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Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

  • Written by Matthew Sturchio, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University; Faculty Afffiliate in Ecology, Colorado State University
imageSolar panels on grasslands can generate electricity and useful forage or wildlife habitat.Matthew Sturchio, CC BY-ND

Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during years of average and above-average rainfall – but in a dry year, the shaded plants grew much...

Read more: Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces have found they undermine public safety

  • Written by W. Carsten Andresen, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward's University
imageA Kinney County sheriff's deputy arrests an undocumented immigrant who was pulled over in March 2023 in Brackettville, Texas.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

During his first few months in office, President Donald Trump has been establishing a framework for deporting undocumented immigrantsen masse. It’s something he has...

Read more: Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces...

Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history

  • Written by Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imagePresident Donald Trump shows printed news articles during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on May 21, 2025. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

President Donald Trump says there is a genocide of white people taking place in South Africa, meaning that Black South Africans are deliberately...

Read more: Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history

Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

  • Written by Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
imageDEI has a long history.Nora Carol Photography via Getty Images

Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion – commonly referred to as DEI.

Although the term didn’t come into common usage until the 21st century, DEI is best understood as the latest stage in a long American project. Its egalitarian...

Read more: Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found

  • Written by Trevin Corsiglia, PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature and Thought, Washington University in St. Louis
imageThough Walt Whitman insisted to friends that the moth was real – and landed on his finger spontaneously – it was a cardboard prop.Library of Congress

When I read and study Walt Whitman’s poetry, I often imagine what he would’ve done if he had a smartphone and an Instagram account.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, the poet...

Read more: Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more...

The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer

  • Written by Elic Weitzel, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smithsonian Institution
imageWhite-tailed deer in North America are back to their precolonial population levels.John Woodhouse Audubon/Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago. While they...

Read more: The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer

What Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusion

  • Written by Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, Researcher in Marianist Studies, University of Dayton
imageLa Virgen de la Puerta behind a glass window at the pinnacle of the church.Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch

Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States, is also claimed by the Peruvian people whom he served for over two decades as one of their own.

Then known as Robert Francis Prevost, he lived and worked in the cities of Trujillo and Chiclayo in...

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Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns

  • Written by Mark Finlayson, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Florida International University
imageThe human proclivity for storytelling makes disinformation difficult to combat.Westend61 via Getty Images

It is not often that cold, hard facts determine what people care most about and what they believe. Instead, it is the power and familiarity of a well-told story that reigns supreme. Whether it’s a heartfelt anecdote, a personal testimony...

Read more: Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns

There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

  • Written by Colin Gordon, Professor of History, University of Iowa
imageWork requirements for receiving government benefits have a long history.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025.

Some GOP senators are insisting on shrinking the budget deficit, which the...

Read more: There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are...

How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico’s cartel violence – podcast

  • Written by Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation

More than two thirds of guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes originate in the U.S. For decades, Mexico has struggled with staggering levels of gun violence fueled in large part by weapons trafficked across its northern border.

Now an investigation published by The Conversation has arrived at a new estimate of the scale of this illicit gun trade...

Read more: How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico’s cartel violence – podcast

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  3. 3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period
  4. Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis
  5. Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance
  6. Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it
  7. Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law
  8. The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill
  9. Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care
  10. A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility
  11. When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’
  12. High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save
  13. Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
  14. Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
  15. Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans
  16. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads
  17. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads
  18. Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
  19. Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?
  20. Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
  21. Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
  22. Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution
  23. Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls
  24. For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains
  25. Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios
  26. Europeans are concerned that the US will withdraw support from NATO. They are right to worry − Americans should, too
  27. Why some towns lose local news − and others don’t
  28. MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research
  29. Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students – 4 essential reads about their broader impact
  30. How does a person become famous when they’re just a kid?
  31. 5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed
  32. Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges
  33. Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible
  34. Here’s how we figured the number of guns illegally trafficked from the US across the border to Mexico
  35. Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection
  36. US gun trafficking to Mexico: Independent gun shops supply the most dangerous weapons
  37. Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private
  38. US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand
  39. In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies − and it’s been a violent year
  40. How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women’s experiences
  41. From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals fight germs − how Mother Nature’s cure offers humans a lesson on fever
  42. Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy
  43. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
  44. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system
  45. Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight − driven by censorship and media that downplay humanitarian crisis
  46. NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching
  47. WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic − but the US isn’t signing
  48. Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America
  49. At Cannes, decency and dress codes clash with fashion’s red carpet revolution
  50. Empathy can take a toll – but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength