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Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk

  • Written by James Marcus Drymon, Associate Extension Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Mississippi State University
imageThese 'pez diablo,' or devil fish, are actually guitarfishes that have been caught, killed, dried and carved into exotic shapes. Bryan Huerta-Beltrán, CC BY-ND

From the Loch Ness monster to Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, to the jackalope of the U.S. West, mythical animals have long captured human imagination.

Some people are so...

Read more: Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk

Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains

  • Written by Jeremy Pressman, Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
imageProtesters parade through the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans as part of the nationwide No Kings protest against President Donald Trump, on June 14, 2025. Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images

At the end of a week when President Donald Trump sent Marines and the California National Guard to Los Angeles to quell protests, Americans across the...

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Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageU.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California is pushed out of the room after he interrupted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a news conference in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Democratic leaders and a lone Republican senator, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, quickly decried the...

Read more: Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy

What does Israel’s strike mean for US policy on Iran and prospects for a nuclear deal?

  • Written by Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
imageSmoke rises over Tehran, Iran, following an Israeli strike on June 13, 2025.SAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed the Middle East one step closer to a far wider, more dangerous regional war. It also has implications for recent U.S. diplomatic efforts toward a deal...

Read more: What does Israel’s strike mean for US policy on Iran and prospects for a nuclear deal?

Protecting the vulnerable, or automating harm? AI’s double-edged role in spotting abuse

  • Written by Aislinn Conrad, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Iowa
imageAI can help maximize resources in strapped systems trying to protect vulnerable people – but it can also risk replicating harm or privacy violations.Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images

Artificial intelligence is rapidly being adopted to help prevent abuse and protect vulnerable people – including children in foster care, adults in nursing...

Read more: Protecting the vulnerable, or automating harm? AI’s double-edged role in spotting abuse

Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers

  • Written by Jose Valentino Ruiz, Associate Professsor of Music Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Florida
imageThe charismatic front man of Sly and the Family Stone died on June 9, 2025, at the age of 82. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

In the fall of 1971, Sly and the Family Stone’s “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” landed like a quiet revolution. After two years of silence following the band’s mainstream success, fans...

Read more: Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers

Southern Baptists’ call for the US Supreme Court to overturn its same-sex marriage decision is part of a long history of opposing women’s and LGBTQ+ people’s rights

  • Written by Susan M. Shaw, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
imageA worship session at the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting on June 10, 2025, in Dallas. AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez

The Southern Baptist Convention has lost 3.6 million members over the past two decades and faces an ongoing sexual abuse crisis. At its June 2025 annual meeting, however, neither of those issues took up as much time as...

Read more: Southern Baptists’ call for the US Supreme Court to overturn its same-sex marriage decision is...

Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most affected

  • Written by Katherine LeMasters, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe people most impacted by Colorado's fentanyl criminalization bill have divergent views on the role of the legal system in curbing the opioid epidemic.Erik McGregor/GettyImages

Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation made the possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony, rather than a...

Read more: Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most...

Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health – without it, health crises continue unnoticed

  • Written by John R. Blosnich, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern California

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

In the...

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Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent

  • Written by Claire B. Wofford, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
imageCan President Donald Trump -- or any president -- fire the heads of independent agencies created by Congress?Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

What may be one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didn’t get a second – or even...

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  1. House tax-and-spending bill and other Trump administration changes could make millions of people lose their health insurance coverage
  2. RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations
  3. Two-state solution in the Middle East has been a core US policy for 25 years – is the Trump administration eyeing a change?
  4. US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it
  5. Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills – which may make them more vulnerable to fraud, new research finds
  6. AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define
  7. Federal R D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise
  8. AI tools collect and store data about you from all your devices – here’s how to be aware of what you’re revealing
  9. Energy Star, on the Trump administration’s target list, has a long history of helping consumers’ wallets and the planet
  10. Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco’s perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks
  11. How a new bus line in Philadelphia is defying post-pandemic transit trends
  12. From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history
  13. The complex reality of college student mental health: Data reveals both challenges and positive trends
  14. Video games teach students in this class how religion works in the modern world
  15. A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father
  16. Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis
  17. How your air conditioner can help the power grid, rather than overloading it
  18. Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation
  19. Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America
  20. How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago
  21. We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects
  22. You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway
  23. A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos
  24. World’s most powerful ex-New Yorker gets a DC military parade, not a ticker-tape celebration in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes
  25. Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
  26. LGBTQ+ patients stay up-to-date on preventive care when their doctors are supportive, saving money and lives throughout society
  27. Where is the center of the universe?
  28. Do you know how to prepare for your digital life after death? CU Boulder’s student-run clinic has some advice
  29. How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate
  30. For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details
  31. 100 years ago, the Social Gospel movement pushed to improve workers’ lives – but also to promote its vision of Christian America
  32. Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks
  33. Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse – new research
  34. Dismal ticket sales, grumblings from fans and clubs – is FIFA’s latest attempt to establish a global club game doomed before it starts?
  35. Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
  36. Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil
  37. ‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public
  38. Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it
  39. How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families
  40. Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
  41. NCAA will pay its current and former athletes in an agreement that will transform college sports
  42. Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity
  43. If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone?
  44. From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy
  45. Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
  46. Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
  47. Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species
  48. ‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from beyond the grave
  49. US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
  50. Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration