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The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy

  • Written by Adam L. Rovner, Director of the Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver
imageA street sign in Durban, South Africa, named for the merchant who helped forge Shaka Zulu's fame abroad.Adam Rovner

Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary’s rudder soon splintered against a...

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Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza

  • Written by Boaz Atzili, Associate Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
imagePresident Donald Trump walks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, on Oct. 13, 2025.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

After two years of devastating war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip, President Donald Trump declared an end to the war on Oct. 14, 2025. The peace plan...

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US squeeze on Venezuela won’t bring about rapid collapse of Maduro – in fact, it might boomerang on Washington

  • Written by Robert Muggah, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
imageA man rides past a poster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and an anti-tank barricade in Caracas on Oct. 28, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. military buildup along South America’s northern rim is, Washington insists, aimed at “narco-terrorists.” A growing chorus of analysts aren’t convinced; they...

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4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

  • Written by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
imageHurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds and storm surge tore apart buildings and left streets strewn with debris in Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 28, 2025.Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images

Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left...

Read more: 4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican...

Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country

  • Written by David Patterson Soule, Lecturer of Economics, University of Richmond
imageThe new congressional districts in Texas, and the ones proposed for California, are pervasive upheavals of the relationship between voters and those they elect. Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images Plus

After the U.S. census is conducted every 10 years, each state must redraw its congressional districts to account for any loss or gain of...

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ helped me process the Tree of Life massacre and other real-world horrors

  • Written by Adam Lowenstein, Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of Pittsburgh
imageHorror teaches us that we are the zombies. Pictorial Parade via Getty Images

The Halloween season has always been special for me. It’s the time when it seems the entire country shares the fascination with the dark side of human experience that has inspired me from my youth as a fan of horror movies to my current career as a professor of...

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Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West

  • Written by Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University

A new, old specter is haunting the world: the bloodthirsty Anglo-Saxons.

Well, that is what the Kremlin wants the world to believe.

Take the new Russian state-backed film “Tolerance.” Released in September 2025 to a less than enthusiastic public response, the dystopian tale of moral decay in the West opens with a warning of an...

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‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label

  • Written by Canton Winer, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
imagePeople who experience gender detachment don't feel gender is important to how they understand themselves.gremlin/E+ via Getty Images

When I asked Manisha to describe her gender identity, she gave a simple answer: “Meh.”

“I don’t have a gender identity,” Manisha explained. “I get that other people look at me and...

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Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

  • Written by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageSeveral batches of the drug did not dissolve properly, which means the person taking them would receive a lower dose.Chimperil59/iStock via Getty Images

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the...

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What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself

  • Written by Carl F. Weems, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
imageWhatever your beliefs, existential anxiety is likely the fear at the root of why certain issues trigger you.francescoch/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a jarring contrast: intense, diametrically opposed perspectives from different friends. The comments can be laced with insult, character...

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  1. Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference
  2. Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link
  3. With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge
  4. Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too
  5. How autism rates are rising – and why that could lead to more inclusive communities
  6. Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce
  7. Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability
  8. Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?
  9. Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing
  10. Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization
  11. SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia
  12. US leaders view China as a ‘pacing threat’ − has Washington enough stamina to last the race?
  13. Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed
  14. Washington state settles controversy over child abuse law that tested the limits of ‘priest-penitent’ privilege
  15. How Hershey’s chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founder
  16. CDC’s ability to prevent injuries like drowning, traumatic brain injury and falls is severely compromised by Trump cuts
  17. Agricultural drones are taking off globally, saving farmers time and money
  18. More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername
  19. Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data
  20. Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data
  21. Why you can salvage moldy cheese but never spoiled meat − a toxicologist advises on what to watch out for
  22. Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
  23. Solar storms have influenced our history – an environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future
  24. The Glozel affair: A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France
  25. AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter
  26. How the Philadelphia Art Museum is reinventing itself for the Instagram age
  27. AI chatbots are becoming everyday tools for mundane tasks, use data shows
  28. Children learn to read with books that are just right for them – but that might not be the best approach
  29. Why the Trump administration’s comparison of antifa to violent terrorist groups doesn’t track
  30. Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents – 6 years after last meeting
  31. How the explosion of prop betting threatens the integrity of pro sports
  32. The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing
  33. An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
  34. AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed?
  35. Despite naysayers and rising costs, data shows that college still pays off for students – and society overall
  36. Woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – materials science research finds they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers
  37. What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefs
  38. Trump’s ‘golden age’ economic message undercut by his desire for much lower interest rates – which typically signal a weak jobs market
  39. Pumpkins’ journey from ancient food staple to spicy fall obsession spans thousands of years
  40. Dinosaur ‘mummies’ help scientists visualize the fleshy details of these ancient animals
  41. The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis
  42. Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits – new research
  43. Influencers could learn a thing or two from traditional journalism about disclosing who’s funding their political coverage
  44. Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be tricky, but employees are entitled to accommodations
  45. Demolishing the White House East Wing to build a ballroom embodies Trump’s heritage politics
  46. You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?
  47. 2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation
  48. Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country
  49. Surrealism is better known for its strangeness than the radical politics and revolutionary ambitions of its creators
  50. Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking