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/ 4 days agoPause in aid has introduced uncertainty into Ukraine’s military planning − forever changing its war calculus
Even if US financial aid is restored, Ukraine will have to mitigate the risk of future disruption – and that could...
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/ 4 days agoNIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
The majority of the 23 states disproportionately affected by the cuts are red states.
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/ 4 days agoWhat Amazon MGM’s creative control over the James Bond film franchise means for the future of 007
Until now, the glamorous spy has existed in many different forms across many different mediums. Could a new, more coherent universe...
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/ 4 days ago‘Pac-Man with a ponytail’ proteins regulate everything from night vision to heartbeats – studying what GRKs look like could improve an array of drugs
Master switches of cell communication, G protein-coupled receptor kinases are the target of many drugs across a range of diseases.
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/ 4 days agoBeyond AI regulation: How government and industry can team up to make the technology safer without hindering innovation
AI innovation and governance can coexist. The key is combining public-private partnerships, market audits and accountability.
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/ 4 days agoThe US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed
It’s not yet clear whether Trump’s pardons will herald a period of national harmony – as past presidents hoped for –...
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/ 4 days agoExhausted by the news? Here are 6 strategies to stay informed without getting overwhelmed − or misled by misinformation
Don’t tune out. Do be strategic about where, how and when you get your information. A media literacy expert explains how...
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/ 4 days agoWhy getting the numbers right isn’t enough for pollsters to be credible in today’s polarized climate
Pollsters’ credibility is constantly at stake. If the industry collectively misses the mark, public trust erodes, and confidence in the system...
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/ 4 days agoKnocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
Tearing down abandoned homes has proven benefits, such as reducing crime and toxic materials, but it doesn’t pay for itself.
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/ 5 days agoButterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
The causes involve more than just habitat loss, but there are steps you can take to help save these delicate creatures
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/ 5 days agoHow 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters
18F was the US government’s in-house technology consultancy, lauded for saving taxpayer money and improving services. Here’s what it did −...
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/ 5 days agoDOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
As DOGE taps into sensitive federal agency data repositories, many people fear what could happen to the data. One little-discussed but...
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/ 5 days agoAnger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it
By thinking of the flow of anger, you can unpack its key dimensions: its path and intensity. Is the stream pointed...
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/ 5 days agoAs tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very...
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/ 5 days agoWhy Muslim American nonprofits are taking steps to build trust with donors during Ramadan
Zakat is an obligatory charitable practice for which donations are traditionally made through institutions.
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/ 5 days agoWhat’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics in the environment more reliable
To deal with microplastic pollution, it helps agencies to know what kind of plastic they’ve got on their hands.
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/ 5 days agoPhilly’s street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that’s an ingredient in plastic
More than half of the street fentanyl samples collected in November 2024 contained BTMPS, and many contained more BTMPS than fentanyl.
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/ 5 days agoDeath by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history
A death row inmate in South Carolina chose firing squad over lethal injection and the electric chair.
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/ 6 days agoThe US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’
The US produces more oil today than any other country, and there is no clear emergency on the scale of the...
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/ 6 days agoCarolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought
Fires are a natural part of the landscape and essential for many species. But scores of fires at once were more...
