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Philly psychology students map out local landmarks and hidden destinations where they feel happiest

  • Written by Eric Zillmer, Professor of Neuropsychology, Drexel University
imageRittenhouse Square Park in Center City made it onto the Philly Happiness Map.Matthew Lovette/Jumping Rocks/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

What makes you happy? Perhaps a good night’s sleep, or a wonderful meal with friends?

I am the director of the Happiness Lab at Drexel University, where I also teach a course on happiness. The...

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Ceasefires like the one between Iran and Israel often fail – but an agreement with specific conditions is more likely to hold

  • Written by Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imagePresident Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House on June 24, 2025, in Washington, less than 12 hours after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Within hours of President Donald Trump unexpectedly announcing an upcoming ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 23, 2025, both countries...

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Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes

  • Written by Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageThe Osirak nuclear power research station in 1981.Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma via Getty Images

Israel, with the assistance of U.S. military hardware, bombs an adversary’s nuclear facility to set back the perceived pursuit of the ultimate weapon. We have been here before, about 44 years ago.

In 1981, Israeli fighter jets supplied by Washington atta...

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Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from

  • Written by Eleanor Paynter, Assistant Professor of Italian, Migration, and Global Media Studies, University of Oregon
imageInternally displaced people walk along a street in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 13, 2025. Brian Inganga/AP Photos

For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so.

A divided Supreme...

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How Internet of Things devices affect your privacy – even when they’re not yours

  • Written by David Sella-Villa, Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
image The Internet of Things, which includes wearables, appliances and cars, is collecting an increasing amount of information about you.lupengyu/Moment via Getty Images

Some unusual witnesses helped convict Alex Murdaugh of the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.

The first was Bubba, Maggie’s yellow Labrador retriever. Prosecutors used a...

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Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities

  • Written by Christelle Khalaf, Associate Director, Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago
imageHow much money goes into which pile often changes with the presidency.valiantsin suprunovich/iStock / Getty Images Plus

When new presidential administrations enter the White House, federal agencies often find their funding and priorities shifting, sometimes dramatically.

I’m a scholar who studies how policy and market shifts affect regional...

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‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since

  • Written by Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
imageThe star attorneys of the Scopes trial: Clarence Darrow, left, for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images

Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution.

Less well...

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3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee

  • Written by Heidi Hausse, Associate Professor of History, Auburn University
imageTechnology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA

To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.

Historic...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

  • Written by Samantha Thompson, Astronomy Curator, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
imageThe Rubin Observatory is scheduled to release its first images in 2025.RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/B. Quint

Everything in space – from the Earth and Sun to black holes – accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe. The rest of the cosmos seems to be made of an invisible material astronomers call dark matter.

Astronomers...

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Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools

  • Written by Elizabeth Bettini, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Boston University
imageThe demographics of the special education teacher workforce have remained static, but the student population these educators serve is becoming more diverse.Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images

Teachers of color positively impact all students, including students of color with disabilities. Yet, the special education teacher workforce is overwhelmingly...

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  2. Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest
  3. How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution
  4. 3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk
  5. To spur the construction of affordable, resilient homes, the future is concrete
  6. Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms
  7. Neuropathic pain has no immediate cause – research on a brain receptor may help stop this hard-to-treat condition
  8. I’m an expert in crafting public health messages: Here are 3 marketing strategies I use to make Philadelphia healthier
  9. How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from
  10. The sleeper Supreme Court decision that could have profound impacts on the Trump administration agenda – and restore faith in the high court
  11. No country for old business owners: Economic shifts create a growing challenge for America’s aging entrepreneurs
  12. After the smoke clears, a wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk
  13. US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites: What led to Trump pulling the trigger – and what happens next?
  14. Outsourcing cost of ‘impact’ data could mean 13% more bang for every charitable buck
  15. A militarily degraded Iran may turn to asymmetrical warfare – raising risk of proxy and cyber attacks
  16. How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage
  17. What is CREC? The Christian nationalist group has a vision for America − and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s support
  18. At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long history of dark behavior
  19. Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the government, as Trump administration nixes rules on fairness, community input and resilience
  20. Nuclear scientists  have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows
  21. Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows
  22. How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for
  23. How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for
  24. Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient
  25. Trump administration’s conflicting messages on Chinese student visas reflect complex US-China relations
  26. Metro Detroit is growing – but its suburbs are telling a more complicated story
  27. Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia − $224B in unpaid care
  28. The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence
  29. 50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and revealed more about sharks’ amazing biology
  30. Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized
  31. Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions
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  33. Ticks carry decades of history in each troublesome bite
  34. AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators
  35. Germany’s young Jewish and Muslim writers are speaking for themselves – exploring immigrant identity beyond stereotypes
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  37. Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea
  38. The commitment trap: How Israel, Iran and the US risk becoming prisoners to policies
  39. Gay Men’s Health Crisis showed how everyday people stepped up when institutions failed during the height of the AIDS epidemic – providing a model for today
  40. US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran
  41. US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning decades before US strikes on nuclear sites
  42. Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
  43. Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves
  44. Observers of workplace mistreatment react as strongly as the victims − at times with a surprising amount of victim blaming
  45. Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where artifacts are from
  46. AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries
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