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Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some

  • Written by Jinping Xu, Chair of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University
imageA cancer diagnosis is serious, but immediately starting treatment sometimes isn't the best course of action.ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images

Although about 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, only about 1 in 44 will die from it. Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer die from other causes, especially...

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What UAW backing means for Biden − and why the union’s endorsement took so long

  • Written by Marick Masters, Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
image UAW President Shawn Fain, left, clasps hands with President Biden after endorsing his bid for reelection.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The United Auto Workers has endorsed President Joe Biden’s bid for reelection in 2024. “Joe Biden has earned it,” said union president Shawn Fain on Jan. 24 as he announced the union’s...

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How to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers

  • Written by Ilisabeth S. Bornstein, Lecturer in Legal Studies, Bryant University
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

From gun rights to the availability of the abortion pill to at least one – and possibly a second – constitutional case involving former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering cases this term that may result in momentous decisions in 2024....

Read more: How to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers

Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well

  • Written by Elaine Howard Ecklund, Professor of Sociology and Director of The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
imageA sense of calling can provide workers a feeling of higher purpose in their jobs.megaflopp/Getty Images

Many Americans – especially young adults – want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning for oneself may be especially important as fewer workplaces provide good pay and benefits to their employees.

Those who are religious...

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A Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with Serbia

  • Written by Elis Vllasi, Senior Research Associate & Lecturer in National Security & Foreign Affairs, University of Tennessee
imageA woman with flowers walks past a building fortified with sandbags in the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

The conflict in Ukraine will soon be heading into its third year with no sign of a ceasefire. Yet it is becoming increasingly clear that many in the West are growing impatientwith the emerged stalemate and reluctant to...

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‘Strife in the courtroom’ − a former federal judge discusses Trump’s second trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageJudge Lewis Kaplan, right, admonishes Donald Trump and his attorney Alina Habba in court.Elizabeth Williams/AP

Former President Donald Trump is in court again, this time in his second trial for defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll. In the first trial, which ended in May 2023, a federal jury found Trump had “sexually abused” her and...

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Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right

  • Written by João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University
imageOld media, meet new.Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

On Dec. 27, 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that the company committed willful copyright infringement through its generative AI tool ChatGPT. The Times claimed both that ChatGPT was unlawfully trained on vast amounts of text from its articles...

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Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’

  • Written by Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
imageRain or snow? As global temperatures rise, cities accustomed to snowy winters will see more rain and ice storms during the winter months.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons. The cascade of changes it brings, including ice storms and...

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Nazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are their efforts at Holocaust remembrance today

  • Written by Ari Joskowicz, Associate Professor of History, Jewish Studies and European Studies, Vanderbilt University
imageFranz Roselbach, a Roma survivor of the Holocaust who was sent to Auschwitz when he was 15, attends a ceremony at the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 2006. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

When the United Nations passed a resolution to designate Jan. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it did not define the Holocaust. The 2005...

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  1. How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone
  2. From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising
  3. A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit
  4. Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it
  5. In an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to have its next note change
  6. Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula
  7. Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics
  8. Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how
  9. Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
  10. Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
  11. 1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline
  12. Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation
  13. Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
  14. ¿Cuándo podemos dejar de preocuparnos por la subida de precios? El último informe sobre la inflación no ofrece respuestas fáciles
  15. La colada es una de las principales fuentes de contaminación por microplásticos: cómo limpiar la ropa de forma más sostenible
  16. Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?
  17. Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not
  18. A TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help
  19. Back in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory
  20. How much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ − Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
  21. ‘Collective mind’ bridges societal divides − psychology research explores how watching the same thing can bring people together
  22. How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
  23. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don't make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  24. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  25. Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
  26. Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects
  27. A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
  28. New Hampshire voting doesn't look like other states − here's why that matters for the Republican primary
  29. Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
  30. ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  31. 'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  32. Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t
  33. Think wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
  34. Congress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time
  35. Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that
  36. Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
  37. Urban agriculture isn't as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms
  38. Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
  39. Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
  40. Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
  41. Boeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains
  42. The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here's how Europe is dealing with its own influx
  43. I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
  44. The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here’s how Europe is dealing with its own influx
  45. Latin America's colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition's attempts to police religion
  46. Students in this course learn the art of the apology
  47. Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
  48. Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can't mask China's inability to influence warring parties
  49. Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties
  50. Trump defends himself to the Supreme Court, saying he called ‘for peace, patriotism, respect for law and order’ on Jan. 6 and is not an insurrectionist