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/ 1 year agoWhy don’t fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they’ve adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people
Fruit bats can eat up to twice their body weight in fruit a day. But their genes and cells evolved to...
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/ 1 year ago2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record
An atmospheric scientist explains how rising temperatures are helping to fuel extreme storms, floods, droughts and devastating wildfires.
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/ 1 year agoWhy both Israel and Hezbollah are eager to avoid tit-for-tat attacks escalating into full-blown war
Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in tit-for-tat attacks, but a diplomatic path still exists to avoid an escalation.
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/ 1 year agoTaiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification
A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric.
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/ 1 year agoPlagiarism is not always easy to define or detect
About two-thirds of students admit to plagiarizing material. Faculty are expected to know better, but they do it, too. How should...
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/ 1 year agoVoters don’t always have final say — state legislatures and governors are increasingly undermining ballot measures that win
Election year 2024 will see citizen initiatives on the ballot across the country, some focused on abortion rights. But there’s a...
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/ 1 year agoTake laughter, add tears − the secret recipe for the most-liked Super Bowl ads
Researchers examined the emotional content of nearly 300 Super Bowl ads that aired from 2018 to 2022.
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/ 1 year agoLGBTQ+ workers want more than just pride flags in June
Less hype and more health care, please.
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/ 1 year agoI set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark’s amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin
After scientists’ GPS tracking tag was violently removed from one shark’s dorsal fin, they were in for a surprise: The wound...
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/ 1 year agoWhat Taoism teaches about the body and being healthy
A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the...
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/ 1 year agoRabies is an ancient, unpredictable and potentially fatal disease − two rabies researchers explain how to protect yourself
An unexpected case of rabies found in an animal can raise concerns for a potential outbreak. Proactive vaccination of both wildlife...
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s arguments for immunity not as hopeless as some claim
The former president has raised several legal arguments that do not yet have clear answers. A constitutional scholar says they’re questions...
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/ 1 year agoWhat happens to the ocean if we take out all the fish? A marine ecologist explains the complex roles fish play in their ecosystem
There are so many fish in the ocean that if you took them out, important habitats and food sources for many...
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/ 1 year agoAn overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election
Though Arab Americans voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, polling suggests that support has eroded since the...
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/ 1 year agoSouth Korea’s gender imbalance is bad news for men − outnumbering women, many face bleak marriage prospects
Following a 30-year boy-to-girl birth rate imbalance, up to 800,000 ‘extra’ men born since the mid-1980s will be unable to find...
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/ 1 year agoFrom South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books often leave out
Accounts of Asian American history often stop at the US border, but Asians were living in Latin America for centuries before...
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/ 1 year agoCollege applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana
New research shows colleges attract interest from higher-caliber students when the schools’ home states allow their citizens to get high.
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/ 1 year agoEmergency medicine residencies more likely to go unfilled at for-profit and newly accredited programs
A new study finds more emergency medicine residencies are available, but hundreds of the positions are going unfilled.
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/ 1 year agoUS Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election
The US Supreme Court faces a case with huge repercussions for the 2024 presidential election – and American democracy. An election...
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/ 1 year agoJan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media
Social media allows a political leader to direct the behavior of political movements, including engaging in violence and insurrection.
