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What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageA side altar with reliquary at the St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome. Pope Francis has chosen to be buried in that basilica.Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images

The 88-year-old pontiff had been well aware of his fragile state and advanced age. As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria...

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How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageCardinals attend Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, before they enter the conclave to decide who the next pope will be, on March 12, 2013, in Vatican City.Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Image

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a...

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Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical

  • Written by Daniel Apai, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
imageAn illustration of the exoplanet K2-18b, which some research suggests may be covered by deep oceans. NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had found evidence for an unexpected atmospheric gas. On Earth, that gas – called...

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‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad behavior’ of the Trump administration in court

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
image'You just didn't mess around with federal judges,' says a former federal judge. 'It was a good way to get your head handed to you.'sesame, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

Legal battles between the Trump administration and advocates for deportees flown to prison in El Salvador have turned into conflicts between the government and the judges overse...

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As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools

  • Written by Christina Erickson, Associate Dean in the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota
imageSpanking in the U.S. generally ends around age 12, when children become big enough to resist or fight back. Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images

Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment”, many U.S. states allow physical punishment...

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Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides

  • Written by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
imageNeither party – Democrats nor Republicans – is doing a better job at fixing crime.Carl Ballou - iStock/Getty Images Plus

Following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis in 2020, the U.S. has undergone a national reckoning over crime prevention and police reform.

Across the country, calls went out from activists...

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With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past

  • Written by Johanna K. Taylor, Associate Professor, The Design School, Arizona State University
imageKeith Haring paints a mural in New York City on Aug. 20, 1987.Mark Hinjosa/Newsday RM via Getty Images

In a February 2025 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump declared a “Golden Age in Arts and Culture.”

So far, this “golden age” has entailed an executive order calling for the federal agency that funds local museums and...

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Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future

  • Written by Hannah Wiseman, Professor of Law, Penn State
imageKelsey Juliana, a lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit over responsibility for climate change, speaks at a 2019 rally in Oregon.AP Photo/Steve Dipaola

The U.S. Supreme Court in March 2025 ended a decade-old lawsuit filed by a group of children who sought to hold the federal government responsible for some of the consequences of climate change. But...

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All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful

  • Written by Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering
imageWhen engineers design things, they use models to predict how the things will work in the natural world. But all models have limitations. MTStock Studio/E+ via Getty Images

Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now infamous failure,...

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Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

  • Written by Cristina Bodea, Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University

Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment and financial stability.

These are...

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  2. How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information
  3. Patriots’ Day: How far-right groups hijack history and patriotic symbols to advance their cause, according to an expert on extremism
  4. International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?
  5. Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning
  6. Why people with autism struggle to get hired − and how businesses can help by changing how they look at job interviews
  7. Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change
  8. Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech
  9. Ethical leadership can boost well-being and performance in remote work environments
  10. Is a ‘friend-apist’ what we really want from therapy?
  11. Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means
  12. How single-stream recycling works − your choices can make it better
  13. The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability
  14. Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
  15. Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later, corporate reckoning continues
  16. 200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations
  17. Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in a fragmented media landscape
  18. Miami researchers are testing a textured seawall designed to hold back water and create a home for marine organisms
  19. Dark energy may have once been ‘springier’ than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration’s new measurement says about the universe’s history
  20. Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research
  21. Des Moines food pantries face spiking demand as the Iowa region’s SNAP enrollment declines
  22. Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows
  23. 25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
  24. A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government
  25. Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA
  26. How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
  27. Educators find creative work-arounds to new laws that restrict what they can teach
  28. Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
  29. The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?
  30. On stage but out of the spotlight − the quiet struggle of being an opening act
  31. Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
  32. Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large
  33. Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits
  34. 401(k) plans and stock market volatility: What you need to know
  35. Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
  36. Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to measure misalignment
  37. Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent
  38. Are twins allergic to the same things?
  39. How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?
  40. ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits
  41. How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
  42. Utilities choosing coal, solar, nuclear or other power sources have a lot to consider, beyond just cost
  43. Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026
  44. In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand
  45. Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy
  46. Pikachu protesters, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power of cuteness
  47. Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
  48. AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works − here’s why they fool you and how to spot them
  49. Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
  50. A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion – so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries?