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The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help

  • Written by Lori Hunter, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder
imageEdith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in Greenfield, Iowa, in May 2024.AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how...

Read more: The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans –...

What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imagePeople pray before Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance at a town hall hosted by Lance Wallnau on Sept. 28, 2024, in Monroeville, Pa.AP Photo/Rebecca Droke

Vance Boelter, who allegedly shot Melissa Hortman, a Democratic Minnesota state representative, and her husband, Mark Hortman, on June 14, 2025, studied at Christ for the Nations...

Read more: What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?

President Trump’s tug-of-war with the courts, explained

  • Written by Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a big win on June 27, 2025, by limiting the ability of judges to block Trump administration policies across the nation.

But Trump has not fared nearly as well in the lower courts, where he has lost a series of cases through different...

Read more: President Trump’s tug-of-war with the courts, explained

Your data privacy is slipping away – here’s why, and what you can do about it

  • Written by Mike Chapple, Teaching Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, University of Notre Dame

Cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly in the news. Governments are passing new cybersecurity laws. Companies are investing in cybersecurity controls such as firewalls, encryption and awareness training at record levels.

And yet, people are losing ground on data privacy.

In 2024, the Identity Theft Resource Center reported that companies...

Read more: Your data privacy is slipping away – here’s why, and what you can do about it

Higher ed’s relationship with marriage? It’s complicated – and depends on age

  • Written by John V. Winters, Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
imageEducation rates are rising; marriage rates are falling. But the relationship between those two trends isn't straightforward.Ugur Karakoc/E+ via Getty Images

The longer someone stays in school, the more likely they are to delay getting married – but education does not reduce the overall likelihood of being married later in life, according to...

Read more: Higher ed’s relationship with marriage? It’s complicated – and depends on age

Turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and ultimately American prosperity

  • Written by Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
imageInternational students have been a big part of American STEM.Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images

Despite representing only 4% of the world’s population, the United States accounts for over half of science Nobel Prizes awarded since 2000, hosts seven of The Times Higher Education Top 10 science universities, and incubates firms such as Alphabet...

Read more: Turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and ultimately American prosperity

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it

  • Written by Shaon Lahiri, Assistant Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston
imageMisinformation on social media has the potential to manipulate millions of people.Pict Rider/iStock via Getty Images Plus

In 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines. Nearly 40 girls age 12 to 18 from a religious school had been screaming inconsolably, claiming to have seen a...

Read more: Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

  • Written by Lisa Schirch, Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
imageA protester calls out Facebook for facilitating the spread of disinformation. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.

It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources with conspiracy blogs – interspersed with photos...

Read more: Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

Nations are increasingly ‘playing the field’ when it comes to US and China – a new book explains explains why ‘active nonalignment’ is on the march

  • Written by Jorge Heine, Outgoing Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
imageBrazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, flanked by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaks at the summit of Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 19, 2024.Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images

In 2020, as Latin American countries were contending with the triple...

Read more: Nations are increasingly ‘playing the field’ when it comes to US and China – a new book explains...

Thailand’s judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM’s plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts

  • Written by Tyrell Haberkorn, Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageThai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is swarmed by members of the media after a cabinet meeting at Government House on July 1, 2025.Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is currently feeling the sharp end of the country’s powerful judiciary.

On July 2, 2025, Thailand’s Constitutional...

Read more: Thailand’s judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM’s plight, dozens of activists are at...

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  1. From Seattle to Atlanta, new social housing programs seek to make homes permanently affordable for a range of incomes
  2. Are people at the South Pole upside down?
  3. Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
  4. ‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food
  5. Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed more than 120 people, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
  6. Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
  7. Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid
  8. One ‘big, beautiful’ reason why Republicans in Congress just can’t quit Donald Trump
  9. Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright and fast
  10. War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities
  11. Military force may have delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions – but history shows that diplomacy is the more effective nonproliferation strategy
  12. Capitalism and democracy are weakening – reviving the idea of ‘calling’ can help to repair them
  13. What MAGA means to Americans
  14. From glass and steel to rare earth metals, new materials have changed society throughout history
  15. Philadelphians with mental illness want to work, pray, date and socialize just like everyone else – here’s how creating more inclusive communities is good for public health
  16. Speedballing – the deadly mix of stimulants and opioids – requires a new approach to prevention and treatment
  17. Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable
  18. Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable
  19. Parents who oppose sex education in schools often don’t discuss it at home
  20. Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters
  21. The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands
  22. What damage did the US do to Iran’s nuclear program? Why it’s so hard to know
  23. The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business
  24. Legal wrangling over estate of Jimmy Buffett turns his widow’s huge inheritance into a cautionary tale
  25. AI is advancing even faster than sci-fi visionaries like Neal Stephenson imagined
  26. Despite claims they’d move overseas after the election, most Americans are staying put
  27. Philadelphia’s $2B affordable housing plan relies heavily on municipal bonds, which can come with hidden costs for taxpayers
  28. Humans and animals can both think logically − but testing what kind of logic they’re using is tricky
  29. Mexican flags flown during immigration protests bother white people a lot more than other Americans
  30. Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
  31. In LGBTQ+ storybook case, Supreme Court handed a win to parental rights, raising tough questions for educators
  32. Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate
  33. The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
  34. Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons
  35. Bill Moyers’ journalism strengthened democracy by connecting Americans to ideas and each other, in a long and extraordinary career
  36. Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes − and reveal a surprising twist in national politics
  37. 1 in 4 Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial spotlighted the clash between science and religion
  38. Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker
  39. Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections
  40. Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market
  41. What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
  42. 1 in 3 Florida third graders have untreated cavities – how parents can protect their children’s teeth
  43. How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
  44. From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
  45. Universities in every state care for congressional papers that document US political history − federal cuts put their work at risk
  46. Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities
  47. Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites
  48. What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions
  49. Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle chefs’ freedom to experiment and innovate?
  50. What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values