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p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry

  • Written by Prosper Obed Chukwuemeka, Ph.D. Candidate in Integrative Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh
imageTo stop tumors from forming, p53 can trigger programmed cell death.Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Cancer arises when your cells grow uncontrollably and refuse to die when they should. Normally, your body is equipped with regulatory processes to prevent this chaos. One such mechanism involves a protein called p53. Often dubbed...

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Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageSurveys suggest growing support for school choice, such as in Ohio, even as voters reject such policies in referendums.AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson

The school choice movement received a major boost on Jan. 29, 2025, when President Donald Trump issued an executive order supporting families who want to use public money to send their children to...

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The leadership hack that drives success: Being trustworthy

  • Written by Yufei Ren, Associate Professor of Economics, Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
imageTrustworthy managers get better performance reviews, recent research shows.Andrey Popov/Getty Images

National Leadership Day, which takes place every Feb. 20, offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership – not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust. In an era of rapid change, when teams look to leaders...

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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

  • Written by Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University
imageThe CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19.JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images

In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key public health datasets in...

Read more: CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles...

In pushing for Ukraine elections, Trump is falling into Putin-laid trap to delegitimize Zelenskyy

  • Written by Lena Surzhko Harned, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imagePresident Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on Sept. 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shut out of the discussions concerning the future of his country, which took place in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18, 2025. In fact,...

Read more: In pushing for Ukraine elections, Trump is falling into Putin-laid trap to delegitimize Zelenskyy

DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how

  • Written by Liza Bondurant, Associate Professor of Secondary Math Education, Mississippi State University
imageMany DEI programs support students with a disability, about a fifth of whom are white. simonkr/E+ via Getty Images

While diversity, equity and inclusion may on the surface seem focused on certain groups, in fact DEI programs benefit people from all walks of life – including white people.

President Donald Trump and other conservatives have...

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Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

  • Written by Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont
imageGreenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions.Alex Hibbert/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his...

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Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities

  • Written by Kristina Fullerton Rico, Research Fellow, Center for Racial Justice, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
imageU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detain a person on Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants living in the country without permission is falling far short of its initial goals in its first few weeks.

But there has been an increase in immigratio...

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How medical treatments devised for war can quickly be implemented in US hospitals to save lives

  • Written by Vikhyat Bebarta, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageMilitary medicine moves faster than traditional research. Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir/920th Rescue Wing

For decades, military doctors faced a critical challenge: What’s the best way to safely and effectively deliver oxygen to patients in remote combat zones, rural hospitals or disaster-stricken areas?

Oxygen tanks are heavy, costly and...

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Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice

  • Written by Aaron Priester, Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
imageBrain damage can release harmful chemicals such as free radicals that cause further damage.fatido/E+ via Getty Images

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad fall or traffic accident, accounts for the deaths of over 61,000 Americans each year. Over 80,000 will...

Read more: Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant...

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  1. The dangers of ‘Jekyll and Hyde leadership’: Why making amends after workplace abuse can hurt more than it helps
  2. Investors value corporate tax responsibility – at least when the company is based somewhere with a lot of inequality, research shows
  3. Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law
  4. Why community pharmacies are closing – and what to do if your neighborhood location shutters
  5. Many gluten-free foods are high in calories and sugar, low on fiber and protein, and they cost more − new research
  6. Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing, food and other prices
  7. Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe
  8. Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement
  9. Philly’s Chinatown has a rich tradition of activism – the Sixers arena fight was just one of many to preserve the neighborhood
  10. How California can rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers
  11. How Oscar-nominated screenwriters attempt to craft authentic dialogue, dialects and accents
  12. Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
  13. Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?
  14. Why is water different colors in different places?
  15. Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow scientist explains
  16. Who are Ismaili Muslims and how do their beliefs relate to the Aga Khan’s work?
  17. Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
  18. Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
  19. How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – 3 charts explain the conflicting headlines from recent polls
  20. How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see
  21. Nonprofits get more donations when they vary their Facebook fundraising messages − new research
  22. Parents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food
  23. ‘Emilia Pérez’ was nominated for 13 Oscars. Why do so many people hate it?
  24. ‘For You’: What to know about news on TikTok
  25. Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
  26. 60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history
  27. From Jewish summer camp to gospel to Chabad, Bob Dylan’s faith doesn’t fit in a box − but he’s long had a connection to Israel
  28. Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?
  29. Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
  30. Trump and Maduro refresh a complex relationship governed by self-interest and tainted by Venezuela election fraud
  31. Inflation is heating up again, putting pressure on Trump to cool it on tariffs
  32. How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
  33. Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks
  34. How much does scientific progress cost? Without government dollars for research infrastructure, breakthroughs become improbable
  35. In spite of anti-DEI pressures, top corporations continued to diversify in 2024: new research
  36. China flexes its media muscle in Africa – encouraging positive headlines as part of a soft power agenda
  37. Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home
  38. Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there
  39. Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community
  40. Helping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences
  41. Even as polarization surges, Americans believe they live in a compassionate country
  42. The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse
  43. Decluttering can be stressful − a clinical psychologist explains how personal values can make it easier
  44. Why are migrants dying trying to cross into the US? These are the 3 main risks they face
  45. NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
  46. Legal fight against AI-generated child pornography is complicated – a legal scholar explains why, and how the law could catch up
  47. Mirror life is a scientific fantasy leading to a dangerous reality − a synthetic biologist explains how mirror bacteria could conquer life on Earth
  48. Rural Americans don’t live as long as those in cities − new research
  49. Whether Christians should prioritize care for migrants as much as for fellow citizens has been debated for centuries
  50. How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn