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AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

  • Written by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Affiliated Faculty Member, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
imageAI agents have emerged from the lab, bringing promise and peril.tadamichi/iStock via Getty Images

In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents – AI systems that can use other software...

Read more: AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your body weather the hormonal shift

  • Written by Vinaya Gogineni, Obesity Medicine Fellow, Vanderbilt University
imageHormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance.Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

You’re in your mid-40s, eating healthy and exercising regularly. It’s the same routine that has worked for years.

Yet lately, the number on the scale is creeping up. Clothes fit...

Read more: Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your...

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next

  • Written by Siwei Lyu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Director, UB Media Forensic Lab, University at Buffalo
imageAI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content.AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu using Google Gemini 3

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few...

Read more: Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

  • Written by Longji Cui, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
imageModern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet. Not only can this extra layer keep you warm on a chilly day, but modern winter jackets are also a testament...

Read more: New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageHouse Speaker Mike Johnson will have to defend a narrow majority in the 2026 elections. A near-record number of retiring Republicans won't make that task easier.J. Scott Applewhite/AP

The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record number of members have declared their intention not to run – a...

Read more: Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress

Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’ – research shows these retreats actually help forge new connections

  • Written by Madeline Kneeland, Assistant Professor of Management, Babson College
imageGetting to know new colleagues over a short period of time can pay off later on.Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images

What do you do when an announcement about an “offsite” hits your work inbox? Chances are you might sigh and begrudgingly add the event to your calendar.

These events, also called retreats, bring colleagues together...

Read more: Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’ – research shows these retreats actually help...

West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology

  • Written by Christine Siddoway, Professor of Geology, Colorado College
imageThe ice that now covers West Antarctica was not there 3.6 million years ago, after a massive collapse of the ice sheet during a warming period.Anna Ruth Halberstadt, CC BY-NC-ND

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The...

Read more: West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’...

How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageMichele Singer Reiner and Rob Reiner pose with their children, Jake, Romy and Nick, far right, at a 2014 gala.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

The fatal stabbings of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, have sparked widespread grieving. This tragedy, discovered on Dec. 14, 2025, is also...

Read more: How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and...

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

  • Written by Christian Goodwillie, Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives, Hamilton College
imageIn the Shakers' early years, dance was one of the most distinct aspects of the Christian group's worship.Bettmann via Getty Images

Director Mona Fastvold’s new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to America. The trailer...

Read more: The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re...

From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
imageBritish and German troops observe a temporary truce on Christmas Day 1914.Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images

President Donald Trump is reportedlysetting his sights on a Christmas peace deal in the Ukraine-Russia war.

The timing is apt. Every December, political leaders reach instinctively for the language of goodwill. Meanwhile, diplomats the...

Read more: From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit...

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  1. As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’
  2. How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
  3. The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
  4. Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do
  5. People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
  6. Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever
  7. Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
  8. Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows
  9. How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
  10. It’s more than OK for kids to be bored − it’s good for them
  11. I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
  12. As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care
  13. RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
  14. Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
  15. Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget
  16. Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
  17. Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
  18. With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
  19. What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
  20. Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work
  21. There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
  22. Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI
  23. Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants
  24. Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it
  25. Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now
  26. Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict
  27. ‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
  28. Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
  29. Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
  30. Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
  31. Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value
  32. The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
  33. America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
  34. Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
  35. Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power
  36. Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform
  37. The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
  38. Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
  39. Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes
  40. School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
  41. From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
  42. The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours
  43. How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs
  44. 2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike
  45. A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
  46. The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
  47. Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
  48. If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
  49. My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs
  50. Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents