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Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

  • Written by James B. Blasingame, Professor of English, Arizona State University
imageSome school librarians in Florida have found themselves in the midst of controversy over complaints of "obscene" titles in their libraries.Trish233/iStock via Getty Images

When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, it wasn’t in...

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Why do big oil companies invest in green energy?

  • Written by Michael Oxman, Professor of the Practice of Sustainable Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageA flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D.AP Photo/Matthew Brown

Some major oil companies such as Shell and BP that once were touted as leading the way in clean energy investments are now pulling back from those projects to refocus on oil and gas production. Others, such as Exxon Mobil and Chevron, have...

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Harvard, like all Americans, can’t be punished by the government for speaking freely – and a federal court decision upholds decades of precedents saying so

  • Written by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
imageThe Trump administration's actions against Harvard threaten a foundational American value – free speech.zpagistock/Getty Images

When the federal government threatened to cancel billions in research funds from Harvard University – as it has also done to other research universities – the message was clear: Institutions that speak or...

Read more: Harvard, like all Americans, can’t be punished by the government for speaking freely – and a...

Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals

  • Written by Zachary W. Schulz, Senior Lecturer of History, Auburn University
imageDeaths from so-called preventable causes often follow familiar policy lines.Tonpor Kasa/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Each year in the U.S., tens of thousands of deaths are categorized as “preventable” — meaning, in theory, they did not need to happen. A missed cancer screening, a fatal asthma attack or a death from untreated...

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US women narrowed the pay gap with men by having fewer kids

  • Written by Alexandra Killewald, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
imageWomen typically earn less than men per hour that they work.MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Women in the U.S. typically earned 85% as much as men for every hour they spent working in 2024. However, working women are faring much better than their moms and grandmothers did 40 years ago. In the mid-1980s, women were making only 65% as...

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Does anyone go to prison for federal mortgage fraud? Not many, the numbers suggest

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University
imageGo directly to jail? Not quite.Sergey Chayko/Getty Images Plus

Mortgage fraud is back in the news. Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, is being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly making false statements when applying for a mortgage. Members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet are accused of similar wrongdoings. Could any of...

Read more: Does anyone go to prison for federal mortgage fraud? Not many, the numbers suggest

Fed, under pressure to cut rates, tries to balance labor market and inflation – while avoiding dreaded stagflation

  • Written by Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame
imageInterest rates are a tricky balancing act, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell knows well. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The Federal Reserve is in a nearly impossible spot right now.

Markets are expecting a quarter-point interest rate cut to a range of 4% to 4.25% when the Fed policy-setting committee concludes its latest meeting on Sept. 17, 2025. After all, the slo...

Read more: Fed, under pressure to cut rates, tries to balance labor market and inflation – while avoiding...

Ukraine is starting to think about memorials – a tricky task during an ongoing war

  • Written by Kerry Whigham, Associate Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there are few immediate signs of a cessation to the ongoing hostilities. Yet amid the steady toll of front-line fighting and near-daily Russian airstrikes, Ukrainians are already considering how to remember the tens of thousands of lives lost over the course of this conflict.

A spontaneous...

Read more: Ukraine is starting to think about memorials – a tricky task during an ongoing war

How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work

  • Written by Delphine Farmer, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University
imageThe corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber.John Eisele/Colorado State University

Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally.

Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But...

Read more: How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of...

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  1. 5 ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more − and how their teachers can help
  2. After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the US might seem hopelessly divided – is there any way forward?
  3. Molecular ‘fossils’ offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret
  4. Identifying as a ‘STEM person’ makes you more likely to pursue a STEM job – and caregivers may unknowingly shape kids’ self-identity
  5. Emergency alerts may not reach those who need them most in Colorado
  6. 2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us
  7. The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
  8. Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
  9. Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance
  10. Even professional economists can’t escape political bias
  11. Transgender policies struggle to balance fairness with inclusion in women’s college sports
  12. What Native-held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire
  13. Solving the world’s microplastics problem: 4 solutions cities and states are trying after global treaty talks collapsed
  14. Charlie Kirk talked with young people at universities for a reason – he wanted American education to return to traditional values
  15. How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban
  16. How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
  17. Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence
  18. Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source
  19. Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk – a new test can help diagnose these animals to prevent disease spread
  20. ‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse
  21. Beauty sleep isn’t a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful
  22. Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
  23. Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men – but Gen Z may show a shift
  24. Fewer international students are coming to the US, costing universities and communities that benefit from these visitors
  25. Bolsonaro joins a rogues’ gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab
  26. ‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence
  27. Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help kids in the Motor City breathe easier
  28. Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence
  29. Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake
  30. A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it
  31. A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like
  32. A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
  33. How Giorgio Armani mastered the art of outfitting Hollywood stars to sell clothes to the masses
  34. How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump
  35. Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards
  36. Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?
  37. Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover
  38. The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
  39. Where does your glass come from?
  40. Sacred texts and ‘little bells’: The building blocks of Arvo Pärt’s musical masterpieces
  41. 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see
  42. Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
  43. Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
  44. Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
  45. How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
  46. Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events
  47. New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma
  48. What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
  49. We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found
  50. The surprising recovery of once-rare birds