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What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

  • Written by Stan Meiburg, Executive Director, Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University
imageThe president's spending proposal doesn't leave much behind.Alexey Kravchuk/iStock / Getty Images Plus

To understand the federal government’s true priorities, follow the money.

After months of saying his administration is committed to clean air and water for Americans, President Donald Trump has proposed a detailed budget for the U.S....

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How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the country

  • Written by Lincoln Mitchell, Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
imageNew York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters in Brooklyn on May 4, 2025. Madison Swart/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

Top Republicans and Democrats alike are talking about the sudden rise of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a state representative who won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York on June 24, 2025, in a surprising...

Read more: How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the country

Cyberattacks shake voters’ trust in elections, regardless of party

  • Written by Ryan Shandler, Professor of Cybersecurity and International Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageAn election worker installs a touchscreen voting machine.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

American democracy runs on trust, and that trust is cracking.

Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are conducted fairly. Some voters accept election results only when their side wins. The problem isn’t just...

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Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis

  • Written by Skip York, Nonresident Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
imageStock and commodities traders found themselves dealing with various price swings as energy markets responded to Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran.Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Imagesf

Global energy markets, such as those for oil, gas and coal, tend to be sensitive to a wide range of world events – especially when there is some sort of crisis....

Read more: Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis

Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing

  • Written by Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageA church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sami hut.Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, delivered an apology to the Sámi, the only recognized Indigenous people in the European Union.

Speaking...

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Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas

  • Written by Flora Cassen, Senior Faculty, Hartman Institute and Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
imageAn auto-da-fé − a public punishment for heretics − in San Bartolome Otzolotepec, in present-day Mexico.Museo Nacional de Arte via Wikimedia Commons

Every few years, a story about Columbus resurfaces: Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

This...

Read more: Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso...

Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageAbortion-rights demonstrators holds a sign in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington as the Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case is heard on April 2, 2025.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted. But the U.S. Supreme...

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Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer than before in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

  • Written by Gregory J. Dick, Professor of Biology, University of Michigan
imageA satellite image from Aug. 13, 2024, shows an algal bloom covering approximately 320 square miles (830 square km) of Lake Erie. By Aug. 22, it had nearly doubled in size.NASA Earth Observatory

Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season....

Read more: Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer than before in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and...

Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

  • Written by Gregory J. Dick, Professor of Biology, University of Michigan
imageA satellite image from Aug. 13, 2024, shows an algal bloom covering approximately 320 square miles (830 square km) of Lake Erie. By Aug. 22, it had nearly doubled in size.NASA Earth Observatory

Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season....

Read more: Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

Natural hazards don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops – they evolve

  • Written by Brian J. Yanites, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Professor of Surficial and Sedimentary Geology, Indiana University
imageThe Carter Lodge hangs precariously over the flood-scoured bank of the Broad River in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on May 13, 2025, eight months after Hurricane Helene.AP Photo/Allen G. Breed

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards...

Read more: Natural hazards don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops – they evolve

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  1. Hurricane Helene set up future disasters, from landslides to flooding – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk models
  2. Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?
  3. Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons
  4. Yelp’s addition of a ‘Black-owned’ tag led to a slight drop in business ratings in Detroit
  5. Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
  6. Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black-owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings
  7. Using TikTok could be making you more politically polarized, new study finds
  8. What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?
  9. I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong
  10. Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past
  11. A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − a drug safety expert explains
  12. What is reconciliation − the legislative shortcut Republicans are using to push through their ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?
  13. What happens next in US-Iran relations will be informed by the two countries’ shared history
  14. How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
  15. Trump administration aims to slash funds that preserve the nation’s rich architectural and cultural history
  16. Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy
  17. Checking in on New England’s fishing industry 25 Years after ‘The Perfect Storm’ hit movie theaters
  18. Why power skills – formerly known as ‘soft skills’ – are the key to business success
  19. Checking in on New England fisheries 25 years after ‘The Perfect Storm’ movie
  20. Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study shows
  21. Mitochondria can sense bacteria and trigger your immune system to trap them – revealing new ways to treat infections and autoimmunity 
  22. More than half of US teens have had at least one cavity, but fluoride programs in schools help prevent them – new research
  23. Philly psychology students map out local landmarks and hidden destinations where they feel happiest
  24. Ceasefires like the one between Iran and Israel often fail – but an agreement with specific conditions is more likely to hold
  25. Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes
  26. Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from
  27. How Internet of Things devices affect your privacy – even when they’re not yours
  28. Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities
  29. ‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since
  30. 3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee
  31. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake
  32. Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools
  33. Charitable giving grew to $593B in 2024, propelled by a strengthening US economy and a booming stock market
  34. Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest
  35. How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution
  36. 3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk
  37. To spur the construction of affordable, resilient homes, the future is concrete
  38. Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms
  39. Neuropathic pain has no immediate cause – research on a brain receptor may help stop this hard-to-treat condition
  40. I’m an expert in crafting public health messages: Here are 3 marketing strategies I use to make Philadelphia healthier
  41. How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from
  42. The sleeper Supreme Court decision that could have profound impacts on the Trump administration agenda – and restore faith in the high court
  43. No country for old business owners: Economic shifts create a growing challenge for America’s aging entrepreneurs
  44. After the smoke clears, a wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk
  45. US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites: What led to Trump pulling the trigger – and what happens next?
  46. Outsourcing cost of ‘impact’ data could mean 13% more bang for every charitable buck
  47. A militarily degraded Iran may turn to asymmetrical warfare – raising risk of proxy and cyber attacks
  48. How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage
  49. What is CREC? The Christian nationalist group has a vision for America − and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s support
  50. At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long history of dark behavior