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Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism

  • Written by Allison Perlman, Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine
imageNathan Heffel and Grace Hood rehearse their Colorado Public Radio public affairs program in Centennial, Colo., in 2017. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images

The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approved by narrow margins on July 17 and 18, 2025, a law that claws back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting....

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Why male corporate leaders and billionaires may need financial therapy more than anyone

  • Written by Prince Sarpong, Associate professor, University of the Free State

Corporate leaders and billionaires are often viewed as visionaries and wealth creators. But beneath the surface, many are trapped in an invisible financial “crisis” – one rooted not in market volatility or poor investments but in their psychological relationship with money.

As a finance professor and editor of the forthcoming book...

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Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI

  • Written by Adam Eichen, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageAre concerns about AI a bridge across the polarization divide?ZargonDesign/iStock via Getty Images

In the run-up to the vote in the U.S. Senate on President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, Republicans scrambled to revise the bill to win support of wavering GOP senators. A provision included in the original bill was a 10-year moratorium...

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When grief involves trauma − a social worker explains how to support survivors of the recent floods and other devastating losses

  • Written by Liza Barros-Lane, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Houston-Downtown
imageRain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River on July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.AP Photo/Eric Gay

The July 4, 2025, floods in Kerr County, Texas, swept away children and entire families, leaving horror in their wake. Days later, flash floods struck Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing three people, including two young...

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Supreme Court news coverage has talked a lot more about politics ever since the 2016 death of Scalia and GOP blocking of Obama’s proposed nominee

  • Written by Joshua Boston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
imageReporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore.Tetra Images/Getty

The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to free speech, the justices frequently weigh in on the country’s most debated problems.

And because of the...

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Children living near oil and gas wells face higher risk of rare leukemia, studies show

  • Written by Lisa McKenzie, Associate Professor of Health, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageThe U.S. has nearly 1 million oil and natural gas wells. Some, like the one here in Commerce City, Colo., are within a few thousand feet of schools and neighborhoods. RJ Sangosti/Getty Images

Acute lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in children, although it is rare. It begins in the bone marrow and rapidly...

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Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

  • Written by Amanda Kay Montoya, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
imageSome research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images

Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for crystals to form on our stick in the cup of blue solution. Other groups around us jumped with joy when their crystals formed, but my group just waited....

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Philly’s City Council turned down a new rental inspection program − studies show that might harm tenants’ health

  • Written by Gabriel L. Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University
imageTenants who complain to landlords about housing conditions can risk eviction.Photo Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-NC-ND

As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s US$2 billion housing planmoves forward, heated debates continue about another set of municipal housing proposals that could transform Philadelphia tenants’ rights.

In...

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Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

  • Written by Sarah James, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gonzaga University
imageDo government programs work? It's impossible to find out with no data.Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Since 1987, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has administered the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to better understand when, where...

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College ‘general education’ requirements help prepare students for citizenship − but critics say it’s learning time taken away from useful studies

  • Written by Kelly Ritter, Professor of Writing and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageStudents learn about the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics in general education.Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images

What do Americans think of when they hear the words “general education”?

By definition, general education covers introductory college courses in arts and humanities, social sciences, and...

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  2. Why drones and AI can’t quickly find missing flood victims, yet
  3. The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi
  4. What is peer review? The role anonymous experts play in scrutinizing research before it gets published
  5. University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers
  6. Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials
  7. What makes ‘great powers’ great? And how will they adapt to a multipolar world?
  8. California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power
  9. Angels, witches, crystals and black cats: How supernatural beliefs vary across different groups in the US
  10. China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia
  11. Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads
  12. Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
  13. Rethinking the MBA: Character as the educational foundation for future business leaders
  14. Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how
  15. Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form
  16. Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role
  17. How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments
  18. Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground
  19. How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
  20. A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens
  21. News quiz text reminders
  22. ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief
  23. Is there any hope for the internet?
  24. 2026 FIFA World Cup expansion will have a big climate footprint, with matches from Mexico to Canada – here’s what fans can do
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  27. Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine
  28. Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
  29. Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
  30. Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
  31. Who was the first pirate?
  32. When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery
  33. FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
  34. How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  35. Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
  36. IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
  37. Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
  38. Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
  39. Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
  40. AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
  41. Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
  42. Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
  43. School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
  44. This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
  45. Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
  46. Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
  47. The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
  48. Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
  49. Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
  50. How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain