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Many ‘impact investors’ aren’t fully tracking whether their investments are good for society or the environment − new research

  • Written by Lauren Kaufmann, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
imageEstablishing a lofty goal doesn't guarantee its accomplishment.VectorMine/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Investors can aim not only to make money but to benefit society while doing so. But few of those impact investors follow up on whether their strategy is having a positive impact, we found in a study published in the Journal of Business Ethics.

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From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology

  • Written by Aaron J. Masino, Associate Professor of Computing, Clemson University
imageAI tools can help doctors synthesize all the information that goes into a clinical decision.Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, albeit incomplete, transformation over the past 50 years, moving steadily from a field informed primarily by expert opinion and the anecdotal...

Read more: From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology

Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry

  • Written by Ming Pan, Senior Research Hydrologist, University of California, San Diego
imageDry vegetation helped fuel fires that spread through the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.Mario Tama/Getty Images

Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.

Ming Pan, a hydrologist at the...

Read more: Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry

Trump gets an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money conviction − a constitutional law expert explains what that means

  • Written by Wayne Unger, Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
imageA judge imposed an unusual sentence on President-elect Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case.boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, and will be the first president of the United States with a felony conviction.

On Jan. 10, 2025, Justice Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial in a New York state court,...

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Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe

  • Written by Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
imageSmoke from several wind-driven wildfires spread through large parts of the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.AP Photo/Ethan Swope

When wildfires spread into neighborhoods, they burn all kinds of materials found in cars and houses and everything around them – electronics, paint, plastics, furniture.

Research shows that the mix of chemicals...

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How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory

  • Written by Robert Huish, Associate Professor in International Development Studies, Dalhousie University

“We take nothing by conquest…Thank God,” wrote the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, an influential Washington newspaper, in February 1847.

The United States had just purchased 55 per cent of Mexico for US$15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The pact concluded the bloody Mexican-American War,...

Read more: How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory

2024’s extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve

  • Written by Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThe global ocean's surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025.Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images

The oceans are heating up as the planet warms.

This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever measured for the global ocean, following a record-breaking 2023. In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite...

Read more: 2024’s extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

  • Written by Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThe global ocean's surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025.Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images

The oceans are heating up as the planet warms.

This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever measured for the global ocean, following a record-breaking 2023. In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite...

Read more: 2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China

  • Written by Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham

When Donald Trump first offered to buy Greenland in 2019, he was widely ridiculed and nothing much came of it, apart from a cancelled state visit to Denmark. Fast forward six years and Trump’s renewed “bid” for the world’s largest island is back on the table.

And with renewed vigour at that. In an interview on January 7,...

Read more: Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China

Germany and US have long been allies - that could change with Trump

  • Written by Sylvia Taschka, Professor of Teaching of History, Wayne State University
imagePresident Donald Trump arrives at a G20 economic summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017 during his first term in office.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in November 2024, the German state-owned news service Deutsche Welle published an article with the headline...

Read more: Germany and US have long been allies - that could change with Trump

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  4. I study modern-day slavery − and here’s what I’ve learned about how enslavers try to justify their actions
  5. 3 myths about rural education that are holding students back
  6. How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast
  7. How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
  8. Trump won’t rule out force to take Greenland – a country with a complex colonial history
  9. Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
  10. Want to quit vaping this year? Here’s what the evidence shows so far about effective strategies
  11. 3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls
  12. Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality
  13. Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way
  14. Selfish or selfless? Anti-natalists say they’re going child-free to protect the kids they won’t have
  15. Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
  16. Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere
  17. Who owns that restaurant? The answer can affect food safety in unexpected ways, researchers find
  18. Jean-Marie Le Pen died knowing his extremist far-right politics have been successfully mainstreamed in France
  19. Vitamin deficiency may be why you’re so tired – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to kickstart your energy by getting essential nutrients in a well-rounded diet, along with more sleep and exercise
  20. Unlikely bedfellows: How platform companies shortchange porn performers and ride-hailing drivers alike
  21. Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows
  22. Technology is supposed to decrease teacher burnout – but we found it can sometimes make it worse
  23. Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination
  24. Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards
  25. Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM
  26. Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help
  27. How Christian nationalism played a role in incorporating the phrase ‘so help me God’ in the presidential oath of office
  28. That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?
  29. What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump
  30. Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration
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  32. Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy − researchers are simulating their inner workings to harness how
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  36. Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis – my journalism research shows how the news can still serve the public
  37. Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used
  38. Is the American Dream achievable? These students are examining its promises and pitfalls
  39. Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration
  40. Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy
  41. Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows
  42. New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism
  43. Mindfulness is about ‘remembering’ − a practice of coming back to the now
  44. Selling fear: Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure
  45. Righting a wrong, name by name − the Irei monument honors Japanese Americans imprisoned by the US government during World War II
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