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/ 1 year agoA reflexive act of military revenge burdened the US − and may do the same for Israel
The US response to 9/11 included a declaration that America would destroy its enemies. The effort took decades, and thousands of...
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/ 1 year agoGangsters are the villains in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ but the biggest thief of Native American wealth was the US government
The Osage murders of the 1920s are just one episode in nearly two centuries of stealing land and resources from Native...
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/ 1 year agoGun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend
Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.
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/ 1 year agoWhy is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?
An astronomer explains why space looks so dark despite containing 200 billion trillion stars.
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/ 1 year agoHow the ‘laws of war’ apply to the conflict between Israel and Hamas
A scholar of the laws of war explores the complex issues raised by Israeli bombing of Gaza in retaliation for the...
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/ 1 year agoDeadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust spurs a crisis of confidence in the idea of Israel – and its possible renewal
Israel’s foundational social contract – that the government would keep Israelis safe – was severed with the deadly attacks by Hamas...
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/ 1 year agoReflections on hope during unprecedented violence in the Israel-Hamas war
Israel’s war with Hamas is unlike anything Israelis have seen before in some important ways, writes an Israeli filmmaker. But in...
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/ 1 year agoAn itching paradox – a molecule that triggers the urge to scratch also turns down inflammation in the skin
Itch-sensing neurons in your skin are intertwined with your immune cells. Counterintuitively, the molecule that connects them triggers responses that both...
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/ 1 year agoWildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls − air purifiers aren’t enough, new study shows, but you can clean it up
Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality...
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/ 1 year agoEmpire building has always come at an economic cost for Russia – from the days of the czars to Putin’s Ukraine invasion
A new study traces how Russia’s empire building, especially in Ukraine, resulted in long-term economic damage and fomented rebellion for over...
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/ 1 year agoIsrael’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here’s how Hamas got around it
If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through?...
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/ 1 year agoFrom ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning
Advanced artificial intelligence is new, but a similar idea has been around for hundreds of years: the power of a just-right...
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/ 1 year agoSteep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here’s how strength training can change the trajectory
Weightlifting and other forms of resistance training can help stave off loss of muscle mass and other age-related physical decline.
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/ 1 year agoThis engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.
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/ 1 year agoGaza depends on UN and other global aid groups for food, medicine and basic services – Israel-Hamas war means nothing is getting in
Many people in Gaza are reliant on the United Nations and other international aid groups to meet their basic needs, like...
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/ 1 year agoIntelligence failure or not, the Israeli military was unprepared to respond to Hamas’ surprise attack
A special forces officer explains why an overreliance on intelligence is a recipe for disaster.
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/ 1 year agoPhiladelphia bans safe injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and...
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/ 1 year agoHorseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won’t bleed this unique species dry
Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast....
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/ 1 year agoWhat is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree
An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long..
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/ 1 year agoVaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations...
