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Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future

  • Written by Renee Obringer, Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Penn State
imageThe Denver suburb of Castle Rock, Colo., limits water use in future developments. Homeowners are embracing water-efficient yards.RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city’s first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to...

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From a vaccine mascot to business leadership, lessons for the US from Brazil’s public health system in building public trust and keeping it

  • Written by Jessica A.J. Rich, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University
imageBusiness leaders and community groups across Brazil stepped in to counter the government's anti-vaccine messaging and to help develop and distribute vaccines. Wang Tiancong/Xinhua via Getty Images

Public health institutions are under threat by populist governments across the globe.

From Budapest to Jakarta, Indonesia, public health agencies are...

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Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy

  • Written by Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Coastal Carolina University
imageA selection of smoothies are listed in front of the high-end grocer Erewhon in Culver City, Calif., on July 17, 2024.Photo by Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Americans are skipping restaurant dinners, delaying car purchases and scouring for grocery deals. Amid tariff anxiety and broader stress over affordability, consumer...

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When a president is unfit for office, here’s what the Constitution says can happen

  • Written by Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
imagePresident Donald Trump mimics an Iranian protester being shot while holding a news conference in the White House on April 6, 2026.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Bipartisan calls for President Donald Trump’s removal from office increased on April 7, 2026, after he issued threats to destroy “a whole civilization” if...

Read more: When a president is unfit for office, here’s what the Constitution says can happen

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
imageOil wells in the Persian Gulf region are among the most productive in the world.Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a...

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¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return to the silver screen

  • Written by Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe cartoon mouse was taken off the air over concerns about damaging stereotypes, only to be brought back when Hispanic American groups protested.wiredforlego/flickr, CC BY-NC

“¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!”

Meaning “hurry up, let’s go,” the trademark slogan of Speedy Gonzales...

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Hosting the NFL draft is less about weekend beer sales and more about long-term brand value

  • Written by Tim Derdenger, Associate Professor of Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University
imageBy selecting Pittsburgh for the draft, the NFL signals that the city is a premier destination.Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Sport

When the NFL draft arrives in Pittsburgh in April 2026, city officials are sure to tout projected economic impact figures. They will likely point to the US$73 million generated by Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the surrounding...

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Israel’s death penalty law has little to do with criminal justice and everything to do with ethno-nationalism

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imageA Palestinian protester holds a placard showing a crossed-out noose during a rally in the Beit Jala village near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

In its nearly 80-year history, the state of Israel has carried out only one court-sanctioned execution: Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of...

Read more: Israel’s death penalty law has little to do with criminal justice and everything to do with...

1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

  • Written by Christopher Magra, Professor of American History, University of Tennessee
imageThe Declaration of Independence did more than assert the Colonies' independence from Britain.iStock/Getty Images Plus

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying.

The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American harbor. Over 300 ships brought 32,000...

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US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white

  • Written by John Broich, Associate Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University
imageNewly arrived South Africans listen to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau deliver welcome statements in a hangar near Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Whiteness appears to be an official immigration credential in the eyes of the United States government.

The Trump administration...

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  2. Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection
  3. We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe
  4. How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin
  5. Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming
  6. Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati
  7. What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?
  8. What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive
  9. About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign – new imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies
  10. Teenagers and younger kids are learning coded predator phrases like ‘MAP’ online, long before their parents have even heard of it
  11. What gig workers and employees who get tips need to know about the new no-tax-on-tips tax break
  12. Lebanon’s political elites are using displacement and humanitarian crisis to delay elections again
  13. US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare
  14. What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out
  15. Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung growth – our study tracked the impact in 700 kids
  16. The two lives of Chuck Norris
  17. Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives
  18. Why the manosphere has an antisemitism problem
  19. Why Americans give: New research finds 5 distinct profiles for generosity
  20. The costume maker who convinced Hersheypark to embrace candy mascots and ‘chocolatize’ their old-timey theme park
  21. Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job
  22. Iran’s president appeals to Americans − but does his office still hold any real power?
  23. The nonprofit status of NCAA athletic departments is starting to raise questions
  24. Kratom poisonings surged 1,200% over the past decade, and regulators are struggling to keep up with the dangers
  25. SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs are unlikely to bring skyrocketing returns that Amazon and Apple did, as companies go public later in life and early investors cash out
  26. For adults with ADHD – or even those with just some symptoms – using smart strategies to start and complete tasks can make all the difference
  27. MLB doubles down on gambling with new Polymarket deal
  28. How Iranian hackers pose a threat to US critical infrastructure
  29. Getting $750 a month didn’t end homelessness – but our study shows it still improved the lives of homeless people
  30. Irresponsible parental gun ownership could become a factor in custody disputes
  31. Better urban design could help save Florida’s threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel
  32. Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s
  33. AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains
  34. 75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did
  35. Trump risks falling in to the ‘asymmetric resolve’ trap in Iran − just as presidents before him did elsewhere
  36. Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare
  37. The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance
  38. Why Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, won’t stop ‘til she gets enough from his estate
  39. You’re not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company
  40. Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the western US
  41. Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed
  42. The NFL draft brings economic gains – and hidden public safety costs
  43. What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
  44. Students were skipping my astrophysics class to play video games – so I turned the class itself into a video game
  45. How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have
  46. Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition
  47. ‘Project Hail Mary’ demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts
  48. Holocaust survivors in France came home to stolen apartments, looted furniture and bureaucratic hurdles
  49. How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner
  50. How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets