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China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia

  • Written by Pintu Kumar Mahla, Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Institute, University of Arizona
imageIndian Border Security Force soldiers patrol near the line of control in Kashmir.Nitin Kanotra/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China.

For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty has seen the two South Asian...

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Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads

  • Written by Bryan Keogh, Managing Editor
imageProtesters gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education in Washington.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education – part of a wider plan to dismantle the agency. In doing so,...

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Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

  • Written by Mark Schlakman, Senior Program Director, The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University
imageFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator...

Read more: Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still...

Rethinking the MBA: Character as the educational foundation for future business leaders

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
imageQuestions about the role of business education have led to introspection among business school leaders and researchers.Supatman/iStock via Getty Images

Programs to help students discern their vocation or calling are gaining prominence in higher education.

According to a 2019 Bates/Gallup poll, 80% of college graduates want a sense of purpose from...

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Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how

  • Written by Raven Garvey, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
imageWandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans.Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)

Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are geophysicistswho investigate interactions between solar...

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Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

  • Written by Rebecca McClain, Ph.D. Student in Astronomy, The Ohio State University
imageThis image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions. European Southern Observatory

If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you might just be able to spot the Sculptor galaxy...

Read more: Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role

  • Written by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
imageA deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, destroyed homes near the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in July 2025 highlight a troubling reality: Despite years of warnings and recent improvements in flood planning, Texas communities remain dangerously...

Read more: Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role

How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments

  • Written by Matthew J. Mayhew, Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
imagePro-Palestinian supporters march outside Columbia University in September 2024.AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had...

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Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground

  • Written by Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
imageIran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, attends a news conference with EU foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell in Tehran on June 25, 2022.Atta KenareAFP via Getty Images

The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, sent shock waves around the world. It marked a dramatic reversal for the Trump...

Read more: Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish...

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
imageThe millions of people losing insurance include many who get coverage through the ACA marketplace.sesame/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will cut government spending on health care by more than US$1 trillion over the next decade.

Because the final version...

Read more: How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

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  3. ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief
  4. Is there any hope for the internet?
  5. 2026 FIFA World Cup expansion will have a big climate footprint, with matches from Mexico to Canada – here’s what fans can do
  6. When big sports events like FIFA World Cup expand, their climate footprint expands too
  7. When big sports events expand, like FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches across North America, their climate footprint expands too
  8. Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine
  9. Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
  10. Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
  11. Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
  12. Who was the first pirate?
  13. When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery
  14. FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
  15. How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  16. Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
  17. IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
  18. Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
  19. Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
  20. Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
  21. AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
  22. Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
  23. Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
  24. School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
  25. This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
  26. Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
  27. Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
  28. The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
  29. Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
  30. Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
  31. How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
  32. Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
  33. Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism
  34. That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the ‘de minimis’ exemption for the rest of the world, too
  35. A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?
  36. AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first
  37. My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants
  38. Trump administration’s lie detector campaign against leakers is unlikely to succeed and could divert energy from national security priorities
  39. ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy
  40. Exploring questions of meaning, ethics and belief through Japanese anime
  41. How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States
  42. How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city
  43. How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city
  44. Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good
  45. How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains
  46. 3 basic ingredients, a million possibilities: How small pizzerias succeed with uniqueness in an age of chain restaurants
  47. The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help
  48. What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?
  49. President Trump’s tug-of-war with the courts, explained
  50. Your data privacy is slipping away – here’s why, and what you can do about it