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As ‘right to die’ gains more acceptance, a scholar of Catholicism explains the position of the Catholic Church

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageIn recent years, euthanasia and assisted death rates have risen worldwide.Cavan Images / Raffi Maghdessian via Getty images

An individual’s “right to die” is becoming more accepted across the globe. Polls show that most Americans support allowing doctors to end a patient’s life upon their request. Assisted suicide is now...

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The Panama Canal’s other conflict: Water security for the population and the global economy

  • Written by Karina Garcia, Researcher and Lecturer in Climate, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
imageThe Panama Canal carries cargo ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, cutting weeks off shipping time.Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the...

Read more: The Panama Canal’s other conflict: Water security for the population and the global economy

How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains

  • Written by Dakota Rudesill, Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
imageDirector of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on March 26, 2025, in Washington. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on March 27, 2025, ordered top Trump administration officials to preserve records of their messages sent on the messaging app...

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‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans

  • Written by Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University
imageEveryday discrimination happens to all races and genders.FG Trade Latin/E+ via Getty Images

People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.

What’s more, that finding remains true no matter the person’s...

Read more: ‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans

From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books

  • Written by Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
imagePope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Nov. 10, 2024.AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope Francis’ Sunday prayers in St. Peter’s Square. The pope reflected on the ceasefire that had just gone into effect in Gaza, highlighting...

Read more: From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

  • Written by Deborah Fuller, Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageDivesting from the next generation of researchers means cutting the lifeblood of science and medicine.J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Nearly every modernmedical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from over-the-counter and prescription medications that treat high cholesteroland pain to...

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Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes

  • Written by Eleanor Rivera, Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago
imageTesting for kidney function can help identify chronic kidney disease early enough to intervene.PIXOLOGICSTUDIO/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed.

The consequences of advanced chronic...

Read more: Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

  • Written by Alyssa Kreikemeier, Assistant Professor of History, University of Idaho
imageBilly Frank Jr., left, a Nisqually tribal elder, was arrested dozens of times while trying to assert his native fishing rights during the 'Fish Wars' of the 1960s and 1970s. In this 2014 photo, he stands with Ed Johnstone of the Quinault tribe.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often...

Read more: As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

  • Written by Cal J. Halvorsen, Associate Professor of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
imageNew volunteers get trained in Lexington, Ky., to help out at CASA of Lexington in April 2023.AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel

As gerontologists – social scientists who study aging populations – we envision a future in which older people leave a doctor’s visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something.

Does that sound far-fetched?...

Read more: Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence

  • Written by Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst

In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests with an equally unprecedented surge in corporate commitments. Even as President Donald Trump was calling protesters “terrorists,” companies in industries across the U.S. pledged donations, launched diversity initiatives and issued statements in...

Read more: We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI...

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  2. Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role
  3. What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
  4. Women are reclaiming their place in baseball
  5. Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security
  6. Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
  7. Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app
  8. Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
  9. From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
  10. US swing toward autocracy doesn’t have to be permanent – but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections
  11. Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could spell trouble for distilled spirits
  12. With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there
  13. Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
  14. Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
  15. Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions
  16. Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next
  17. Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
  18. The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap
  19. Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts
  20. Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire
  21. Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
  22. Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work
  23. Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship
  24. Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma
  25. Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan
  26. How many types of insects are there in the world?
  27. Genomic sequencing reveals previously unknown genes that make microbes resistant to drugs and hard to kill
  28. Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
  29. National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law: The Antiquities Act
  30. How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty
  31. Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure
  32. Who gets to brand Puerto Rico: Its tourism agency or its biggest star?
  33. Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
  34. What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
  35. Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists
  36. Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead
  37. Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose
  38. Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks
  39. Cuts to research into inequality, disparities and other DEIA topics harm science
  40. Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction
  41. Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
  42. Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages
  43. What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains
  44. Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
  45. Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy
  46. 5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
  47. Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
  48. Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep
  49. How power imbalance, misread signs and strategic blunders clouded Hamas’ judgment over Gaza ceasefire
  50. Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time