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  1. From glass and steel to rare earth metals, new materials have changed society throughout history
  2. Philadelphians with mental illness want to work, pray, date and socialize just like everyone else – here’s how creating more inclusive communities is good for public health
  3. Speedballing – the deadly mix of stimulants and opioids – requires a new approach to prevention and treatment
  4. Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable
  5. Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable
  6. Parents who oppose sex education in schools often don’t discuss it at home
  7. Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters
  8. The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands
  9. What damage did the US do to Iran’s nuclear program? Why it’s so hard to know
  10. The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business
  11. Legal wrangling over estate of Jimmy Buffett turns his widow’s huge inheritance into a cautionary tale
  12. AI is advancing even faster than sci-fi visionaries like Neal Stephenson imagined
  13. Despite claims they’d move overseas after the election, most Americans are staying put
  14. Philadelphia’s $2B affordable housing plan relies heavily on municipal bonds, which can come with hidden costs for taxpayers
  15. Humans and animals can both think logically − but testing what kind of logic they’re using is tricky
  16. Mexican flags flown during immigration protests bother white people a lot more than other Americans
  17. Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
  18. In LGBTQ+ storybook case, Supreme Court handed a win to parental rights, raising tough questions for educators
  19. Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate
  20. The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
  21. Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons
  22. Bill Moyers’ journalism strengthened democracy by connecting Americans to ideas and each other, in a long and extraordinary career
  23. Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes − and reveal a surprising twist in national politics
  24. 1 in 4 Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial spotlighted the clash between science and religion
  25. Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker
  26. Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections
  27. Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market
  28. What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
  29. 1 in 3 Florida third graders have untreated cavities – how parents can protect their children’s teeth
  30. How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
  31. From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
  32. Universities in every state care for congressional papers that document US political history − federal cuts put their work at risk
  33. Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities
  34. Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites
  35. What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions
  36. Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle chefs’ freedom to experiment and innovate?
  37. What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
  38. How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the country
  39. Cyberattacks shake voters’ trust in elections, regardless of party
  40. Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis
  41. Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing
  42. Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas
  43. Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
  44. Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer than before in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
  45. Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
  46. Natural hazards don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops – they evolve
  47. Hurricane Helene set up future disasters, from landslides to flooding – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk models
  48. Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?
  49. Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons
  50. Yelp’s addition of a ‘Black-owned’ tag led to a slight drop in business ratings in Detroit