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Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation

  • Written by Tatishe Nteta, Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst
imagePresident Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls sporting events on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Since becoming president, Donald Trump has aggressively sought to fulfill his campaign promise to reverse the Biden administration’s protection of...

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Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America

  • Written by Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageA statue of Christopher Columbus, toppled by protesters, is loaded onto a truck on the grounds of the state capitol on June 10, 2020, in St Paul, Minn.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Recently, President Donald Trump declared that he is “bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes.” He hopes to make up for the removal of commemorative statues...

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How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago

  • Written by Kai James, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThe assumption was that the wheel evolved from wooden rollers.Tetra Images via Getty Images

Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the mine’s sweltering tunnels.

You’ve resigned yourself to the grueling monotony of mining life. Then one afternoon, you...

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We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects

  • Written by Justin D. Martin, Associate Professor of Digital Communication and Journalism, University of South Florida
imageThe debate over banning smartphones in schools rages as more students are bringing phones to schools.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

In Florida, a bill that bans cellphone use in elementary and middle schools, from bell to bell, recently sailed through the state Legislature.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025. The...

Read more: We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests...

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway

  • Written by Robert Manduca, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
imageYou may be wealthier than you realize.Deagreez/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How wealthy are you?

Like most people, you probably would do some math before answering this question. You would add up the money in your bank accounts, the value of your investments and any equity in a home you own, then subtract your debts, such as mortgages and car loans.

B...

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A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageDemonstrators clash with counterdemonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. AP Photo/Steve Helber

A man named Regan Prater was charged with arson for the burning of Highlander Center in New Market, Tennessee, on May 7, 2025. The nonprofit has a long history of involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. The...

Read more: A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and...

World’s most powerful ex-New Yorker gets a DC military parade, not a ticker-tape celebration in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes

  • Written by Lincoln Mitchell, Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
imageHeavy equipment and military vehicles arrive in Jessup, Md., for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade on June 14, 2025, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump’s plan for a military parade on June 14, 2025, officially to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army as...

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Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows

  • Written by Katherine G. Hastings, PhD Candidate in Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
imageMost households that own firearms have more than one − and owners often don't secure all of them.StockPlanets/E+ via Getty Images

More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than one-third of...

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LGBTQ+ patients stay up-to-date on preventive care when their doctors are supportive, saving money and lives throughout society

  • Written by Nathaniel M. Tran, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
imageGetting cancer screenings, vaccinations and HIV tests is easier when you can trust your doctor.Hit Stop Media/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When LGBTQ+ patients are unsure if they can be open about their identity and related health needs, it becomes more difficult for them to access high-quality health care.

In our recently published research, my...

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Where is the center of the universe?

  • Written by Rob Coyne, Teaching Professor of Physics, University of Rhode Island
imageIn space, there are four dimensions: length, width, height and time.scaliger/iStock/NASA via Getty Images Plus

About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Published in 1915, and already widely accepted worldwide by physicists and mathematicians,...

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  2. How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate
  3. For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details
  4. 100 years ago, the Social Gospel movement pushed to improve workers’ lives – but also to promote its vision of Christian America
  5. Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks
  6. Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse – new research
  7. Dismal ticket sales, grumblings from fans and clubs – is FIFA’s latest attempt to establish a global club game doomed before it starts?
  8. Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
  9. Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil
  10. ‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public
  11. Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it
  12. How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families
  13. Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
  14. NCAA will pay its current and former athletes in an agreement that will transform college sports
  15. Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity
  16. If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone?
  17. From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy
  18. Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
  19. Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
  20. Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species
  21. ‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from beyond the grave
  22. US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
  23. Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
  24. Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet
  25. Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe
  26. Why Kissinger would have been a Fortnite champ − and other foreign policy lessons from the gaming world
  27. AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities
  28. 4 creative ways to engage children in STEM over the summer: Tips to foster curiosity and problem-solving at home
  29. Trump’s justifications for the latest travel ban aren’t supported by the data on immigration and terrorism
  30. How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science
  31. Detroit voters have an opportunity to pick a mayor who will ease zoning, improve transit and protect long-term residents
  32. Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks
  33. Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore apart the old idea that bases far behind the front lines are safe
  34. 100 years ago, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling on parents’ rights in education – today, another case raises new questions
  35. Stop the ‘good’ vs ‘bad’ snap judgments and watch your world become more interesting
  36. How illicit markets fueled by data breaches sell your personal information to criminals
  37. Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families
  38. Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism
  39. In pardoning reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, Trump taps into a sense of persecution felt by his conservative Christian base
  40. How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
  41. Your left and right brain hear language differently − a neuroscientist explains how
  42. Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction
  43. ‘Loyal to the oil’ – how religion and striking it rich shape Canada’s hockey fandom
  44. What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope
  45. 1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it
  46. What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail
  47. Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed
  48. Storm damage costs are often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding extreme weather risk
  49. Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews
  50. Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut