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How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind

  • Written by Thomas Tweed, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History, University of Notre Dame
image'The First Thanksgiving, 1621,' by Jean L. G. Ferris.Library of Congress

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention.

But as a historian of religion, I feel obliged to recount how popular interpretations of Thanksgiving...

Read more: How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind

What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients

  • Written by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageBlack box warnings can influence whether or not clinicians decide to prescribe a drug.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more so when it’s suddenly being taken off the packaging.

Americans were reminded of this type of public health messaging on Nov....

Read more: What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients

Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties

  • Written by Gregory Squires, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, George Washington University
imageHome appraisal bias contributes to racial wealth disparities and violates the Fair Housing Act. Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-SA

For most families, owning a home is the primary way to accumulate wealth and transfer that wealth to future generations.

But in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities, studies have shown that if you live in a Black...

Read more: Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties

Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration

  • Written by R. Lincoln Hines, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageChina's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft’s return from...

Read more: Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for...

Global companies are still committing to protect the climate – and they’re investing big money in clean tech

  • Written by Lily Hsueh, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Arizona State University
imageElectric delivery vehicles powered by renewable energy are helping several multinationals lower their emissions.Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images

The Trump administration has given corporations plenty of convenient excuses to retreat from their climate commitments, with its moves to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, roll back emissions regulations, and...

Read more: Global companies are still committing to protect the climate – and they’re investing big money in...

Let’s go on an ESCAPADE – NASA’s small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

  • Written by Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThis close-up illustration shows what one of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will look like conducting its science operations.James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or escape and plasma...

Read more: Let’s go on an ESCAPADE – NASA’s small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries

  • Written by Rizwan Virk, Faculty Associate, PhD Candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State University
imageComputer code appears during an immersive reality screening of the 1999 movie 'The Matrix,' held in Inglewood, Calif., on May 28, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in...

Read more: ‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars...

Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his party

  • Written by Nicholas Jacobs, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies
imageGraham Platner, left, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, chats with his neighbor, Denis Nault, on Nov. 3, 2025, in Sullivan, Maine. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

Every few years, Democrats try to convince themselves they’ve found the one – a candidate who can finally speak fluent rural, who looks and sounds like the voters they’ve...

Read more: Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his...

NASA goes on an ESCAPADE – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

  • Written by Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThis close-up illustration shows what one of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will look like conducting its science operations.James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma...

Read more: NASA goes on an ESCAPADE – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries

  • Written by Soohyun Cho, Assistant Professor at the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities, Michigan State University

There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think – and act – differently.

This fall, new seasons of “Elsbeth,” “High Potential,” “Patience” and “Watson” have aired, and they all feature leads who share similar...

Read more: The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries

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  1. The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
  2. What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling into the US?
  3. No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
  4. New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype
  5. What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection
  6. Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’ during the holidays
  7. Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
  8. Bad Bunny is the latest product of political rage — how pop culture became the front line of American politics
  9. Sulfur-based batteries could offer electric vehicles a greener, longer-range option
  10. Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
  11. Colorado’s rural schools serve more than 130,000 students, and their superintendents want more pay for their teachers
  12. Students of color are at greater risk for reading difficulties – even in kindergarten
  13. Under Ron DeSantis’ leadership, Florida leads the nation in executions in 2025
  14. The UN is reinventing peacekeeping – Haiti is the testing ground
  15. Star-shaped cells make a molecule that can ‘rewire’ the brains of mice with Down syndrome – understanding how could lead to new treatments
  16. Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new method could improve drug delivery and purification systems
  17. Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their opponents rather than to work for the common good
  18. A bold new investment fund aims to channel billions into tropical forest protection – one key change can make it better
  19. Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
  20. What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us
  21. The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
  22. What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
  23. Why do people have baby teeth and adult teeth?
  24. Turning motion into medicine: How AI, motion capture and wearables can improve your health
  25. Allen Iverson’s 2001 Sixers embodied Philly’s brash, gritty soul − and changed basketball culture forever
  26. What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language
  27. Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives
  28. James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition
  29. What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains
  30. National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters
  31. Seashells from centuries ago show that seagrass meadows on Florida’s Nature Coast are thriving
  32. Pennsylvania counties face tough choices on spending $2B opioid settlement funds
  33. FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs
  34. Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
  35. House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law
  36. Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism
  37. Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts
  38. AI could worsen inequalities in schools – teachers are key to whether it will
  39. Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also feeling pressure, some more acutely than others
  40. Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide
  41. Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’ purchases
  42. Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
  43. The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
  44. Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system
  45. How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers
  46. Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of
  47. A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi
  48. How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
  49. Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
  50. HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains