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Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages

  • Written by Moshe Y. Vardi, Professor of Computer Science, Rice University
imageBabson College graduate students from India type on their computers in Wellesley, Mass., on June 30, 2016.AP Photo/Charles Krupa

A heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of President Donald Trump. The dispute concerns the H-1B visa system, the program that allows U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign workers in...

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What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains

  • Written by Chris Nowotarski, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University
imageWhen huge dust storms like this one in the Phoenix suburbs in 2022 hit, it's easy to see the power of the wind.Christopher Harris/iStock Images via Getty Plus

Windstorms can seem like they come out of nowhere, hitting with a sudden blast. They might be hundreds of miles long, stretching over several states, or just in your neighborhood.

But they all...

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Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency

  • Written by Devon Akmon, Director of the MSU Museum and CoLab Studio, Michigan State University
imageExplorationWorks, a children's museum in Helena, Mont., received $151,946 in 2024 from the IMLS to expand its early childhood programs.Lisa Wareham

On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” They...

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Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy

  • Written by Carla Gardina Pestana, Professor and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World, University of California, Los Angeles
imageAre there legitimate comparisons between President Donald Trump and King George III?Rebecca Noble/Getty Images; Kean Collection/Getty Images

George III, king of Great Britain and its colonies at the time of the American Revolution, has been maligned unfairly.

During both the first and now the second term of President Donald Trump, commentators in...

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5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data

  • Written by Dylan Thomas Doyle, Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
imageNational COVID-19 memorial wall for the five-year anniversary on March 11, 2025, in London, England.Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of the virus’s spread and the number of related deaths. While hospitals tracked cases and deaths within their...

Read more: 5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data

Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries

  • Written by Natalia Przelomska, Research Associate in Archaeogenomics, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
imageSturgeon can be several hundred pounds each.cezars/E+ via Getty Images

Sturgeons are one of the oldest groups of fishes. Sporting an armor of five rows of bony, modified scales called dermal scutes and a sharklike tail fin, this group of several-hundred-pound beasts has survived for approximately 160 million years. Because their physical appearance...

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Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep

  • Written by Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Neuroscience, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State
imageBetter sleep hygiene habits may help with insomnia.Tetra Images via Getty Images

About 10% of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing research has found that bad sleep could lead to numerous health problems, including heart disease.

Dr. Julio Fernandez-Mendoza is a professor of psychiatry...

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How power imbalance, misread signs and strategic blunders clouded Hamas’ judgment over Gaza ceasefire

  • Written by Mkhaimar Abusada, Visiting Scholar of Global Affairs, Northwestern University

In late February 2025, senior Hamas leader and ex-chairman of its politburo, Mousa Abu Marzouk, said he would not have supported Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel had he known how destructive Israel’s response would have been.

That remarkably frank admission takes on renewed relevance now, just weeks later, after the resumption of...

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Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
imageIstanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu speaks to the press on Oct. 30, 2024. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had expected to become Turkey’s opposition presidential nominee on March 23, 2025; instead, he lost his freedom and college degree.

On March 18, the politician – seen as a powerful rival to long-ruling Turkish...

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Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
imageThe Supreme Court is seen on March 17, 2025, one day before Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke of a president. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on March 15, 2025, and deported about 200 Venezuelan immigrants his administration alleged have ties to a Venezuelan gang. U.S. District Court...

Read more: Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks...

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  1. US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
  2. Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
  3. The Gaza ceasefire is dead − Israeli domestic politics killed it
  4. Measles cases are on the rise − here’s how to make sure you’re protected
  5. Humans aren’t the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
  6. Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives
  7. Can animals make art?
  8. Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy
  9. Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
  10. The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
  11. As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
  12. Social media design is key to protecting kids online
  13. As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
  14. High school sports are losing athletes to private clubs, but schools can keep them by focusing on character development
  15. Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
  16. An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
  17. A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net
  18. People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true
  19. Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
  20. Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize
  21. Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
  22. Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town
  23. Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
  24. Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
  25. Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds
  26. Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd
  27. Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − but without the principles
  28. What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next
  29. Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
  30. Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
  31. Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
  32. From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
  33. The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
  34. Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy
  35. What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy
  36. Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality
  37. Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress – to pass its spending bill?
  38. Saudi Arabia’s role as Ukraine war mediator advances Gulf nation’s diplomatic rehabilitation − and boosts its chances of a seat at the table should Iran-US talks resume
  39. See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America
  40. Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
  41. The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
  42. Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
  43. When algorithms take the field – inside MLB’s robo-umping experiment
  44. Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study
  45. The push to restore semiconductor manufacturing faces a labor crisis − can the US train enough workers in time?
  46. When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
  47. Why parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschooling over public school
  48. Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why
  49. Are Ukrainians ready for ceasefire and concessions? Here’s what the polls say
  50. Philly Roller Derby league turns 20 - here’s how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation