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/ 1 month agoBiden targeted the online right-wing terrorism threat − now it’s up to Trump
Neither Trump nor Biden has marshaled the full force of the nation’s anti-terrorism efforts against right-wing extremist groups.
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/ 1 month agoGen Z seeks safety above all else as the generation grows up amid constant crisis and existential threat
Recent generations may have taken safety for granted, but today’s youth are growing up in an era of compounded crises –...
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/ 1 month ago‘We painted our fear, hope and dreams’ − examining the art and artists of Guantánamo Bay
Using tea bags, mop strands and other camp detritus, detainees used art as a way of escape at the detention center.
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/ 1 month agoStricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data
The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.
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/ 1 month agoWhy Trump’s meme coin is a cash grab
Roughly 80% of the coin supply will be distributed to its founders over the course of three years – and that...
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/ 1 month agoPhilly Whole Foods store becomes first to unionize – a labor expert explains what’s next and how Trump could stall workers’ efforts
A pro-business National Labor Relations Board under President Trump could embolden Whole Foods and other companies to delay negotiations with unionized...
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/ 1 month agoBennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing...
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/ 1 month agoProblematic Paper Screener: Trawling for fraud in the scientific literature
Science sleuths are stepping up efforts to detect bogus science papers. This includes building tools that comb through millions of journal...
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/ 1 month agoWhy building big AIs costs billions – and how Chinese startup DeepSeek dramatically changed the calculus
A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do...
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/ 1 month agoFake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.
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/ 1 month agoSkin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them
Just 2 layers of materials commonly used in biomedical labs can mimic the electrical properties of human skin.
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/ 1 month agoPresident Carter had to balance employers’ demands for foreign workers with pressure to restrict immigration – and so does Trump
Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has...
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/ 1 month agoRest, reorientation and hope – the pillars of 2025’s Catholic Jubilee year
The Catholic Church’s Holy Years have biblical roots, but have been evolving for nearly 1,000 years.
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/ 1 month agoRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination signals a new era of anti-intellectualism in American politics
Attacks on scientific expertise have been increasing, especially in politics. Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is among...
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/ 1 month ago‘Aliens’ and ‘animals’ – language of hate used by Trump and others can be part of a violent design
Hateful language used to demonize particular groups of people had been used long before the era of Donald Trump, including by...
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/ 1 month agoAlmost half of evicted women and families in metro Detroit say they were illegally pushed out of their homes
A first-of-its-kind study documents the scope and impact of evictions on Black women and families in metro Detroit.
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/ 1 month agoWhat’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on autocrats and authoritarianism
What’s happening now in Washington, DC, is different from most presidential transitions − in volume, pace, content and breadth of the...
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/ 1 month agoCommerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census − here are 3 challenges awaiting new secretary
The commerce secretary manages a sprawling organization including trade, fisheries, weather forecasting and cutting-edge AI research.
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/ 1 month ago¿Trump va en serio con cambiar el nombre del Golfo de México al ‘Golfo de América’? Esto explica una geógrafa
¿Cómo se deciden los nombres de los lugares, y cómo se cambian? Existe un proceso. Pero incumbe a varias personas y...
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/ 1 month agoMedical research depends on government money – even a day’s delay in the intricate funding process throws science off-kilter
A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research funding – and the consequences...
