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ARPA-H: High-risk, high-reward health research is the mandate of new, billion-dollar US agency

  • Written by Tong Sun, Assistant Dean of Translational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageThe Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is meant to bring forward-thinking nimbleness to health innovation.Pixtum/iStock via Getty Images

A new multibillion-dollar federal agency was created with a goal of supporting “the next generation of moonshots for health” in science, logistics, diversity and equality. And the agency now...

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These high school 'classics' have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?

  • Written by Andrew Newman, Professor and Chair, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
imageHigh school students have studied many of the same books for generations. Is it time for a change?Andrew_Howe via Getty Images

If you went to high school in the United States anytime since the 1960s, you were likely assigned some of the following books: Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” “Julius Caesar” and...

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Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageIn her efforts to build a new relationship with the Catholic Church, Queen Elizabeth II had interactions with several pontiffs. She is seen here with Pope John Paul II. AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Pool, File

Thousands of Christian cathedrals and churches rang their bells for an hour at noon the day after Queen Elizabeth II died in honor of the...

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We asked Ukrainians living on the front lines what was an acceptable peace – here's what they told us

  • Written by Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
imageResidents in Poltava, Ukraine, survey the damage from a Russian attack.Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive success against Russian troops in the Kharkiv region has raised hopes that a larger rollback of occupying troops is at hand. But this remains a daunting task: Russia continues to occupy...

Read more: We asked Ukrainians living on the front lines what was an acceptable peace – here's what they told...

Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible

  • Written by Ki-Eun Jang, Assistant Professor of Theology (Bible in Global Cultures), Fordham University
image'Departure for Canaan,' a detail of a 13th-century mosaic from the dome of Abraham in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice.De Agostini Photo Library/De Agostini via Getty Images

Today, the Bible is often invoked during public debates about immigration. From former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to a group of 2,000 rabbis, people have referred to the Bible...

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US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

  • Written by Kathleen Frydl, Sachs Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
imagePeople wait in line for a free morning meal in Los Angeles in April 2020. High and rising inequality is one reason the U.S. ranks badly on some international measures of development.Frederic J. Brown/ AFP via Getty Images

The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July...

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The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds

  • Written by Sascha Meinrath, Director of X-Lab and Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Penn State
imageIs your broadband internet service always up to speed when you need it?10'000 Hours/DigitalVision via Getty images

Imagine purchasing “up to” a gallon of milk for US$4.50, or paying for “up to” a full tank of gas. Most people would view such transactions as absurd. And yet, in the realm of broadband service, the use of...

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2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters

  • Written by Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland
imageAbout a third of Pakistan flooded during the extreme monsoon in 2022, affecting an estimated 33 million people.AP Photo/Fareed Khan

There’s an old joke about the fellow who has his left foot in a bucket of ice water and the right in a bucket of hot water, so that his overall temperature is average. That seemed to apply to the climate during...

Read more: 2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on...

Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America's trains and the economy on track – for now

  • Written by Jason Miller, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
imageThe U.S. depends on trains to transport almost half of all freight. AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar

Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting the U.S. economy and their everyday lives. Recent fears of a railroad strike may have changed that.

After 20 straight hours of negotiations, brokered by President Joe...

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A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred from politics – but the little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy

  • Written by Aziz Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago
imageCouy Griffin, a former county commissioner in Otero County, N.M., rides a horse in New York City in May 2020Gotham/Getty Images

A county court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sept. 6, 2022, became the first in more than 150 years to disqualify a person from public office because they participated in an insurrection.

District Court Judge Francis Mathew...

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  2. Fed likely to stay the course on interest rate hike as inflation ticks up but gas prices ease
  3. Is your gas stove bad for your health?
  4. 5 challenges of doing college in the metaverse
  5. Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services
  6. Cold shutdown reduces risk of disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – but combat around spent fuel still poses a threat
  7. Student enrollment falls at colleges and universities that are placed on probation
  8. The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies
  9. How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
  10. Should you vote early in the 2022 midterm elections? 3 essential reads
  11. Uncovering the genetic basis of mental illness requires data and tools that aren't just based on white people – this international team is collecting DNA samples around the globe
  12. Donor beware: Pause before you give to any cause
  13. Iran and the US appear unlikely to reach a new nuclear deal – leaving everyone more unsafe
  14. Arizona's Latino voters and political independents could spell midterm defeats for MAGA candidates
  15. Charles III faces challenges at home, abroad – and even in defining what it means to be king
  16. Educators can help make STEM fields diverse – over 25 years, I've identified nudges that can encourage students to stay
  17. How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn't work
  18. Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement
  19. How do ants crawl on walls? A biologist explains their sticky, spiky, gravity-defying grip
  20. What is proof-of-stake? A computer scientist explains a new way to make cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse transactions
  21. Stop using 'Latinx' if you really want to be inclusive
  22. Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual
  23. La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases
  24. How Ukraine is adapting the ancient practice of trophy displays for modern propaganda
  25. Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset
  26. Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker
  27. In 1953, 'Queen-crazy' American women looked to Elizabeth II as a source of inspiration – that sentiment never faded
  28. Meditation holds the potential to help treat children suffering from traumas, difficult diagnoses or other stressors – a behavioral neuroscientist explains
  29. Yes, Black patients do want to help with medical research – here are ways to overcome the barriers that keep clinical trials from recruiting diverse populations
  30. Building something better: How community organizing helps people thrive in challenging times
  31. Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map
  32. Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure
  33. Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease
  34. Human skin stood up better to the sun before there were sunscreens and parasols – an anthropologist explains why
  35. Purpose and gratitude boost academic engagement
  36. Supreme Court’s selective reading of US history ignored 19th-century women’s support for ‘voluntary motherhood’
  37. Christian nationalism is getting written out of the story of January 6
  38. America's next big labor battle could be Minor League Baseball
  39. Sleeping fish? From sharks to salmon, guppies to groupers, here's how they grab a snooze
  40. Birds migrate along ancient routes – here are the latest high-tech tools scientists are using to study their amazing journeys
  41. One way to help college students get enough sleep – pay them to go to bed
  42. Americans think they know a lot about politics – and it's bad for democracy that they're so often wrong in their confidence
  43. Unexpected Ukrainian resistance continues to thwart Russia's initial plans for quick, decisive victories
  44. Axolotls can regenerate their brains – these adorable salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration
  45. La misión Artemis 1 sienta las bases para la exploración espacial más allá de la Tierra
  46. 50 years after landmark death penalty case, Supreme Court's ruling continues to guide execution debate
  47. The most cost-effective energy efficiency investments you can make – and how the new Inflation Reduction Act could help
  48. Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered
  49. Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? A cybersecurity expert explains a whistleblower's claims
  50. Most human embryos naturally die after conception – restrictive abortion laws fail to take this embryo loss into account