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School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance

  • Written by Margaret Murray, Associate Professor of Public Communication and Culture Studies, University of Michigan
imageNew laws that ban smartphones or social media for youth are being introduced across several Western nations.SeventyFour/iStock via Getty Images

The number of states banning smartphones in schools is growing.

New York is now the largest state in the U.S. to ban smartphones in public schools. Starting in fall 2025, students will not be allowed to use...

Read more: School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance

This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival

  • Written by Guillaume Chomicki, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Durham University
imageWhen aggressive ant species come in contact, deadly conflicts ensueG. Chomicki

In the middle of the South Pacific, a group of Fijian plants have solved a problem that has long puzzled scientists: How can an organism cooperate with multiple partners that are in turn competing for the same resources? The solution turns out to be simple –...

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Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
imageNew American citizens recite the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Miami on Aug. 17, 2018.AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

The Trump administration wants to take away citizenship from naturalized Americans on a massive scale.

While a recent Justice Department memo prioritizes national security cases, it directs the department to...

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Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear

  • Written by Daniel Hungerman, Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame
imageTax policy changes can influence how much Americans donate.Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The multitrillion-dollar bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will change how the U.S. tax code treats charitable donations. It also has several tax provisions that affect some colleges, universities and other...

Read more: Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will...

The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?

  • Written by Pooja Shree Chettiar, Ph.D. Candidate in Medical Sciences, Texas A&M University
imageChatbot 'therapists' use artificial intelligence to mimic real-life therapeutic conversations.Pooja Shree Chettiar/ChatGPT, CC BY-SA

Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on my phone. It nodded – virtually – asked me how I was feeling and gently suggested trying breathing exercises.

As...

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Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk

  • Written by John C. Quindry, Professor of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana
imageAir pollution from wildfire smoke can worsen heart and lung disease. helivideo/iStock via Getty Images Plus

As the summer’s sunny days take hold, many people turn to outdoor exercise.

But in parts of North America, pleasant weather often aligns with wildfire season. As summers get drier, both the frequency and the intensity of wildfires have...

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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

  • Written by Anurag Srivastava, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
imageBroken and worn-out solar panels can be recycled, but it's not easy.Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes...

Read more: Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain

  • Written by Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageMigraines can be debilitating – and frustrating when triggered by weather you can't control.fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus

“Is it just me, or is there a storm coming?”

If you are one of the 39 million Americans in the U.S. living with migraines, there’s a good chance an intense headache will begin when the weather shifts.

You...

Read more: How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to...

Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands

  • Written by Lauren Berger, Ph.D. Student in Geology, Texas A&M University
imageThe author did some of her fieldwork at the Algodones Dunes in California.Ryan Ewing

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, to the Algodones Dunes, a sandy field bordering California,...

Read more: Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands

Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism

  • Written by Diane Winston, Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageRev. Jimmy Swaggart preaches at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on March 29, 1987. AP Photo/Mark Avery, file

Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most popular and enduring of the 1980s televangelists, died on July 1, 2025, but his legacy lives.

Along with Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, he drew an audience in the millions, amassed a personal fortune an...

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  5. Trump administration’s lie detector campaign against leakers is unlikely to succeed and could divert energy from national security priorities
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  10. How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city
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  15. What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?
  16. President Trump’s tug-of-war with the courts, explained
  17. Your data privacy is slipping away – here’s why, and what you can do about it
  18. Higher ed’s relationship with marriage? It’s complicated – and depends on age
  19. Turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and ultimately American prosperity
  20. Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it
  21. Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed
  22. Nations are increasingly ‘playing the field’ when it comes to US and China – a new book explains explains why ‘active nonalignment’ is on the march
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