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Supreme Court news coverage has talked a lot more about politics ever since the 2016 death of Scalia and GOP blocking of Obama’s proposed nominee

  • Written by Joshua Boston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
imageReporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore.Tetra Images/Getty

The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to free speech, the justices frequently weigh in on the country’s most debated problems.

And because of the...

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Children living near oil and gas wells face higher risk of rare leukemia, studies show

  • Written by Lisa McKenzie, Associate Professor of Health, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageThe U.S. has nearly 1 million oil and natural gas wells. Some, like the one here in Commerce City, Colo., are within a few thousand feet of schools and neighborhoods. RJ Sangosti/Getty Images

Acute lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in children, although it is rare. It begins in the bone marrow and rapidly...

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Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

  • Written by Amanda Kay Montoya, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
imageSome research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images

Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for crystals to form on our stick in the cup of blue solution. Other groups around us jumped with joy when their crystals formed, but my group just waited....

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Philly’s City Council turned down a new rental inspection program − studies show that might harm tenants’ health

  • Written by Gabriel L. Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University
imageTenants who complain to landlords about housing conditions can risk eviction.Photo Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-NC-ND

As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s US$2 billion housing planmoves forward, heated debates continue about another set of municipal housing proposals that could transform Philadelphia tenants’ rights.

In...

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Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

  • Written by Sarah James, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gonzaga University
imageDo government programs work? It's impossible to find out with no data.Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Since 1987, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has administered the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to better understand when, where...

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College ‘general education’ requirements help prepare students for citizenship − but critics say it’s learning time taken away from useful studies

  • Written by Kelly Ritter, Professor of Writing and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageStudents learn about the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics in general education.Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images

What do Americans think of when they hear the words “general education”?

By definition, general education covers introductory college courses in arts and humanities, social sciences, and...

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Catholic clergy are speaking out on immigration − more than any other political issue except abortion

  • Written by Evan Stewart, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMass Boston
imageCatholic bishops invited by Mark Seitz, center, the bishop of El Paso, Texas, lead a march in solidarity with migrants on March 24, 2025, in downtown El Paso.AP Photo/Andres Leighton

Catholic priests across the U.S. discuss immigration with their congregations more than leaders in many other faith traditions, according to our new research published...

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Why drones and AI can’t quickly find missing flood victims, yet

  • Written by Robin R. Murphy, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
imageThe landscape in the aftermath of a flood makes it challenging to spot victims.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

For search and rescue, AI is not more accurate than humans, but it is far faster.

Recent successes in applying computer vision and machine learning to drone imagery for rapidly determining building and road damage after hurricanes or shifting...

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The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi

  • Written by Aishwarya Veerabahu, Ph.D. Candidate in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageGolden oyster mushrooms can be cultivated, but they can also escape into the wild.DDukang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home from mushroom kits.

But this food craze has also unleashed an invasive species into...

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What is peer review? The role anonymous experts play in scrutinizing research before it gets published

  • Written by Joshua Winowiecki, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Michigan State University

Reviewer 1: “This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend publication with only minor revisions.”

Reviewer 2: “This manuscript is deeply flawed. The authors’ conclusions are not supported by data, and key literature is ignored. Major revisions...

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  2. Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials
  3. What makes ‘great powers’ great? And how will they adapt to a multipolar world?
  4. California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power
  5. Angels, witches, crystals and black cats: How supernatural beliefs vary across different groups in the US
  6. China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia
  7. Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads
  8. Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
  9. Rethinking the MBA: Character as the educational foundation for future business leaders
  10. Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how
  11. Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form
  12. Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role
  13. How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments
  14. Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground
  15. How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
  16. A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens
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  18. ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief
  19. Is there any hope for the internet?
  20. 2026 FIFA World Cup expansion will have a big climate footprint, with matches from Mexico to Canada – here’s what fans can do
  21. When big sports events like FIFA World Cup expand, their climate footprint expands too
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  23. Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine
  24. Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
  25. Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
  26. Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
  27. Who was the first pirate?
  28. When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery
  29. FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
  30. How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  31. Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
  32. IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
  33. Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
  34. Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
  35. Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
  36. AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
  37. Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
  38. Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
  39. School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
  40. This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
  41. Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
  42. Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
  43. The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
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  45. Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
  46. How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
  47. Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
  48. Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism
  49. That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the ‘de minimis’ exemption for the rest of the world, too
  50. A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?