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Algebra is more than alphabet soup – it’s the language of algorithms and relationships

  • Written by Courtney Gibbons, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Hamilton College
imageAlgebra often involves manipulating numbers or other objects using operations like addition and multiplication.Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

You scrambled up a Rubik’s cube, and now you want to put it back in order. What sequence of moves should you make?

Surprise: You can answer this question with modern algebra.

Most folks who have...

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US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts

  • Written by Todd Herrenkohl, Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
imageSafety net programs protect children in many ways.Energy/E+ via Getty Images

President Donald Trump and Republicans in the House of Representatives have put forward budget proposals that would slash spending by hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade on several programs that support low-income U.S. families with children.

If those cuts...

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Pope Francis drew inspiration from Latin American church and its martyrs – leaving a legacy for Pope Leo

  • Written by Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo, Associate Professor of Catholic and Latin American Studies, School of Divinity, Wake Forest University
imageA mural of Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero decorates a wall in Panchimalco, El Salvador, May 21, 2015. AP Photo/Salvador Melendez

Pope Leo XIV’s election marks a historic moment: the first pope from an English-speaking country, and the first from the United States. Even more significant than these “firsts,” I believe, is a...

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Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

  • Written by Jack Dongarra, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee
imageOak Ridge National Laboratory's Frontier supercomputer is one of the world's fastest.Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, CC BY

High-performance computing, or HPC for short, might sound like something only scientists use in secret labs, but it’s actually one of the most important technologies in the world today. From predicting the weather...

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Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology

  • Written by Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Kent State University
imageAn outrigger canoe would typically have several paddlers and one navigator.AP Photo/David Goldman

Wet and shivering, I rose from the outrigger of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. We’d been at sea all afternoon and most of the night. I’d hoped to get a little rest, but rain, wind and an absence of flat space made sleep impossible. My...

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Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration

  • Written by Chelsea Stieber, Associate Professor of French Studies, Tulane University
imagePope Leo XIV appears before thousands of journalists on May 12, 2025, in Vatican City.Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images

Early coverage of Pope Leo XIV has explored the first American pontiff’s Chicago upbringing, as well as the many years he spent in Peru, first as a missionary and then as a bishop.

Genealogist Jari Honora broke the...

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How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?

  • Written by Jeffrey Gore, Professor of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection, Mississippi State University
imageA mosquito-control technician sprays a mixture including insecticides in a yard in Michigan.AP Photo/John Flesher

Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin has said he wants the federal agency to accelerate scientific safety evaluations of various chemicals, including pesticides.

The EPA reportedly has more than 500 pending reviews of...

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Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization

  • Written by David Nemer, Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia
imageLady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation

The more than 2 million people who attended Lady Gaga’s free concert on Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025, had no idea of a plot that, if successful, would have turned the event into a tragedy fueled by hate. Just hours before...

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How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk − new research counts the ways

  • Written by Arun Durvasula, Assistant Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California
imageNature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease.Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she told me, “Genetics don’t really matter for chronic disease.” Rather, she continued, “A person’s lifestyle, what...

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Trump is making it easier to fire federal workers, but they have some legal protections - 3 essential reads

  • Written by Amy Lieberman, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation
imageAn estimated 2% of federal civil servants could soon find their jobs are no longer secure under the Trump administration. iStock/Getty Images Plus

The Trump administration is moving ahead with policy changes that would make it easier to fire some federal workers.

The Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, filed proposed regulations in the Federal...

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  2. Taking intermittent quizzes reduces achievement gaps and enhances online learning, even in highly distracting environments
  3. How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
  4. ‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV
  5. What or where is the Indo-Pacific? How a foreign policy pivot redefined the global map
  6. Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
  7. Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise
  8. AI can scan vast numbers of social media posts during disasters to guide first responders
  9. Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
  10. Researchers uncovered hundreds of genes linked to OCD, providing clues about how it changes the brain − new research
  11. Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake
  12. Where tomorrow’s scientists prefer to live − and where they’d rather not
  13. How Asian American became a racial grouping – and why many with Asian roots don’t identify with the term these days
  14. Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court
  15. Trump heads to the Gulf aiming to bolster trade ties – but side talks on Tehran, Gaza could drive a wedge between US and Israel
  16. From defenders to skeptics: The sharp decline in young Americans’ support for free speech
  17. If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing
  18. Smartwatches promise all kinds of quality-of-life improvements − here are 5 things users should keep in mind
  19. Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers choose healthier foods, new research shows
  20. Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could
  21. In death penalty cases, the quest for justice is not America’s highest value
  22. When does a kid become an adult?
  23. As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
  24. As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
  25. India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder
  26. From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball-loving Leo XIV
  27. Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk
  28. I’m a business professor who asked dozens of former students how they define success. Here are their lessons for today’s grads
  29. I watched the Kremlin’s new Putin documentary (so you don’t have to) − here’s what it says about how the Russian leader views himself
  30. Nitrous oxide recreational use is linked to brain damage and sudden death − but ‘laughing gas’ is still sold all over the US
  31. Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way
  32. How William Howard Taft’s approach to government efficiency differed from Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn tactics
  33. Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis
  34. How the Take It Down Act tackles nonconsensual deepfake porn − and how it falls short
  35. Missile strikes and drone attacks heighten South Asian crisis - 8 questions answered over the role of Pakistan’s military in responding
  36. Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
  37. FDR united Democrats under the banner of ‘liberalism’ − but today’s Democratic Party has nothing to put on its hat
  38. Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society
  39. Philadelphians will soon choose their next district attorney − so what do DAs actually do?
  40. How proposed changes to higher education accreditation could impact campus diversity efforts
  41. When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting
  42. Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple steps can reduce the harm
  43. Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history
  44. Recycling asphalt pavement can help the environment − now scientists are putting the safety of recycled pavement to the test
  45. Decentralized finance is booming − and so are the security risks. My team surveyed nearly 500 crypto investors and uncovered the most common mistakes
  46. ‘Grit’ and relentless perseverance can take a toll on brain health − particularly for people facing social stresses like racism
  47. No matter who the next pope is, US Catholics stand ‘at a crossroads’ − a sociologist explains
  48. Even with Pope Leo XIV in place, US Catholics stand ‘at a crossroads’
  49. India-Pakistan strikes: 5 essential reads on decades of rivalry and tensions over Kashmir
  50. Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference