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/ 1 month agoPresidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US
While the US admitted about 70,000 Afghans into the country on an emergency basis in 2021, the measure is temporary, and...
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/ 1 month agoTim Walz’s candidacy for vice president underscores the political power of teachers
Throughout the world, teachers and their unions have played a crucial role in politics and democracy. This election, they can play...
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/ 1 month ago‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation
Criticisms of women without biological children define motherhood too narrowly, as history reveals the many forms of motherhood.
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/ 1 month agoTracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that triggers specific immune responses in the body. Identifying those hidden immune signatures can help...
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/ 1 month agoMore kids than ever need special education, but burnout has caused a teacher shortage
Burnout, behavioral issues and a lack of support are 3 reasons why special education teachers are leaving the profession.
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/ 1 month agoWild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them
New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.
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/ 1 month agoCould fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse?
Be very afraid – if you’re an insect.
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/ 2 months agoSome people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why
Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
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/ 2 months agoDuring the American Revolution, Brits weren’t just facing off against white Protestant Christians − US patriots are diverse and have been since Day 1
The soldiers and patriots who made the American Revolution a success included people whose faiths faced discrimination, including Jews and Catholics.
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/ 2 months agoWhat the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.
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/ 2 months agoHemingway, after the hurricane
In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway...
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/ 2 months agoTo make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
Fusion reactors get hot − scientists need materials that can take the heat without deforming and deteriorating.
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/ 2 months agoAI, cryptocurrencies and data privacy: Comparing the Trump and Harris records on technology regulation
Big tech and its high-tech products and services play an outsized role in the economy and society. The Trump and Biden-Harris...
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/ 2 months agoMicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off
Victor Ambros received half of the Nobel Prize for his work on microRNAs. Here he talks about the teamwork – and...
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/ 2 months agoAquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise
Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t...
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/ 2 months agoMicroplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research
8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and...
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/ 2 months agoBlack Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power
The video game is helping China advance toward two strategic goals: bolstering domestic semiconductor production and putting Chinese culture on the...
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/ 2 months agoWhat is Chabad-Lubavitch? A Jewish studies scholar explains
The Lubavitch movement, also called Chabad, shares many beliefs and traditions with other ultra-Orthodox Jews. Yet its outreach and beliefs set...
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/ 2 months agoBouncing between war-torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross-border refuge
More than 1 million people in Lebanon have fled their homes since a major Israel military operation began in September. For...
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/ 2 months agoHow to be a boss at giving performance reviews
Experts share three must-do’s for delivering feedback at work.
