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How Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages

  • Written by Judith Huacuja, Professor of Art History, University of Dayton
imageChicana artist Yolanda Lopez's artwork: 'Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe.'Yolanda Lopez, CC BY-NC-ND

In 1975, Chicano artist Amado M. Peña depicted police brutality by showing the bloodied head of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez, whom Dallas police had shot for allegedly stealing $8 from a vending machine. The painting “A...

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Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

  • Written by Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
imageThe CDC recommends getting your updated COVID-19 shot and your seasonal flu shot as soon as possible. AngelaMacario/iStock via Getty Images

As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on high alert for the possibility of a tripledemic, or a surge brought on by the respiratory viruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and...

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What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don't all agree

  • Written by Aaron Levine, Atmospheric Research Scientist, CICOES, University of Washington
imageThe El Niño pattern stands out in the warm sea surface temperature anomalies in the Pacific in 2023NOAA Climate.gov

Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter ahead in the southern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. They anticipate more storms in the U.S. South and Northeast, and warmer, drier...

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Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?

  • Written by Luke Keller, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Ithaca College
imageTelescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory near La Serena, Chile.Guillaume Doyen/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, CC BY

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Analysis of this sample will help scientists understand...

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How did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas' preparations to attack? A US counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works

  • Written by Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice in Counterterrorism, Domestic Terrorrism, Cybersecurity and National Security Law and Policy, University of Michigan
imageIsraeli soldiers move past a military medical vehicle on Oct. 10, 2023, at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz where Hamas militants killed Israelis days before.Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Israel is widely recognized as having highly sophisticated intelligence capabilities, both in terms of its ability to collect information about potential threats within its...

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Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma – sound familiar?

  • Written by Jim Krane, Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Lecturer, Rice University
imageCars lined up for gasoline in New Jersey in 1973 as supplies ran low and prices shot upward.Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images

Fifty years ago, a secret deal among Arab governments triggered one of the most traumatic economic crises to afflict the United States and other big oil importers.

Saudi King Faisal and other Arab leaders launched...

Read more: Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict...

Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma

  • Written by Jim Krane, Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Lecturer, Rice University
imageCars lined up for gasoline in New Jersey in 1973 as supplies ran low and prices shot upward.Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images

Fifty years ago, a secret deal among Arab governments triggered one of the most traumatic economic crises to afflict the United States and other big oil importers.

Saudi King Faisal and other Arab leaders launched...

Read more: Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict...

Why the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role

  • Written by Laura Blessing, Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University
imageWith Patrick McHenry leading the House as speaker pro tempore, spending and legislative options appear limited.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

In the wake of the Hamas surprise attacks on Israel, and that country’s resulting heavy military response, calls for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pick a new speaker quickly have...

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Israel has no good options for dealing with Hamas' hostage-taking in Gaza

  • Written by James Forest, Professor and Director of Security Studies, School of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imagePictures are put together on a pavement beside candles during the 'Jewish Community Vigil' for Israel in London on Oct. 9, 2023. AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Hamas, the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group that mounted a deadly surprise attack on Israel that has killed – at last count – at least 1,200 Israelis, has captured what are estimated...

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Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space

  • Written by Shannon Schmoll, Director of the Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University
imageComet Hale-Bopp was visible from Earth in 1997.E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria, CC BY-NC

When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across the sky. You may have a family member who saw a comet before you were born, or you may have seen one yourself when comet Nishimura passed by Earth in...

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  2. Listen up, ladies and gentlemen, guys and dudes: Terms of address can be a minefield, especially as their meanings change
  3. Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it's likely one of the most ancient
  4. Students understand calculus better when the lessons are active
  5. The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict
  6. America's farmers are getting older, and young people aren't rushing to join them
  7. Peace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention
  8. Exxon, Apple and other corporate giants will have to disclose all their emissions under California's new climate laws – that will have a global impact
  9. Supreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
  10. Is Taiwan a country or not?
  11. How 'nones' − the religiously unaffiliated − are finding meaning, purpose and spirituality in psychedelic churches
  12. Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole
  13. Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won't solve America's mental health crisis among students
  14. Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won't harm your health in the long term
  15. Cancer in kids is different from cancer in grown-ups – figuring out how could lead to better pediatric treatments
  16. Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict
  17. Today's white working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history
  18. Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world
  19. Are people born with good balance? A physical therapist explains the systems that help keep you on your toes
  20. Hamas assault echoes 1973 Arab-Israeli war – a shock attack and questions of political, intelligence culpability
  21. The Israel-Hamas war: No matter who loses, Iran wins
  22. Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, in prison for speaking up against human rights violations, has been a voice for women for almost two decades
  23. Bison are sacred to Native Americans − but each tribe has its own special relationship to them
  24. Often in error but still seductive: Why we can't quit election polls
  25. 20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps
  26. The pope's new letter isn't just an 'exhortation' on the environment – for Francis, everything is connected, which is a source of wonder
  27. Why the UAW union's tough bargaining strategy is working
  28. Health on the ballot as Argentina poised to elect 'anarcho-capitalist' bent on slashing social protections
  29. Calling the war in Ukraine a 'tragedy' shelters its perpetrators from blame and responsibility
  30. The splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads
  31. Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians' First Amendment rights ahead of others' dignity and rights to equal protection
  32. The 'Zoom effect' and the possible link between videochatting and appearance dissatisfaction
  33. How a disgruntled scientist looking to prove his food wasn't fresh discovered radioactive tracers and won a Nobel Prize 80 years ago
  34. The Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet
  35. Cell death is essential to your health − an immunologist explains when cells decide to die with a bang or take their quiet leave
  36. China's WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key − a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app's design
  37. Making 'movies' at the attosecond scale helps researchers better understand electrons − and could one day lead to super-fast electronics
  38. LGBTQ+ Americans feel they are just getting by in retirement and face greater financial risks
  39. Do 'sputnik moments' spur educational reform? A rhetoric scholar weighs in
  40. Death of the Armenian dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was predictable but not inevitable
  41. Birds, worms, rabbits: Francis of Assisi was said to have loved them all – but today's pet blessings on his feast day might have seemed strange to the 13th century saint
  42. Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research
  43. Being told where their blood ends up encourages donors to give again – new research
  44. Where the Supreme Court stands on banning books
  45. Navigating the risks and benefits of AI: Lessons from nanotechnology on ensuring emerging technologies are safe as well as successful
  46. How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?
  47. Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church
  48. There's a thriving global market in turtles, and much of that trade is illegal
  49. Psychedelics plus psychotherapy can trigger rapid changes in the brain − new research at the level of neurons is untangling how
  50. Feinstein's death raises the question: How are vacant Senate seats filled?