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As Pennsylvania inches toward legalizing recreational cannabis, lawmakers propose selling it in state-owned dispensaries similar to state liquor stores

  • Written by Daniel J. Mallinson, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn State
imageAdvocates believe Pennsylvania and Hawaii may be the next fronts in recreational cannabis legalization. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

After a long, largely successful march over 25 years to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, the movement had a tough election in 2024.

Legalization ballot measures failed in Florida, North Dakota and South...

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Can animals have mental disabilities?

  • Written by Rachel Blaser, Professor of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior, University of San Diego

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Are there any animals with mental disabilities? – Adria G.

Max was a fun-loving Labrador retriever who enjoyed going for car rides and greeting clients at his owner’s office. But...

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How Roman society integrated people who altered their bodies and defied gender norms

  • Written by Tom Sapsford, Assistant professor of Classical Studies, Boston College
imageA relief showing a gallus making sacrifices to the goddess Cybele and Attis.Sailko via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

A few weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders restricting the rights of trans workers in the federal government. The first was a renewal of the ban on transgender people joining the U.S. military &nda...

Read more: How Roman society integrated people who altered their bodies and defied gender norms

The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught with moral peril

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
imageTech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has made it his life's mission to delay aging and death.Netflix

“Who wants to live forever?” Freddie Mercury mournfully asks in Queen’s 1986 song of the same name.

The answer: Quite a few people – so much so that life extension has long been a cottage industry.

As a physician and scholar in...

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I went to CPAC as an anthropologist to see how Trump supporters are feeling − for them, a ‘golden age’ has begun

  • Written by Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imageAttendees take selfies at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 20, 2025. Andrew Harnick/Getty Images

At the start of his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump declared, “The golden age of America begins right now!”

A month later, Trump’s supporters gathered at the annual Conse...

Read more: I went to CPAC as an anthropologist to see how Trump supporters are feeling − for them, a ‘golden...

Trump’s moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to make government function worse – not better

  • Written by James L. Perry, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs Emeritus, Indiana University
imageFederal workers' jobs may become more precarious than in the past.mathisworks/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

On top of efforts to fire potentially tens of thousands of federal workers, an early executive order from President Donald Trump’s second term seeks to reclassify the employment status of as many as 50,000 other federal workers...

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Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo

  • Written by Anthony Pereira, Director of the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University
imageThe former president looked disappointed on Jan. 18, 2025, after a judge denied his request to travel to the U.S. for Donald Trump's inauguration.Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images

Brazilian politics are getting more dramatic again.

The South American country’s attorney general filed five criminal charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro...

Read more: Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo

A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

  • Written by Drew Paul, Associate Professor of Arabic, University of Tennessee
imageDirectors Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham on stage at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sept. 29, 2024.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket.

The publicity can translate into theatrical releases or rereleases, along with more on-demand rentals and sales.

However, for “No...

Read more: A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

A Palestinian-Israeli film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

  • Written by Drew Paul, Associate Professor of Arabic, University of Tennessee
imageDirectors Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham on stage at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sept. 29, 2024.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket.

The publicity can translate into theatrical releases or rereleases, along with more on-demand rentals and sales.

However, for “No...

Read more: A Palestinian-Israeli film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants

  • Written by Brittany Friedman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California
imageBlack and Latino communities are disproportionately affected by mass surveillance, studies show.Vicente Méndez/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has vowed to target his political enemies, and experts have warned that he could weaponize U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct mass surveillance on his targets.

Mass surveillance is the...

Read more: We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’...

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  1. Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws
  2. Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms − studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather
  3. Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease and harm crops
  4. From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
  5. How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends
  6. A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities
  7. Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US imperialism of dominating other nations by force, after decades of nuclear deterrence
  8. Trump’s move to closer ties with Russia does not mean betrayal of Ukraine, yet – in his first term, Trump was pretty tough on Putin
  9. p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry
  10. Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes
  11. The leadership hack that drives success: Being trustworthy
  12. CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
  13. In pushing for Ukraine elections, Trump is falling into Putin-laid trap to delegitimize Zelenskyy
  14. DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how
  15. Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract
  16. Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities
  17. How medical treatments devised for war can quickly be implemented in US hospitals to save lives
  18. Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
  19. The dangers of ‘Jekyll and Hyde leadership’: Why making amends after workplace abuse can hurt more than it helps
  20. Investors value corporate tax responsibility – at least when the company is based somewhere with a lot of inequality, research shows
  21. Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law
  22. Why community pharmacies are closing – and what to do if your neighborhood location shutters
  23. Many gluten-free foods are high in calories and sugar, low on fiber and protein, and they cost more − new research
  24. Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing, food and other prices
  25. Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe
  26. Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement
  27. Philly’s Chinatown has a rich tradition of activism – the Sixers arena fight was just one of many to preserve the neighborhood
  28. How California can rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers
  29. How Oscar-nominated screenwriters attempt to craft authentic dialogue, dialects and accents
  30. Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
  31. Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?
  32. Why is water different colors in different places?
  33. Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow scientist explains
  34. Who are Ismaili Muslims and how do their beliefs relate to the Aga Khan’s work?
  35. Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
  36. Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
  37. How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – 3 charts explain the conflicting headlines from recent polls
  38. How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see
  39. Nonprofits get more donations when they vary their Facebook fundraising messages − new research
  40. Parents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food
  41. ‘Emilia Pérez’ was nominated for 13 Oscars. Why do so many people hate it?
  42. ‘For You’: What to know about news on TikTok
  43. Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
  44. 60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history
  45. From Jewish summer camp to gospel to Chabad, Bob Dylan’s faith doesn’t fit in a box − but he’s long had a connection to Israel
  46. Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?
  47. Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
  48. Trump and Maduro refresh a complex relationship governed by self-interest and tainted by Venezuela election fraud
  49. Inflation is heating up again, putting pressure on Trump to cool it on tariffs
  50. How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’