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Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps

  • Written by Melinda Laituri, Professor Emeritus of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
imageGladys West, right, developed the mathematical models behind GPS.U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons

Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.

Mapmaking has traditionally featured men, from Mercator’s projection of the world in the 1500s to land surveyors such as...

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Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change

  • Written by Claire Leavitt, Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College

President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a larger spending bill that enables the federal government to continue operations. They now face a self-imposed deadline of Feb. 13, 2026, to negotiate potential changes to immigration enforcement.

The fact that funding for the department...

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Lüften sounds simple – but ‘house-burping’ is more complicated in Pittsburgh

  • Written by William Bahnfleth, Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State
imageLüften refers to the German practice of opening windows and sometimes doors to rapidly fill a house with outdoor air, at least a couple of times daily.Jan Nevidal/Getty Images

Recently, the German term “lüften” has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the practice of opening windows and...

Read more: Lüften sounds simple – but ‘house-burping’ is more complicated in Pittsburgh

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds

  • Written by Bingbing Zhang, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa
imageCan figurative inoculations ward off the scourge of political deepfakes?Canonmark/iStock via Getty Images

Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that falsely depict politicians, according to a study my colleagues and I...

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Philly theaters unite to stage 3 plays by Pulitzer-winning playwright James Ijames

  • Written by Bess Rowen, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Villanova University
imageJames Ijames won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play 'Fat Ham.' Here he's shown at the Obie Awards in New York City in February 2023. Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for American Theatre Wing

Most theater subscriptions offer a patron access to a single theater’s season. But Philadelphia’s new Citywide James Ijames Pass provides...

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Trump wants to shutter the Kennedy Center for 2 years – an arts management professor explains what that portends

  • Written by E. Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor and Director of Arts Management, American University
imagePresident Donald Trump attends the premiere of the 'Melania' documentary at the Kennedy Center on Jan. 29, 2026.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 1, 2026, that he would shut down the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years. Trump said this closure would begin on July 4 and was...

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An epic border: Finland’s poetic masterpiece, the Kalevala, has roots in 2 cultures and 2 countries

  • Written by Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
image'The Defense of the Sampo,' by early-20th-century Finnish painter Joseph Alanen, was inspired by tales from the Kalevala.Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

At the outset of the Kalevala, Finland’s national epic, a singer bemoans his separation from a beloved friend who grew up beside him. Today, the friends rarely meet...

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Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care

  • Written by Grace Mackleby, Research scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
imageA new pilot brings some automated treatment decisions from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare.Doomu/iStock via Getty Images

Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some of the millions of people across the U.S. who rely on it for their health insurance coverage.

Traditional...

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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm

  • Written by Mervin XuYang Lim, Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona
imageThe Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles handles a massive amount of sewage and wastewater. Dean Musgrove/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

The world is looking for more clean water. Intense storms and warmer weather have worsened droughts and reduced the amount of clean water underground and in rivers and lakes on...

Read more: Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm

The Supreme Court may soon diminish Black political power, undoing generations of gains

  • Written by Robert D. Bland, Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies, University of Tennessee
imageU.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat who represents portions of central Louisiana in the House, could lose his seat if the Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana's congressional map.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Back in 2013, the Supreme Court tossed out a key provision of the Voting Rights Act regarding federal oversight of elections. It appears poised to abol...

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  3. Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism
  4. Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
  5. Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlist
  6. NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
  7. A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form
  8. Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
  9. Building with air – how nature’s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing
  10. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America
  11. Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves
  12. Stroke survivors can counterintuitively improve recovery by strengthening their stronger arm – new research
  13. Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
  14. Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
  15. Suspending family-based immigrant visas weakens US families and the economy
  16. Is the whole universe just a simulation?
  17. From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action
  18. Life isn’t all diamonds – money and fame don’t shield the many ‘Real Housewives’ facing criminal charges
  19. 800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure
  20. US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose
  21. 3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair
  22. I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles
  23. Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects
  24. Grammys’ AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorship
  25. From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements
  26. What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
  27. Trump’s Greenland threats reveals no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy
  28. US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade
  29. How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook
  30. Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities
  31. Over 100 deaths linked to January storms – here’s how to stay safe when cold, snowy weather moves in
  32. Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits
  33. Over 100 deaths linked to January storm: Here’s how to stay safe as more cold, stormy weather moves in
  34. Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way
  35. Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation
  36. America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industry
  37. EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health
  38. Even when people’s rights are ignored, understanding the law can keep protesters engaged
  39. Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge
  40. A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
  41. Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement
  42. Colorado has emergency domestic violence shelters in only half its counties, leaving survivors without safe housing options
  43. ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
  44. Not all mindfulness is the same – here’s why it matters for health and happiness
  45. Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake
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  47. Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
  48. Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding
  49. Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet
  50. The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe