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Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

  • Written by Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Research Scientist in Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
imagePortland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on Earth...

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Exiled Iranians and Venezuelans may well support regime change – but diasporas don’t always reflect the politics back home

  • Written by Michael Paarlberg, Associate Professor, Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
imageVenezuelans in South Florida protest Nicolás Maduro in August 2024.Carlos Escalona/Anadolu via Getty Images

As protest and military action raised the prospect of regime change in Iranand Venezuela, the voices of both countries’ diasporas were heard loud and clear through the media of their host nations.

Venezuelan exiles in the U.S....

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How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

  • Written by Tim Swift, Professor of Management, St. Joseph's University
imageGuests line up for a hot meal at St. Francis Inn on Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia.Timothy Swift, CC BY-SA

For the past decade I have volunteered at St. Francis Inn, a soup kitchen in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Kensington, for those not from Philly, has long had a reputation for potent but affordable street drugs....

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More than a feeling – thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate

  • Written by Tucker J. Gregor, Doctoral Candidate in Religious Studies, University of Iowa
imageSeeing hate as a feeling tied to love, rather than being its opposite, might help us choose how to respond.Lusky/E+ via Getty Images

Love and hate seem like obvious opposites. Love, whether romantic or otherwise, involves a sense of warmth and affection for others. Hate involves feelings of disdain. Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.

However,...

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Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery

  • Written by Emma Fenske, DO, Addiction Medicine Fellow and Internal Medicine Physician, Oregon Health & Science University
imageAddiction treatment after detoxification may include techniques such as counseling, group therapy and medication.seksan Mongkhonkhamsao via Getty Images

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of...

Read more: Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of...

Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy

  • Written by Filippo Menczer, Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
imageCrowds of AI bots posing as humans can influence crowds of real people on social media.J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform’s data, my colleagues and I looked for signs of social bot accounts posting content...

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Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry

  • Written by Eric Yttri, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
imageA split-second pause can make the difference between gold and grief.Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images

At the Winter Olympics, skiers, bobsledders, speedskaters and many other athletes all have to master one critical moment: when to start. That split second is paramount during competition because when everyone is strong and skilled, a moment of...

Read more: Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain...

Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is ‘remarkable and unprecedented’

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageTurns out, grand juries − usually rubber stamps for prosecutors − might not indict a ham sandwich. ilbusca/iStock Getty Images Plus

The word “unprecedented” is getting a workout after a grand jury in Washington on Feb. 10, 2026, rebuffed an attempt by federal prosecutors to get an indictment against perceived enemies of...

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Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research

  • Written by Rachael Seidler, Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
imageAstronauts explore the inner cosmos of the human brain in this illustration. Gong, Chen

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research teamfinds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA...

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The rise of ‘Merzoni’: How an alliance between Germany’s and Italy’s leaders is reshaping Europe

  • Written by Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
imageItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at an intergovernmental summit in Rome.Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

“Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics.

Yet, for months, a pragmatic...

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  1. Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations
  2. Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
  3. ‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard
  4. Distrust and disempowerment, not apathy, keep employees from supporting marginalized colleagues
  5. What is and isn’t new about US bishops’ criticism of Trump’s foreign policy
  6. Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?
  7. Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions
  8. Historically Black colleges and universities do more than offer Black youths a pathway to opportunity and success – I teach criminology, and my research suggests another benefit
  9. Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
  10. How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness
  11. RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease
  12. Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones
  13. Why eating cheap chocolate can feel embarrassing – even though no one else cares
  14. ‘Which Side Are You On?’: American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, from coal country to Minneapolis
  15. As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival
  16. Why Christian clergy see risk as part of their moral calling
  17. Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment
  18. Valentine’s Day cards too sugary sweet for you? Return to the 19th-century custom of the spicy ‘vinegar valentine’
  19. Philadelphia was once a sweet spot for chocolatiers and other candymakers who made iconic treats for Valentine’s Day and other holidays
  20. Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat
  21. How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find
  22. Americans are asking too much of their dogs
  23. Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how faith and politics reshaped a generation
  24. How the law can add to child sex trafficking victims’ existing trauma
  25. Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer
  26. Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics
  27. Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media
  28. No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?
  29. Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm
  30. Whether it’s yoga, rock climbing or Dungeons Dragons, taking leisure to a high level can be good for your well-being
  31. New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking
  32. US experiencing largest measles outbreak since 2000 – 5 essential reads on the risks, what to do and what’s coming next
  33. Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion
  34. What is the American Dream, and has it become harder to achieve in recent years?
  35. Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?
  36. Has globalization lessened the importance of physical distance? For economic shocks, new research suggests ‘yes’
  37. Aldi is coming to Colorado, and the disruption could lead to lower food prices
  38. There’s a competition crisis in America’s state legislatures – and that’s bad for democracy
  39. From ski jumps and sliding bobsleds to engineering snow, here are 5 essential reads on the science of the Winter Olympics
  40. Fears about TikTok’s policy changes point to a deeper problem in the tech industry
  41. What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere
  42. Clarence ‘Taffy’ Abel: A pioneering US Olympic hockey star who hid his Indigenous identity to play in the NHL
  43. A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation
  44. Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
  45. You’ve reached your weight loss goal on GLP-1 medications – what now?
  46. Overactive immune cells can worsen heart failure – targeting them could offer new treatments
  47. AI-generated text is overwhelming institutions – setting off a no-win ‘arms race’ with AI detectors
  48. How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism
  49. Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find out
  50. ‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects