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Wealthier, urban Americans have access to more local news – while roughly half of US counties have only one outlet or less

  • Written by Sarah Stonbely, Director, State of Local News Project, Northwestern University
imageNew York City could be described as a news oasis – the city's density and wealth mean there are many news outlets competing.Gary Hershorn/via Getty Images

Is local news readily available in your town? Do reporters still cover your school board and other municipal meetings?

If you answered yes, you are likely wealthier than the average...

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Young people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much

  • Written by Neil O'Brian, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
imageYoung voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Democrats.

A December 2023 poll showed that 49% of...

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Are our fears of saying ‘no’ overblown?

  • Written by Julian Givi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, West Virginia University
imageWe can be unduly hard on ourselves as we grapple with the implications of declining an invitation.Yifei Fang/Moment via Getty Images

Everyone has been there. You get invited to something that you absolutely do not want to attend – a holiday party, a family cookout, an expensive trip. But doubts and anxieties creep into your head as you weigh...

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Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to heart problems for some athletes and gym rats

  • Written by William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Exercise has long been recognized by clinicians, scientists and public health officials as an important way to maintain health throughout a person’s lifespan. It improves overall fitness, helps build strong muscles and bones, reduces the risk of chronic disease, improves mood and slows physical decline.

Exercise can also significantly reduce...

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Marriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been led to believe

  • Written by Eleanor Brown, Professor of Law, Fordham University
imageDespite the popular guidance, marriage can be an economic risk for single parents with unstable partners.simarik/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Brides.com predicts that 2024 will be the “year of the proposal” as engagements tick back up after a pandemic-driven slowdown.

Meanwhile, support for marriage has found new grist in recent books,...

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Making it personal: Considering an issue’s relevance to your own life could help reduce political polarization

  • Written by Rebecca Dyer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Hamilton College
imageThinking about issues’ impact on their own lives can help people envision more common ground.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Political polarization can be reduced when people are told to think about the personal relevance of issues they might not care about at first glance.

We, a social psychologist and an evolutionary psychologist,...

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Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants

  • Written by Robert Sears, Graduate Research Assistant in Plant Science, University of Tennessee
imageFields of genetically modified potato plants could detect radiation. AP Photo/John Miller

While expanding nuclear energy production would provide carbon-free power and can help countries around the world meet their climate goals, nuclear energy could also come with some inherent risk. Radioactive pollution damages the environment, and it’s...

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I’ve been studying astronaut psychology since Apollo − a long voyage to Mars in a confined space could raise stress levels and make the journey more challenging

  • Written by Nick Kanas, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
imageCrew members in space will spend lots of time together during future missions to Mars. NASA via AP

Within the next few decades, NASA aims to land humans on the Moon, set up a lunar colony and use the lessons learned to send people to Mars as part of its Artemis program.

While researchers know that space travel can stress space crew members both...

Read more: I’ve been studying astronaut psychology since Apollo − a long voyage to Mars in a confined space...

What is Alaskapox? A microbiologist explains the recently discovered virus that just claimed its first fatality

  • Written by Raúl Rivas González, Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología., Universidad de Salamanca
imageRed-backed voles may be harboring Alaskapox.iNaturalist Ecuador, CC BY-NC-SA

Alaskapox, a virus in the same family as smallpox, cowpox and mpox, claimed its first fatality in January 2024 when an elderly Alaskan man died of the illness.

The virus, which was discovered in 2015, had previously resulted in only relatively mild illnesses in the six...

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3D printing promises more efficient ways to make custom explosives and rocket propellants

  • Written by Monique McClain, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
image3D printing can be used to build with all kinds of materials – even those that go 'boom.'kynny/iStock via Getty Images

Imagine you’re driving to work on a rainy day, when a distracted, reckless driver hits your car out of nowhere. With a “boom,” an air bag deploys faster than you can blink your eyes to save your life.

That...

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