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Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience

  • Written by Gary W. Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
imageWarmer temperatures can supercharge storms.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and each other a lot of questions.

If they see a claim that a finding is true, they will...

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Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch

  • Written by Stacy Shaw, Assistant Professor of Social Science & Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
imageActive leisure experiences, like going for a walk outdoors, can help reduce stress and restore energy during the holidays.Chris Griffiths/Moment via Getty Images

The holiday season is often painted as an idyllic vision of rest, conjuring images of warm beverages and bountiful time with loved ones. But many people have trouble unwinding at this time...

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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?

  • Written by Alex Jensen, Postdoctoral Associate - Wildlife Ecology, North Carolina State University
imageCoyotes have expanded across the United States.Davis Huber/500px via Getty Images

Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are sliding through leaf litter, and wolves are tracking the scent of deer through the understory. Each of these animals has a role in the forest, and most...

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What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels

  • Written by Alan K. Chen, Thompson G. Marsh Law Alumni Professor, University of Denver
imageColorado was the first state to pass a law requiring warning labels on gas stoves.mapodile/GettyImages

Colorado passed first-in-the-nation legislation requiring warning labels on gas stoves in June 2025. These warnings are similar to what is required by cigarette labeling laws.

The required labels urge consumers to educate themselves about the air...

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Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work

  • Written by Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Professor of Management, Babson College
imageThe U.S. workweek hasn't always been 40 hours long, so maybe something else is possible.Gearstd/iStock via Getty Images Plus

About 1 in 3 Americans make at least one New Year’s resolution, according to Pew Research. While most of these vows focus on weight loss, fitness and other health-related goals, many fall into a distinct category: work.

W...

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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings

  • Written by Emily Greene-Colozzi, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imageSchools are increasingly turning to technology like ShotSpotter to address the threat of mass shootings.Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

A group of college students braved the frigid New England weather on Dec. 13, 2025, to attend a late afternoon review session at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Eleven of those...

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Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI

  • Written by Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
imageLarge language models have become extremely good at mimicking human writing.Robert Wicher/iStock via Getty Images

People and institutions are grappling with the consequences of AI-written text. Teachers want to know whether students’ work reflects their own understanding; consumers want to know whether an advertisement was written by a human...

Read more: Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI

Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants

  • Written by Sam Vong, Curator of Asian Pacific American History, Smithsonian Institution
imageA Filipino man poses next to a Ford Model A in the 1930s.Filipino Agricultural Workers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del Trabajo, a Masonic fraternal order, stumbled across a trove of mysterious-looking containers while he was cleaning out the...

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Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it

  • Written by Jaime Schultz, Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
imageNick Kyrgios' showdown with Aryna Sabalenka may be entertaining. But for women's sports, it seems like a lose-lose.Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images

In an event billed as tennis’s latest “Battle of the Sexes,” Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, will take on Nick Kyrgios, who’s...

Read more: Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it

Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now

  • Written by Hyeran Jo, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
imageWhen one diplomatic dance ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump have sought partners elsewhere.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

When leaders of “the Quad” last met in September 2024, host and then-President Joe Biden declared the partnership between the United States, India, Australia and Japan to be “more...

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  1. Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict
  2. ‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
  3. Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
  4. Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
  5. Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
  6. Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value
  7. The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
  8. America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
  9. Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
  10. Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power
  11. Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform
  12. The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
  13. Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
  14. Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes
  15. School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
  16. From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
  17. The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours
  18. How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs
  19. 2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike
  20. A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
  21. The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
  22. Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
  23. If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
  24. My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs
  25. Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents
  26. Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
  27. The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
  28. Christmas trees are more expensive than ever in Colorado — what gives?
  29. Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use
  30. How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
  31. Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s
  32. From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns
  33. Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
  34. How are dark matter and antimatter different?
  35. Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
  36. Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy
  37. 2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
  38. Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton’s ideas to today’s TikTok explainers
  39. What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
  40. The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’
  41. Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back – bigger and more anticompetitive than ever
  42. Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help
  43. Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?
  44. Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
  45. How a niche Catholic approach to infertility treatment became a new talking point for MAHA conservatives
  46. Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charities
  47. How I rehumanize the college classroom for the AI-augmented age
  48. Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species
  49. Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
  50. A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high