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Why the Chiefs and Royals couldn’t convince Kansas City voters to foot the bill for their stadiums

  • Written by Victor Matheson, Professor of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross
imageHad the Jackson County tax extension passed, the Kansas City Royals would have likely moved to a new downtown location.Kirby Lee/Getty Images

For the Kansas City Chiefs brass, it must have seemed like the perfect time to ask local voters to cough up some money for stadium renovations.

The team was riding high from a big Super Bowl win in February...

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Why courts aren’t the fastest or clearest ways to solve election disputes – a former federal judge explains

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageElection workers scrutinize ballots carefully, but courts may decide how closely they look.Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Pennsylvania is expected to be a key battleground in the 2024 presidential election, and a lawsuit that is already underway, months before Election Day, could muddle the vote counting process in November.

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Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

  • Written by John Kounios, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University
imageCreative flow involves relaxing one’s focus or conscious control, new study finds.Sean Gladwell/Moment Collection via Getty Images

Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists believe, is also the secret to happiness. It’s...

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Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes

  • Written by Wesley Chang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University
imageMaybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this?Peter Fiskerstrand/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable button cells for your watches and small items....

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A natural deception: 3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow

  • Written by Katie Suleta, Doctorate in Health Sciences candidate, George Washington University
imageThey act kind of like drugs, but they aren't regulated like them.Valentyna Yeltsova/Getty Images

Americans seem to have quite a positive view of dietary supplements. According to a 2023 survey, 74% of U.S. adults take vitamins, prebiotics and the like.

The business of supplements is booming, and with all the hype around them, it’s easy to...

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In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance

  • Written by Virginia Raguin, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, Visual Arts, College of the Holy Cross
imageA stained-glass window that was part of a church shows a dark-skinned Jesus, which was unusual at the time.Michel M. Raguin

A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man. Most Western depictions portrayed him as a European, with light skin and sometimes even with blue eyes. A Black Jesus at...

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During the 2024 eclipse, biologists like us want to find out how birds will respond to darkness in the middle of the day

  • Written by Kimberly Rosvall, Associate Professor of Biology, Indiana University
imageBirds use light as a cue, so what happens when it gets dark during the day?AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, coincides with an exciting time for wild birds. Local birds are singing for mates and fighting for territories as they gear up for their once-a-year chance to breed.

Tens of millions of migrating birds will be...

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Philadelphia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009 – here’s why efforts to raise it have failed

  • Written by Michael O'Bryan, Distinguished Research Fellow at Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Drexel University
imageA full-time minimum wage worker in Philadelphia earns just over $15,000 a year with no vacation or sick days.Allan Baxter/The Image Bank Collection via Getty Images

In Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the U.S., the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for the past 15 years. That’s the minimum wage everywhere in Pennsylvania, and...

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Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared

  • Written by Ben Kravitz, Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University
imageSolar engineering is designed to reflect some of the Sun's ray back into space.John Crouch/Moment via Getty Imgaes

The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) compared with...

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For some Christians, a solar eclipse signals the second coming of Christ

  • Written by Eric Vanden Eykel, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ferrum College
imageA total solar eclipse is seen above the Bald Knob Cross of Peace on Aug. 21, 2017, in Alto Pass, Illinois.AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Does the upcoming solar eclipse signal the second coming of Jesus? In all likelihood, no, but that hasn’t stopped people from speculating that it does.

The New Testament is peppered with references to...

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  2. What is metabolism? A biochemist explains how different people convert energy differently − and why that matters for your health
  3. Online child safety laws could help or hurt – 2 pediatricians explain what’s likely to work and what isn’t
  4. Why rural white Americans’ resentment is a threat to democracy
  5. Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen aid convoy shows growing danger of humanitarian work in conflict zones
  6. Growing quickly helped the earliest dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles flourish in the aftermath of mass extinction
  7. Nex Benedict’s suicide coincides with a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws – and some people’s misunderstanding about transgender and nonbinary individuals
  8. Even hands-free, phones and their apps cause dangerously distracted driving
  9. Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?
  10. A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain
  11. Military personnel swear allegiance to the Constitution and serve the American people – not one leader or party
  12. For the Maya, solar eclipses were a sign of heavenly clashes − and their astronomers kept sophisticated records to predict them
  13. Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers
  14. Who are today’s climate activists? Dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Month
  15. March Madness brings unique gambling risks for college students
  16. Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains − just look at MLK’s example
  17. How Trump’s lawyers would fail my constitutional law class with their Supreme Court brief on criminal immunity
  18. The most important voice on Beyoncé’s new album
  19. America’s green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn’t powered by renewable energy − yet
  20. Affordable stroke-risk screening could save the lives of many children in sub-Saharan Africa with sickle cell disease
  21. China’s universities just grabbed 8 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing
  22. China’s universities just grabbed 6 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing
  23. ‘Fake news’ legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024
  24. Why aren’t there solar-powered cars?
  25. Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet
  26. Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles
  27. Alabama court’s ruling that embryos are children opens up a host of other legal issues, including parental rights
  28. Is this the least productive congress ever? Yes, but it’s not just because they’re lazy
  29. How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity
  30. Heart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but regularly getting your heart pumping is still important for fitness
  31. Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life
  32. How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production
  33. Mi experiencia en Malasia muestra cómo la religión puede fusionarse con el nacionalismo populista para silenciar la disidencia
  34. Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if one happened close enough to Earth, it could threaten life on the planet
  35. What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure
  36. DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means
  37. Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay
  38. A new US-run pier off Gaza could help deliver 2 million meals a day – but it comes with security risks
  39. Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas
  40. Competitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality
  41. Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?
  42. Tweaking US trade policy could hold the key to reducing migration from Central America
  43. Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge provides future engineers a chance to learn how to better protect the public
  44. For over a century, baseball’s scouts have been the backbone of America’s pastime – do they have a future?
  45. One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades
  46. 69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation
  47. The amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now
  48. NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
  49. As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
  50. Invisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us