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Not all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines

  • Written by Avery Paxton, Research Marine Biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
imageThe bow of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Duane, a decommissioned ship deliberately sunk off Florida to serve as an artificial reef.Stephen Frink via Getty Images

When people hear about underwater reefs, they usually picture colorful gardens created from coral. But some reefs are anchored to much more unusual foundations.

For more than a century,...

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Bill Belichick's hidden playbook – the 19th century origins of 'The Patriot Way'

  • Written by Rich Hanley, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Quinnipiac University
imageBill Belichick during his last game as head coach of the New England Patriots.Winslow Townson/Getty Images

To the New England Patriots fans enrolled in my Story of Football class at Quinnipiac University, Bill Belichick is the only Patriots coach they’ve ever known.

The 71-year-old coach and team owner Robert Kraft amicably parted ways after...

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What are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar of justice in war explains

  • Written by J. Toby Reiner, Associate Professor of Political Science, Dickinson College
imagePalestinians tend to the wounded after an Israeli strike hit a building next to Al-Aqsa Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Jan. 10, 2024.AP Photo/Adel Hana

About 1 in 100 Gazans have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health’s Jan. 8, 2024, update. More than 24,000 people have died, an...

Read more: What are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar of justice in war explains

Nicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent – and the Catholic Church remains a target

  • Written by Kai M. Thaler, Assistant Professor of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageA priest and Catholic worshippers pray in front of an image of 'Sangre de Cristo,' burned in a fire on July 2020, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua.Oswaldo Rivas/AFP via Getty Images

Bad news has been the norm for Catholics in Nicaragua, where clergy and church groups have been frequent targets of a wide-ranging crackdown for years. But on...

Read more: Nicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent – and the Catholic...

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex

  • Written by Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
imageA blizzard with brutally cold temperatures hit Iowa and neighboring states on Jan. 12, 2024.Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Over the past few days, extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather have swept southward into much of the U.S., breaking daily low temperature records from Montana to Texas. Tens of millions of people...

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Reining in AI means figuring out which regulation options are feasible, both technically and economically

  • Written by Saurabh Bagchi, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
imageOne form of regulating AI is watermarking its output – the equivalent of AI signing its work.R_Type/iStock via Getty Images

Concern about generative artificial intelligence technologies seems to be growing almost as fast as the spread of the technologies themselves. These worries are driven by unease about the possible spread of...

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Connecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence

  • Written by Taylor Scott, Associate Research Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Research Translation Platform, Penn State
imageLegislators make policy based on the information at hand, which isn't always the latest scientific findings.Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images

Like most kids of the 1990s, I attended a school that used the original DARE program as a cornerstone initiative in the war on drugs. Congressional funding for this Drug Abuse Resistance Education...

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Iceland battles a lava flow: Countries have built barriers and tried explosives in the past, but it's hard to stop molten rock

  • Written by Loÿc Vanderkluysen, Associate Professor of Earth Science, Drexel University
imageLava flows from a fissure near Grindavik, Iceland, on Jan. 14, 2024. Iceland Department of Civil Protection

Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and social media, lava flows cut off roads and bubbled from a new fissure that invaded the outskirts...

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What's the best diet for healthy sleep? A nutritional epidemiologist explains what food choices will help you get more restful z's

  • Written by Erica Jansen, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan
imageA balanced diet is one key factor in getting a restful night's sleep. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images

You probably already know that how you eat before bed affects your sleep. Maybe you’ve found yourself still lying awake at 2 a.m. after enjoying a cup of coffee with dessert. But did you know that your eating choices throughout the day...

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Chef Bill Granger dies and leaves behind an inadvertent legacy – the avocado toast meme

  • Written by Aarushi Bhandari, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
imageIs it avocado toast or high interest rates that have prevented so many young people from buying homes?Josef Mohyla/E+ via Getty Images

On Christmas Day 2023, world-renowned Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger died at 54.

Granger owned and operated 19 restaurants across Australia, the U.K., Japan and South Korea. He authored 14 cookbooks,...

Read more: Chef Bill Granger dies and leaves behind an inadvertent legacy – the avocado toast meme

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  1. Helium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it's nonrenewable and difficult to recycle
  2. Gaza's oldest mosque, destroyed in an airstrike, was once a temple to Philistine and Roman gods, a Byzantine and Catholic church, and had engravings of Jewish ritual objects
  3. DeSantis-linked super PAC broke new ground in pushing campaign finance rules in Iowa in support of a 2nd-place finish
  4. Iowa was different this time – even if the outcome was as predicted
  5. Long after Indigenous activists flee Russia, they continue to face government pressure to remain silent
  6. What social robots can teach America's students
  7. Congress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America's long-term economic competitiveness
  8. Miami residents believe Biscayne Bay is 'healthy,' despite big declines in water quality and biodiversity, new study finds
  9. How to prevent America's aging buildings from collapsing – 4 high-profile disasters send a warning
  10. Your fingerprint is actually 3D − research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis
  11. Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome
  12. 1 good thing about the Iowa caucuses, and 3 that are really troubling
  13. What if every germ hit you at the exact same time? An immunologist explains
  14. Ethiopia's deal with Somaliland upends regional dynamics, risking strife across the Horn of Africa
  15. What enforcement power does the International Court of Justice have in South Africa's genocide case against Israel?
  16. How Ecuador went from being Latin America's model of stability to a nation in crisis
  17. US-UK airstrikes risk strengthening Houthi rebels' position in Yemen and the region
  18. Wayne LaPierre leaves a financial mess behind at the NRA − on top of the legal one that landed him in court
  19. Paraguay's Ciudad del Este: Efforts to force a busy informal commercial hub to follow global trade rules have only made life harder for those eking out a living
  20. Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals
  21. Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably
  22. Biden, like Trump, sidesteps Congress to get things done
  23. I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into STEM fields − here's what I learned about encouraging creative, interdisciplinary thinking
  24. Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
  25. Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers
  26. When can we stop worrying about rising prices? The latest inflation report offers no easy answers
  27. Church without God: How secular congregations fill a need for some nonreligious Americans
  28. Blizzards are inescapable − but the most expensive winter storm damage is largely preventable
  29. Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and avid skier explains
  30. Tahoe avalanches: What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving
  31. In the 'big tent' of free speech, can you be too open-minded?
  32. Iran terror blast highlights success – and growing risk – of ISIS-K regional strategy
  33. 7 strategies to help gifted autistic students succeed in college
  34. To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species' most important locations
  35. Sellout! How political corruption shaped an American insult
  36. Otters, beavers and other semiaquatic mammals keep clean underwater, thanks to their flexible fur
  37. Martin Luther King Jr.'s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the Middle East
  38. How we almost ended up with a bull's-eye bar code
  39. A Supreme Court ruling on fishing for herring could sharply curb federal regulatory power
  40. Republicans are pushing for drastic asylum changes – an immigration law scholar breaks down the proposal
  41. As Zepbound dominates headlines as a new obesity-fighting drug, a nutritionist warns that weight loss shouldn’t be the only goal
  42. Pope Francis called surrogacy 'deplorable' – but the reasons why women and parents choose surrogacy are complex and defy simple labels
  43. 'Thirst trap' and 'edgelord' were recently added to the dictionary – so why hasn't 'nibling' made the cut?
  44. From besting Tetris AI to epic speedruns – inside gaming’s most thrilling feats
  45. After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado − here's how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants
  46. Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent
  47. Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
  48. A beginner's guide to sound baths − what they are, how to choose a good one and what the research shows
  49. Why don't fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they've adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people
  50. 2023's billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth's hottest year on record