to mind? A child’s artwork pinned to the fridge? A favorite artist whose work always inspires? Abstract art that is hard to understand?

Eac...

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Boost your immune system with this centuries-old health hack: Vaccines

  • Written by Aimee Pugh Bernard, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageWhen it comes to vaccines and immune health, the results aren't too good to be true.Jena Ardell/Moment via Getty Images

There are a dizzying number of tips, hacks and recommendations on how to stay healthy, from dietary supplements to what color of clothes promotes optimal wellness. Some of these tips are helpful and based on good evidence, while...

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Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers, fishermen, coal miners, radiation victims and 70 other groups

  • Written by Linda J. Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
imageA group of formerly enslaved people gather on a South Carolina plantation during the Union occupation in 1862. Corbis/ Getty Images

As Americans celebrate Juneteenth, legislation for a commission to study reparations for harms resulting from the enslavement of nearly 4 million people has languished in Congress for more than 30 years.

Though America...

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  1. Philly has highest STI rates in the country – improving sex ed in schools and access to at-home testing could lower rates
  2. Southern Baptists may have rejected a constitutional amendment opposing female pastors, but that does not mean they are changing their views on women’s leadership in church
  3. Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know
  4. Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change
  5. What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
  6. Central banks face threats to their independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)
  7. Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized
  8. From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it
  9. Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges
  10. Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes
  11. An homage to the dad joke, one of the great traditions of fatherhood
  12. The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources
  13. Supreme Court justices secretly recorded – the legal issues and what they mean for the rest of us
  14. Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts
  15. Ukraine’s draft woes leave the West facing pressure to make up for the troop shortfall
  16. People ambivalent about political issues support violence more than those with clear opinions
  17. Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power of love’ to challenge injustice
  18. Philadelphia’s 200-year-old disability records show welfare reform movement’s early shift toward rationing care and punishing poor people
  19. Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning
  20. Spikes, seat dividers, even ‘Baby Shark’ − camping bans like the one under review at SCOTUS are part of broader strategies that push out homeless people
  21. Inflation is cooling, but not fast enough for the Fed: Policymakers now expect only one rate cut in 2024
  22. Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment
  23. Columbia Law Review article critical of Israel sparks battle between student editors and their board − highlighting fragility of academic freedom
  24. American womanhood is not what it used to be − understanding the backlash to Dobbs v. Jackson
  25. There’s a strange history of white journalists trying to better understand the Black experience by ‘becoming’ Black
  26. ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ may be many Americans’ image of Judaism – but American Jews’ heritage is stunningly diverse
  27. Politics is still both local and personal – but only for independents, not for Democrats or Republicans
  28. Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict disease outbreaks since 2017
  29. Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action
  30. Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions
  31. African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans
  32. 8 fun questions about The Conversation
  33. How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual
  34. PFAS are toxic ‘forever chemicals’ that linger in our air, water, soil and bodies – here’s how to keep them out of your drinking water
  35. Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail
  36. Independent voters are few in number, influential in close elections – and hard for campaigns to reach
  37. Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food web – here’s how light is shaping life underwater
  38. Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most susceptible, and when
  39. Complaints are different when customers think a company cares
  40. Coral reef recovery could get a boost from an unlikely source: Sea cucumbers, the janitors of the seafloor
  41. Biden and Trump may forget names or personal details, but here is what really matters in assessing whether they’re cognitively up for the job
  42. The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water
  43. How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning
  44. American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited, too
  45. NASA’s asteroid sample mission gave scientists around the world the rare opportunity to study an artificial meteor
  46. How do you build tunnels and bridges underwater? A geotechnical engineer explains the construction tricks
  47. Indian election was awash in deepfakes – but AI was a net positive for democracy
  48. How much do you need to know about how your spouse spends money? Maybe less than you think
  49. 2020’s ‘fake elector’ schemes will be harder to try in 2024 – but not impossible
  50. Why is it so hard to know how many independent voters there are?