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Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageWomen who were denied abortions, despite serious pregnancy complications, appear outside the Texas Supreme Court in November 2023, following arguments in a lawsuit they brought against the state. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

More than a year after the Supreme Court found there is no fundamental right to get an abortion, 21 states have...

Read more: Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean

France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the country treats Islam

  • Written by Carol Ferrara, Anthropologist & Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing Communication, Emerson College
imageStudents attend a class at the Averroès school in Lille, France, in September 2023.Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images

France is famously strict on enforcing what it calls “laïcité”: keeping religion out of the public sphere. Yet more than 7,500 private schools receive government funding, and most are Catholic. In a...

Read more: France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the...

Our sense of taste helps pace our eating – understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss

  • Written by Zachary Knight, Professor of Physiology, Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco
imageA team of scientists uncovers a logic the brainstem uses to control how fast and how much we eat.Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images

As a scientist who investigates hunger and weight control, I’m interested in the way our brains let us know we’ve had enough.

As we begin to feel full, we slow down how quickly we eat. For decades, scientists have...

Read more: Our sense of taste helps pace our eating – understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss

Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some

  • Written by Jinping Xu, Chair of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University
imageA cancer diagnosis is serious, but immediately starting treatment sometimes isn't the best course of action.ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images

Although about 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, only about 1 in 44 will die from it. Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer die from other causes, especially...

Read more: Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better...

What UAW backing means for Biden − and why the union’s endorsement took so long

  • Written by Marick Masters, Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
image UAW President Shawn Fain, left, clasps hands with President Biden after endorsing his bid for reelection.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The United Auto Workers has endorsed President Joe Biden’s bid for reelection in 2024. “Joe Biden has earned it,” said union president Shawn Fain on Jan. 24 as he announced the union’s...

Read more: What UAW backing means for Biden − and why the union’s endorsement took so long

How to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers

  • Written by Ilisabeth S. Bornstein, Lecturer in Legal Studies, Bryant University
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

From gun rights to the availability of the abortion pill to at least one – and possibly a second – constitutional case involving former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering cases this term that may result in momentous decisions in 2024....

Read more: How to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers

Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well

  • Written by Elaine Howard Ecklund, Professor of Sociology and Director of The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
imageA sense of calling can provide workers a feeling of higher purpose in their jobs.megaflopp/Getty Images

Many Americans – especially young adults – want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning for oneself may be especially important as fewer workplaces provide good pay and benefits to their employees.

Those who are religious...

Read more: Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well

A Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with Serbia

  • Written by Elis Vllasi, Senior Research Associate & Lecturer in National Security & Foreign Affairs, University of Tennessee
imageA woman with flowers walks past a building fortified with sandbags in the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

The conflict in Ukraine will soon be heading into its third year with no sign of a ceasefire. Yet it is becoming increasingly clear that many in the West are growing impatientwith the emerged stalemate and reluctant to...

Read more: A Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with...

‘Strife in the courtroom’ − a former federal judge discusses Trump’s second trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageJudge Lewis Kaplan, right, admonishes Donald Trump and his attorney Alina Habba in court.Elizabeth Williams/AP

Former President Donald Trump is in court again, this time in his second trial for defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll. In the first trial, which ended in May 2023, a federal jury found Trump had “sexually abused” her and...

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  2. Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’
  3. Nazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are their efforts at Holocaust remembrance today
  4. How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone
  5. From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising
  6. A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit
  7. Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it
  8. In an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to have its next note change
  9. Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula
  10. Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics
  11. Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how
  12. Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
  13. Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
  14. 1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline
  15. Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation
  16. Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
  17. ¿Cuándo podemos dejar de preocuparnos por la subida de precios? El último informe sobre la inflación no ofrece respuestas fáciles
  18. La colada es una de las principales fuentes de contaminación por microplásticos: cómo limpiar la ropa de forma más sostenible
  19. Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?
  20. Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not
  21. A TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help
  22. Back in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory
  23. How much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ − Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
  24. ‘Collective mind’ bridges societal divides − psychology research explores how watching the same thing can bring people together
  25. How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
  26. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don't make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  27. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  28. Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
  29. Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects
  30. A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
  31. New Hampshire voting doesn't look like other states − here's why that matters for the Republican primary
  32. Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
  33. ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  34. 'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  35. Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t
  36. Think wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
  37. Congress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time
  38. Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that
  39. Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
  40. Urban agriculture isn't as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms
  41. Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
  42. Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
  43. Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
  44. Boeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains
  45. The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here's how Europe is dealing with its own influx
  46. I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
  47. The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here’s how Europe is dealing with its own influx
  48. Latin America's colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition's attempts to police religion
  49. Students in this course learn the art of the apology
  50. Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging