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Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how

  • Written by Raven Garvey, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
imageWandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans.Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)

Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are geophysicistswho investigate interactions between solar...

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Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

  • Written by Rebecca McClain, Ph.D. Student in Astronomy, The Ohio State University
imageThis image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions. European Southern Observatory

If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you might just be able to spot the Sculptor galaxy...

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Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role

  • Written by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
imageA deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, destroyed homes near the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in July 2025 highlight a troubling reality: Despite years of warnings and recent improvements in flood planning, Texas communities remain dangerously...

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How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments

  • Written by Matthew J. Mayhew, Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
imagePro-Palestinian supporters march outside Columbia University in September 2024.AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had...

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Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground

  • Written by Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
imageIran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, attends a news conference with EU foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell in Tehran on June 25, 2022.Atta KenareAFP via Getty Images

The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, sent shock waves around the world. It marked a dramatic reversal for the Trump...

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How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
imageThe millions of people losing insurance include many who get coverage through the ACA marketplace.sesame/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will cut government spending on health care by more than US$1 trillion over the next decade.

Because the final version...

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A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens

  • Written by Daniel Tichenor, Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
imageThe Trump administration detained former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, center, for more than two months and is seeking to revoke his lawful permanent resident status.Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

Nativism, the idea that government must guard native-born Americans from various threats posed by...

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News quiz text reminders

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ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imageWill settlements by news companies with President Donald Trump turn journalists into puppets?MARHARYTA MARKO/iStock Getty Images Plus

It was a surrender widely foreseen. For months, rumors abounded that Paramount would eventually settle the seemingly frivolous lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump concerning editorial decisions in the...

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  4. Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine
  5. Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
  6. Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
  7. Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
  8. Who was the first pirate?
  9. 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
  10. FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
  11. How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  12. Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
  13. IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
  14. Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
  15. Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
  16. Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
  17. AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
  18. Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
  19. Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
  20. School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
  21. This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
  22. Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
  23. Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
  24. The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
  25. Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
  26. Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
  27. How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
  28. Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
  29. Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism
  30. That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the ‘de minimis’ exemption for the rest of the world, too
  31. A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?
  32. AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first
  33. My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants
  34. Trump administration’s lie detector campaign against leakers is unlikely to succeed and could divert energy from national security priorities
  35. ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy
  36. Exploring questions of meaning, ethics and belief through Japanese anime
  37. How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States
  38. How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city
  39. How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city
  40. Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good
  41. How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains
  42. 3 basic ingredients, a million possibilities: How small pizzerias succeed with uniqueness in an age of chain restaurants
  43. The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help
  44. What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?
  45. President Trump’s tug-of-war with the courts, explained
  46. Your data privacy is slipping away – here’s why, and what you can do about it
  47. Higher ed’s relationship with marriage? It’s complicated – and depends on age
  48. Turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and ultimately American prosperity
  49. Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it
  50. Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed