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As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens further

  • Written by Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Suffolk University
imagePeople in Tel Aviv protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on July 20, 2024. AP Photo/Leo Correa

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continues its slide away from democracy.

Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct....

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Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were

  • Written by Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History and Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageKing John of England signs the Magna Carta in 1215.UniversalImagesGroup via Getty Images

Many observers say a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision from July 1, 2024, turns presidents into kings – but they underestimate how truly radical the ruling actually may be. In fact, though the court’s majority said it was honoring...

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Can a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace

  • Written by Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageFormer Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace speaks to reporters in Detroit on Oct. 29, 1968. AP Photo/Preston Stroup

Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another...

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Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment

  • Written by Laura E. Alexander, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageImmigrants from Honduras recount their separation from their children at the border during a news conference in 2018 at Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas.AP Photo/Matt York

Over the past few months, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been locked in a court battle with Annunciation House, a network of shelters in the El Paso area that assists...

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Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words

  • Written by Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageLincoln's words and legacy are often invoked by U.S. politicians in times of crisis.Marc Dozier/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, community leaders, clergy and politicians including President Joe Bidenhave called on Americans to tone down white-hot political rhetoric. Some have invoked the words...

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Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

  • Written by Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
imageImages from prominent events of 2024 in the US.Rebecca Droke/AFP; Qian Weizhong/VCG; Justin Sullivan; Erin Schaff/POOL/AFP, all via Getty Images

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even...

Read more: Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

Retaining flavor while removing caffeine − a chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee

  • Written by Michael W. Crowder, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University
imageSeveral processes can take most of the caffeine out of coffee.AP Photo/John Minchillo

For many people, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee is the start of a great day. But caffeine can cause headaches and jitters in others. That’s why many people reach for a decaffeinated cup instead.

I’m a chemistry professor who has taught lectures on...

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Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea

  • Written by Molly Colleen McCanta, Associate Professor of Petrology and Planetary Geoscience, University of Tennessee
imageResearchers obtained cylindrical core samples from almost 3,000 feet -- nearly a kilometer -- within the seafloor.Erick Bravo/IODP

“Core on deck!”

For two months, whenever I heard that cry, I would run up to the deck of the JOIDES Resolution to watch the crew pull up a 30-foot (10-meter) cylindrical tube filled with layered, multicolored...

Read more: Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea

Worried about the health effects of the sugar in your breakfast cereal? Little has changed since the days of ‘Unfrosted,’ the Pop-Tarts movie

  • Written by Nathaniel Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of North Dakota
imageJerry Seinfeld, who wrote and directed "Unfrosted," poses next to a Pop-Tarts mascot at the Netflix film's premiere in Hollywood, Calif., in April 2024. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

While Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer and Hugh Grant got top billing, sweet breakfast foods from the 1960s are arguably the real stars of the recent movie...

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Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

  • Written by Amanda D. Rodewald, Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University
imageBaltimore orioles breed in eastern and central North America, then migrate south to wintering grounds in Florida, the Caribbean and Central America.phototrip/istock via Getty Images

Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67...

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  2. Unequal access to quantum information education may limit progress in this emerging field − now is the time to improve
  3. COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered
  4. GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse
  5. US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise
  6. Amid humanitarian crisis and ongoing fighting, Africa’s war-scarred Sahel region faces new threat: Ethno-mercenaries
  7. How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose
  8. Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master
  9. Bugs thrive in urban Los Angeles – volunteers’ traps reveal biodiversity hot spots for city insects and spiders
  10. Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
  11. The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper
  12. Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation
  13. Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – a process revived by Biden’s withdrawal from race
  14. Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
  15. What is Catholic Integralism?
  16. Online rumors sparked by the Trump assassination attempt spread rapidly, on both ends of the political spectrum
  17. Biden’s and Trump’s ages would prevent them running many top companies – and for good reason
  18. How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
  19. Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space
  20. Age would prevent Trump and Biden from running many top companies − and for good reason
  21. Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past
  22. Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness
  23. Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
  24. Cutting marketing spending often backfires on businesses – new research could help investors distinguish shortsighted cuts from smart ones
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  26. Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
  27. Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
  28. After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives
  29. Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking
  30. Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
  31. Republicans wary of Republicans – how politics became a clue about infection risk during the pandemic
  32. Pennsylvania continues tradition as ‘keystone state’ in presidential elections
  33. What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins
  34. ‘MAGA BLACK’ hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Highlights of what the Smithsonian is archiving from the Republican convention
  35. Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms
  36. How Trump’s appeal to nostalgia deliberately evokes America’s more-racist, more-sexist past
  37. AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare
  38. Supreme Court’s blow to federal agencies’ power will likely weaken abortion rights – 3 issues to watch
  39. The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
  40. A short history of the rise, fall and return of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station
  41. Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect – but a simple treatment offers significant improvement
  42. Want to spur your child’s intellectual development? Use audiobooks instead of videos
  43. The Large Hadron Collider gets reset and refreshed each year – a CERN physicist explains how the team uses subatomic splashes to restart the experiments
  44. America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat: In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave
  45. Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle
  46. Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information
  47. Target just became the latest US retailer to stop accepting payment by checks. Why have so many stores given up on them?
  48. Trump-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s classified document case is unconstitutional – here’s how special counsels have been authorized before
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  50. New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse