NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

The Conversation

What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankings

  • Written by Stephen Chen, Associate Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College
imageA visitor looks at calligraphy by Luo Sangui of the Daodejing, the classic Daoist text, during the Nanjing 2014 Grand Art Exhibition in Nanjing, China. Visual China Group via Getty Images

Each March, many of the country’s most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving debates over the roles of race, wealt...

Read more: What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankings

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

  • Written by Peter Gunderman, Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University
imageCT scans hold a wealth of information about a patient's health that often gets overlooked.Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior...

Read more: Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war

  • Written by Kathy Kiely, Professor and Lee Hills Chair of Free Press Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia
imageThe Trump administration doesn't like the free press's coverage of the Iran war.MirageC/Getty

Martha Gellhorn stowed away on a hospital ship to become the only woman journalist to land on Normandy Beach on D-Day. She carried stretchers before writing her harrowing account of the invasion.

The New Yorker’s famously epicurean writer A.J....

Read more: Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war

Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella

  • Written by Amy McAuliffe, Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame
imageAmerican allies contemplate a post-U.S. nuclear umbrella future.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Canadians are openly discussing the merits and risks of pursuing a nuclear weapon. Europeans are similarly considering a nuclear deterrent for the bloc. In South Korea, public support for a nuclear weapon is at its highest level on record, and even in Japan some...

Read more: Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella

Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone

  • Written by Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security and Foreign Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
imageA satellite photograph shows construction work and buildings at a site known as Pickaxe Mountain, which is believed to store Iranian nuclear material and equipment.Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty Images

Before launching his war on Iran, President Donald Trump said his most important goal was that Iran would “never have a nuclear...

Read more: Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone

With AI finishing your sentences, what will happen to your unique voice on the page?

  • Written by Gayle Rogers, Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh
imagePredictive language technologies are making prose less distinct.echo1/iStock via Getty Images

It’s a familiar feeling: You start a text message, and your phone’s auto-complete function suggests several choices for the next word, ranging from banal to hilarious. “I love…” you, or coffee? Or you’re finishing an...

Read more: With AI finishing your sentences, what will happen to your unique voice on the page?

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

  • Written by Dannell D. Boatman, Assistant Professor and Health Communication Researcher, West Virginia University
imageA cancer vaccine would only help patients if they were willing to take it.Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Images

Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with the potential to significantly boost the immune system’s ability to fight and eliminate...

Read more: Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines...

Researchers develop biodegradable, plant-based packaging from natural fibers – new research

  • Written by J. Carson Meredith, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imagePlastic packaging fills up landfills – engineers are working on a bio-based alternative that could replace the kind shown here. tuk69tuk/iStock via Getty Images

Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an...

Read more: Researchers develop biodegradable, plant-based packaging from natural fibers – new research

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

  • Written by Leanne Snyder, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, Loyola University Chicago
imagePhysiological differences between women and men in sports may be far less pronounced in wheelchair basketball players.Steph Chambers/Staff via Getty Images Sports

Every March, millions of Americans fill out brackets and tune in to watch the NCAA college basketball tournaments known as March Madness. The men’s and women’s competitions...

Read more: My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex...

Magic mushroom-infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know

  • Written by David Kroll, Professor of Natural Products Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageThis isn't the first time psilocybin-laced products have been found in Denver.John Moore/Getty Images

A Denver food and cannabis investigator became suspicious of PolkaDot-branded chocolate bars sitting next to convenience store energy shots and nicotine pouches in January 2026.

Months earlier, California public health officials warned about...

Read more: Magic mushroom-infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials...

More Articles ...

  1. Tax changes taking effect in 2026 may boost the number of donors but lead to the US missing out on an estimated $5.7B a year in charitable giving
  2. In war-torn Iran, air pollution from burning oil depots and bombed buildings unleashes invisible health threats
  3. Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out
  4. The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
  5. Paleontologists uncover a new ‘Spinosaurus’ species by following a clue from a decades-old book into the Sahara Desert
  6. What was the very first plant in the world?
  7. The long history of silent meditation retreats and the individuals who helped shape them
  8. A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle
  9. Anxiety and ADHD can overlap – here’s how to untangle these widespread mental health disorders
  10. Controversy over Reese’s ingredients reveals standard food industry practices most consumers never notice
  11. A pet-friendly homeless shelter pilot reduced the rate of homelessness among the people it helped in California
  12. What ‘gooning’ reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens
  13. Iran war and other tough topics give K-12 teachers chance to teach students how, not what, to think
  14. How the Emerald Isle shaped the Steel City – Pittsburgh’s rich Irish history
  15. Jesse Jackson’s misdiagnosis of Parkinson’s is common – new genetic discovery could lead to treatment for this deadly disease
  16. As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking
  17. I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side
  18. While the US government is investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, academic researchers studying them face stigma
  19. When US fights in the Middle East, American Muslim students often face discrimination
  20. How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate
  21. Nearly 1 in 3 missing children in the US are Black, driving Pennsylvania and other states to propose ‘Ebony Alerts’ to ensure equal protection and public safety
  22. In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s
  23. Young Latinos – and their commitment to social justice – are shaping the future of the Catholic Church
  24. When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews
  25. Iran’s ruling structure explained
  26. ‘Hamnet’ is making audiences break down in tears – and upending beliefs about male grief
  27. Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children
  28. A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out
  29. Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago
  30. Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones
  31. Constant technology changes throw seniors a curve – and add to caregivers’ load
  32. ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility?
  33. Legal refugees now face long detention after DHS reinterprets law on applying for a green card after a year
  34. As Iran war expands, some conservative Christians interpret the conflict through biblical prophecies
  35. ‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ is actually not just about death
  36. We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
  37. Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran – and to ask questions
  38. Patriots and loyalists both rallied around St. Patrick’s Day during the Revolutionary War
  39. Fat cells burn energy to make heat – making them the next frontier of weight loss therapies
  40. Indie coffee shops are meant to counter corporate behemoths like Starbucks – so why do they all look the same?
  41. AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
  42. Oil isn’t just fuel: Iran conflict could disrupt markets for everything from plastics to fertilizers
  43. Notions of ‘Christendom’ often miss the mark – medieval Europe’s ideas about faith and power were not so simple
  44. US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn’t lessen the need for human judgment in war
  45. Universities survived Trump’s 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn’t flowing to researchers
  46. Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive
  47. Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education
  48. Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz
  49. Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century
  50. Astrophysicists trace the origin of valuable metals in space, from colliding stars to merging galaxies