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Food aid doesn’t make people loafers – research shows government benefits help low-income people find jobs

  • Written by Claudia Strauss, Professor of Anthropology, Pitzer College

Millie Morales believes in hard work.

“I feel that as an American citizen, we all have a great opportunity to be able to improve our life,” the 58-year-old woman explained in an interview I conducted with her in 2025. “Are you willing to put in the work, or are you not?”

Morales, whose name I changed to protect her privacy,...

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A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people

  • Written by Stylianos Syropoulos, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
imageAcross cultures, languages and economic systems, feeling connected to the natural world is consistently linked to living a more hopeful, purposeful and resilient life. nymphoenix/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature. A walk in a park. Sitting by the ocean. Watching a sunset. Is this...

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Anthrax-causing bacteria have dwelled in soil for centuries – cycling through people, animals and earth

  • Written by Hannah Kinzer, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis
imageWithout timely treatment, _Bacillus anthracis_ can cause fatal infection.CDC

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues.

The bacteria that cause anthrax are called Bacillus anthracis. In the soil, they hang out and can form communities around plant...

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Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other cities

  • Written by Christopher Briem, Regional Economist, Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh
imageSlow and steady growth in higher education and health care led to economic advantages for Pittsburgh.YT412/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Few regions pose as much of an economic conundrum as Pittsburgh.

Is the city and region – once the center of American steelmaking – a paragon of postindustrial transformation, or a left-behind region...

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If using ChatGPT is cheating, what about ghostwriting? The old debate behind a new panic

  • Written by Emily Hodgson Anderson, Professor of English and Dean of Undergraduate Education, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageGhostwriting sits at the nexus of collaboration and deception. EThamPhoto/The Image Bank via Getty Images

In February 2023, a little more than a year after the launch of ChatGPT, Vanderbilt University sent an email to its student body in the wake of a fatal campus shooting at Michigan State.

“The recent Michigan shootings are a tragic reminder...

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How far can Iran’s ballistic missiles reach? A defense expert explains how the missiles work, and what Iran can and can’t hit

  • Written by Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
imageIran launched two missiles, possibly modified versions of this Khorramshahr ballistic missile, at the island of Diego Garcia.Iranian Defense Ministry via AP

Iran fired two ballistic missiles on March 20, 2026, at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important joint U.S.-U.K. military base, according to U.S., U.K. and...

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Growing up during Sri Lanka’s civil war taught me that getting along with people across divides is a virtue we can learn

  • Written by Eranda Jayawickreme, Professor of Psychology & Senior Research Fellow, Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University
imageTraditional dancers perform in front of the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth, celebrating the Buddhist festival of Esala Perahera, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 8, 2025.Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images

I grew up in Sri Lanka. Much of my adolescence was spent in Kandy, a city built around a lake, set amid the lush tea plantations of the hill...

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What an ancient devotional text means for the women of Nepal

  • Written by Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Asian Studies, Penn State
imageNepalese women participate in the 'Swasthani Vrata Katha' ritual.Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, CC BY-SA

I first heard the popular “Swasthani Vrata Katha” – a devotional text – recited in Sankhu, a village on the outskirts of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, some 25 years ago.

The text tells the story, or “katha,”...

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Drones paired with AI could help search-and-rescue teams find missing persons faster

  • Written by Adeel Khalid, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Kennesaw State University
imageAn AI system can analyze data from a drone to detect people in a forest – and determine what condition they're in.Adeel Khalid

A combination of infrared imaging, thermal imaging and color cameras on an uncrewed drone, along with an AI system to interpret the data, can help emergency responders and search-and-rescue teams locate, identify and...

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60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world

  • Written by John Ballato, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University
imageFiber optics, illustrated here, underpin much of modern communications. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

Imagine a world without internet, email, streaming services or social media. Imagine having to write letters or call everyone on a rotary dial phone to communicate. Imagine having to drive to a store to buy anything and everything....

Read more: 60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world

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  6. The world’s great fish migrations are collapsing – that’s a problem for millions of people
  7. Psychological toll of betrayal trauma may help explain why women kept silent for decades after alleged abuse by civil rights icon Cesar Chavez
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  10. For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers’ expectations of a healthy body can lead to shame
  11. Immigrant kids can attend school regardless of citizenship – some states are challenging this standard
  12. Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state
  13. The ever-evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans
  14. Why many older adults skip hard candy – how aging can change chewing and swallowing
  15. How dolphins communicate – new discoveries from a long-term study in Sarasota, Florida
  16. What Betsy Ross’ real story tells us about women’s work in the Revolution − and why it still matters 250 years later
  17. 50 years ago, Karen Quinlan’s coma sparked the movement for patients’ rights near the end of life
  18. A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran
  19. In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the resurrection – but churches today are still divided over female preachers
  20. Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored
  21. How AI English and human English differ – and how to decide when to use artificial language
  22. ‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth
  23. Federal judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda – an epidemiologist answers questions parents may have
  24. HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care
  25. Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement
  26. Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region
  27. Israeli action in Lebanon risks repeating history’s mistakes — and torpedoing a historic moment for dialogue
  28. Who are Iran’s new leaders? A look at 6 the US placed a bounty on – 2 of whom are already dead
  29. You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research
  30. Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf states
  31. Information is a battlefield: 4 questions you can ask to judge the reliability of news reports and social posts about the US-Iran war
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  33. Trump’s new child care subsidy rules compound an already dire situation for providers and families
  34. Pittsburgh’s air pollution estimated to claim 3,000+ lives per year − and EPA rollbacks aren’t helping
  35. Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
  36. Health insurance jargon can be frustrating and confusing – here’s how to navigate it
  37. Gender conformity starts young – and boys and girls fall in line in different ways
  38. Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities?
  39. Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules – how waiving the Jones Act affects what you pay at the pump
  40. Hundreds of hungry mosquitoes, a student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how these deadly insects reach their targets
  41. How hatred of Jews became a common ground for Islamic terrorists and left-wing extremists, fueling domestic terrorism
  42. More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good
  43. What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care
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  45. Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper, more effective alternatives
  46. Power outages in heat waves and storms can threaten the lives of medical device users – we looked at who is most at risk
  47. What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankings
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