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School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention

  • Written by James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
imageA person mourns at a makeshift memorial outside the Barus and Holley engineering building on the campus of Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 14, 2025. Bing Guan/AFP via Getty Images

Active shootings represent a very small percentage of on-campus university violence.

But among those that do happen, there are patterns. And as law...

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From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected

  • Written by Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Senior Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
imageAs temperatures rise, the timing of the ice thaw changes.Vincent Denarie via Arctic Report Card

The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences than scientists expected just 20 years ago, when the first Arctic Report Card assessed the state of Earth’s far northern environment.

The snow season is dramatically shorter...

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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours

  • Written by Scott Brame, Research Assistant Professor of Earth Science, Clemson University
imageCould this be the next Blitzen? Feeding a reindeer in Lapland, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle.Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Moment via Getty Images

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so hard that the reindeer can’t see the way.

He could use a compass, but...

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How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs

  • Written by Nolan Fahrenkopf, Research Fellow at Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft, University at Albany, State University of New York

Two years after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, families of the victims filed suit against Binance, a major cryptocurrency platform that has been plagued by scandals.

In a Nov. 24, 2025, filing by representatives of more than 300 victims and family members, Binance and its former CEO – recently pardoned Changpeng Zhao – were...

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2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike

  • Written by Daniel E. Esser, Associate Professor of International Studies, American University
imageAn official walks past the U.S. and Chinese national flags on April 6, 2024.Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

The year 2025 has not been a great one for U.S.-Chinese relations. Tit-for-tat tariffs and the scramble over rare earth elements has dampened economic relations between the world’s two leading economies. Meanwhile, territorial disputes...

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A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning

  • Written by Joshua Rowe Eyler, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, University of Mississippi
imageLetter grades have long been part of the fabric of the American educational system. iStock/Getty Images Plus

Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted.

But what if students didn’t have just one shot at acing a midterm, or even could talk with their teachers about what grade...

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The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites

  • Written by Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Penn State
imageThe closer a satellite − like this telecommunications one − orbits to Earth, the more atmospheric drag it faces. janiecbros/iStock via Getty Images Plus

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at...

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Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

  • Written by Bilal Haider, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageMice have complex visual systems that can clarify how vision works in people.Westend61/Getty Images

Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells communicate and work together to create a mental...

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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights

  • Written by Joshua Kastenberg, Professor of Law, University of New Mexico
imageU.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4, 2025.AP Photo/Kevin Wolf

The Department of Defense in late November 2025 announced that it would investigate U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and NASA astronaut, for what Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has called seditious behavior. The threat of...

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My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs

  • Written by Sujith Ramachandran, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
imageOut-of-pocket costs to fill prescriptions can vary widely. Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty Images

Even when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard time affording the drugs they’ve been prescribed.

About 1 in 5 U.S. adults skip filling a prescription due to its cost at least once a year, according to KFF, a health research...

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  2. Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
  3. The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
  4. Christmas trees are more expensive than ever in Colorado — what gives?
  5. Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use
  6. How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
  7. Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s
  8. From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns
  9. Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
  10. How are dark matter and antimatter different?
  11. Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
  12. Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy
  13. 2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
  14. Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton’s ideas to today’s TikTok explainers
  15. What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
  16. The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’
  17. Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back – bigger and more anticompetitive than ever
  18. Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help
  19. Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?
  20. Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
  21. How a niche Catholic approach to infertility treatment became a new talking point for MAHA conservatives
  22. Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charities
  23. How I rehumanize the college classroom for the AI-augmented age
  24. Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species
  25. Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
  26. A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high
  27. West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests
  28. Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue
  29. As a former federal judge, I’m concerned by a year of challenges to the US justice system
  30. Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors
  31. The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universities that have the most to lose
  32. Polytechnic universities focus on practical, career-oriented skills, offering an alternative to traditional universities
  33. AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving
  34. AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care
  35. How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communities
  36. Even with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous
  37. The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
  38. Tariffs 101: What they are, who pays them, and why they matter now
  39. Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection
  40. Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition
  41. ‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment
  42. From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and reality
  43. 2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth
  44. Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges
  45. Doulas play essential roles in reproductive health care – and more states are beginning to recognize it
  46. From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials
  47. Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers
  48. New industry standards and tech advances make pre-owned electronics a viable holiday gift option
  49. Exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study shows
  50. Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kids