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What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton

Summer 2024 was officially the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record. In the United States, fierce heat waves seemed to hit somewhere almost every day.

Phoenix reached 100 degrees for more than 100 days straight. The 2024 Olympic Games started in the midst of a long-running heat wave in Europe that included the three hottest days on record...

Read more: What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all...

What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis

  • Written by Dominic Taylor, Acting Chair of Theater, School of Theater, Film and Television, University of California, Los Angeles
imageJames Earl Jones preps in the dressing room before performing as Jack Jefferson in 'The Great White Hope' in December 1968.Harry Benson/Daily Express via Getty Images

The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era.

Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier and Jones were giants in my industry. They were Black performers whose...

Read more: What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis

To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another

  • Written by Barbara Clark Smith, Curator, Division of Political History, Smithsonian Institution
imageA 1782 engraving depicts the First Continental Congress, held in 1774.François Godefroy engraving from Library of Congress

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old.

In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the 13 Colonies gathered...

Read more: To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another

UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity

  • Written by Mike Brand, Adjunct Professor of Genocide Studies and Human Rights, University of Connecticut

World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and other institutions, to address the current problems of the world and protect future generations.

It couldn’t come at a more pressing time. As presidents, prime...

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Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory

  • Written by Alauna Safarpour, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gettysburg College
imagePolice officers stand guard prior to Donald Trump's campaign rally in Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 30, 2024. Justin Merriman/Getty Images

With less than two months until Election Day, Pennsylvania has emerged as the keystone state in each party’s plan to win the White House.

The Pennsylvania focus is so great that the firm AdImpact, which tracks...

Read more: Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory

Young professionals are struggling to socially adapt in the workplace – educators can help

  • Written by Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor, Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
imageRecent college graduates often prefer different modes of communication than their older managers.justocker via Getty Images

Despite ongoing worries about how artificial intelligence will affect jobs, research shows that employers increasingly value something that only human workers can provide – soft skills. These include knowing how to...

Read more: Young professionals are struggling to socially adapt in the workplace – educators can help

Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can’t count on this to win elections for them

  • Written by Benjamin Case, Postdoctoral research scholar at the Center for Work and Democracy, Arizona State University
imageSigns supporting the 'Right to Abortion' initiative are displayed during a rally on Sept. 5, 2024, in Bozeman, Montana. William Campbell/Getty Images

Ten states will vote on ballot initiatives on abortion this November: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada and South Dakota.

Many political analysts and...

Read more: Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can’t count on this to win...

How the Israeli settlers movement shaped modern Israel

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imageJewish settlers pray in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in July 2024.AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

The increase in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank over the past year has been unprecedented. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and the start of the war, there have been more than 1,000 attacks, according to a new report from the...

Read more: How the Israeli settlers movement shaped modern Israel

Eviction filings can destabilize tenants’ lives – even when they win their case

  • Written by Alexa Eisenberg, Lecturer, University of Michigan

After Charla’s landlord failed to repair leaks that caused the ceiling to collapse in her daughter’s bedroom, she withheld her rent. Shortly after, her landlord filed an eviction case against her for nonpayment.

Though she won her court case, Charla and her family had to remain in unsafe conditions as she searched for new housing and...

Read more: Eviction filings can destabilize tenants’ lives – even when they win their case

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history

  • Written by Shannon Bow O'Brien, Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
imagePresident Ronald Reagan smiles and waves shortly before he is shot outside the Washington Hilton hotel in March 1981.Corbis via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump survived his second assassination attempt on Sept. 15, 2024, marking the latest chapter in a long history book. Presidential assassination attempts, whether successful or not, are...

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  1. Happiness swings votes – and America’s current mood could scramble expectations of young and old voters
  2. Why holding kids back fails − and what to do about it
  3. Denver’s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more
  4. Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change
  5. Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records
  6. ‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants
  7. Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments
  8. TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences
  9. America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why
  10. Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits
  11. Empowering engineering students through storytelling
  12. Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president
  13. Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot system has a problem − but it’s not what Trump is making unfounded claims about
  14. Intoxication nation: a double shot of US history
  15. Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?
  16. What are halal mortgages?
  17. How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities
  18. Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens
  19. Vatican News: How to Stay Informed on the Global Religious Landscape
  20. Students ride the rails in this course to learn about sustainability and tourism
  21. Creative life after death − or yes, you can control spinoffs from beyond the grave
  22. Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow
  23. Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth
  24. Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it
  25. Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift
  26. Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds
  27. Photographer Louis Carlos Bernal memorialized the barrios at the US-Mexican border
  28. Fujimori’s death won’t end pursuit of justice for Peruvian victims – or stop the strongman’s supporters from revering his legacy
  29. Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity
  30. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in the 2024 election
  31. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison
  32. A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI
  33. Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment
  34. Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
  35. Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
  36. Free school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election
  37. East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two
  38. Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why
  39. Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump
  40. Trump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year
  41. Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash
  42. With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West
  43. Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
  44. Funny reviews help engage consumers, fueling impulse buys − to a point, study shows
  45. ‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents
  46. Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed
  47. Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
  48. Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source
  49. I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned
  50. Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count