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Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

  • Written by Kevin J. McMahon, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
imageWinning on Election Day is the best path for any political party to remake the Supreme Court.Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images

It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice?

“RETIRE!”

That’s effectively what happened recently when U.S....

Read more: Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump

  • Written by Daniel Martinez HoSang, Professor of Ethnicity, Race & Migration, Yale University
imageDonald Trump speaks at the Black Conservative Federation Gala on Feb. 23, 2024. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former president’s base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino voters.

Several...

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Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn more about how planets evolve

  • Written by Dakotah Tyler, Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles
imageWASP-69b closely orbits its sun. W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko

Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy. The star it orbits is baking and stripping away the planet’s atmosphere, and that escaped...

Read more: Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn...

Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities like big-game hunting

  • Written by Cara Wall-Scheffler, Professor and Chair of Biology at Seattle Pacific University and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington
imageCollecting water and caring for kids are daily necessities.Three Lions/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

Think about taking a walk: where you need to go, how fast you need to move to get there, and whether you need to bring something along to carry the results of your errand.

Are you going on this walk with someone else? Does walking with a friend...

Read more: Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities...

How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns

  • Written by Lindsay DiCuirci, Associate Professor of English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA majority of Americans believe that hell exists.Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA via Wikimedia Commons., CC BY

Between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, drivers pass a billboard on Interstate 71 that has achieved some internet fame.

Since 2004, a black sign has risen from this flat stretch of highway declaring “HELL IS REAL.” The H in...

Read more: How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns

US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows

  • Written by Paul Lushenko, Assistant Professor and Director of Special Operations, US Army War College
imageA U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone flies in the skies above Nevada.U.S. Air Force photo/Haley Stevens

Are drone strikes legitimate, meaning on sound moral and legal footing? How people perceive the legitimacy of U.S. drone strikes – firing missiles from remotely piloted aircraft at terrorist and insurgent leaders – is central to whether and how...

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Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
imageSchools have reported increases in student misbehavior in recent years. DGLimages/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Florida updated its school safety dashboard in April 2024, and it is now one of the most comprehensive in the nation. F. Chris Curran is an education policy professor at the University of Florida who partnered with Safe Schools for Alex, a...

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What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation

  • Written by Matthew Wynn Sivils, Professor of American Literature, Iowa State University
image'The Travellers’ Tour Through the United States' is the earliest known board game to depict a map of North America.Library of Congress

In 2023 alone, the board game industry topped US$16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032.

Classics like “Scrabble” are being refreshed and transformed, while newer inventions...

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Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah

  • Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imagePalestinians crowd a street as smoke billows from Israeli strikes in Rafah on May 7, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Israel entered Rafah, a city that marks Gaza’s southern border crossing with Egypt, on May 7, 2024, launching a military offensive that the U.S. and others have cautioned Israel not to pursue.

President Joe Biden warned Israeli...

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War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea

  • Written by Fred H. Lawson, Professor of Government Emeritus, Northeastern University
imagePhilippine troops watch as a missile hits a target during a live-fire joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

U.S. Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory just 100 miles off the southern tip of the contested island of Taiwan.

The combat drill is part of...

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  2. How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
  3. Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them
  4. Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
  5. Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first
  6. Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome
  7. Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
  8. 3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off
  9. Palestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
  10. Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
  11. Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
  12. Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
  13. Paying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research
  14. Unlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools
  15. The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why
  16. ‘Hidden mother’ photos don’t erase moms − rather, they reveal the labor and love that support the child
  17. I analyzed 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly
  18. What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
  19. Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
  20. Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
  21. What’s in a VIN? How to decode the vehicle identification number, your car’s unique fingerprint
  22. A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
  23. Animal behavior research is getting better at keeping observer bias from sneaking in – but there’s still room to improve
  24. Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them
  25. On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods
  26. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda
  27. Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
  28. Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
  29. High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why
  30. Why universities turn to the police to end student protests − and why that can spiral out of control
  31. Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk – NYC maps show the impact
  32. Mexico emerges as a destination for Americans seeking reproductive health services – not for the first time
  33. What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
  34. Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within
  35. To reduce Black-on-Black crime, two criminal justice experts explain why offering monthly stipends to people at risk makes sense
  36. The biblical character who goes ‘down the rabbit hole’ into an alternate reality − just like Alice in Wonderland
  37. Hate crimes laws passed in Washington have been remarkably ineffective in protecting LGBTQ people for decades
  38. For the ancient Maya, cracked mirrors were a path to the world beyond
  39. Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
  40. Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach
  41. Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025
  42. The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing
  43. New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal
  44. Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
  45. Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning
  46. ‘It’s a deep emotional ride’ – 12 young people in Philly’s toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health
  47. ‘What is a fact?’ A humanities class prepares STEM students to be better scientists
  48. Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations
  49. Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
  50. US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be nixed