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/ 2 days agoDonors are down, but dollars are up – how US charitable giving is changing
While overall giving has grown, the ranks of American donors have declined.
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/ 3 days agoFederal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans
If a federal prosecutor were to put a city’s mayor or a state’s governor in jail, what may be the greatest...
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/ 3 days agoI study democracy worldwide − here’s how Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties
A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does Texas qualify?
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/ 3 days agoAssad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision
More than 6 million Syrians fled the country after it descended into civil war in 2011.
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/ 3 days agoWhy Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis
Tariffs may sound tough, but America’s fentanyl crisis stems from a decades-long addiction problem that trade policy can’t fix.
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/ 3 days agoWhy government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
Maintaining a good diet is not cheap or straightforward, especially on a low income.
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/ 3 days agoHow does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits
Raw water may not be as safe as it looks. Like raw milk, untreated water comes with dubious health claims and...
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/ 3 days agoWhy does it hurt when you get a scrape? A neuroscientist explains the science of pain
Pain is unpleasant, but it does have a purpose.
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/ 3 days agoUnderstanding paranormal beliefs and conspiracy theories isn’t just about misinformation – this course unpacks the history
Though paranormal theories are at odds with modern science, adherents have often tried to prove their beliefs with sciencelike methods.
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/ 3 days agoNorovirus, aka the winter vomiting bug, is on the rise – an infectious disease expert explains the best ways to stay safe
You can get norovirus any time of the year, but it spreads most during the winter.
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/ 3 days ago‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others
Speaking with an AI bot can be amusing and even helpful – if it understands you. How well AIs do that...
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/ 3 days agoCollege course teaches Philly students to appreciate beer − whether they’re tailgating or fine dining
Students learn the history of beer, how to do a tasting analysis, and the hallmarks of designing a proper − and...
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/ 6 days agoCan Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so...
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/ 6 days agoTrump inherits the Guantánamo prison, complete with 4 ‘forever prisoners’
There are three pending criminal cases and four people the US will not release but also cannot put on trial.
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/ 6 days agoNewly discovered photos of Nazi deportations show Jewish victims as they were last seen alive
Descendants of survivors helped researchers identify 279 deportees and tell their stories. ‘We give previously faceless victims a voice,’ says project’s...
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/ 6 days agoRed light therapy shows promise for pain relief, inflammation and skin conditions – but other claims might be hyped
For decades, red light therapy has been an adjunct treatment for numerous ailments. But it may not work for all the...
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/ 6 days agoReproductive health care faces legal and surveillance challenges post-Roe – new research offers guidance
Patients rely on abortion clinics to protect their privacy. The providers have work to do to catch up to today’s digital...
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/ 6 days agoOne large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside our galaxy.
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/ 6 days agoMicrogravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking weightlessness could help researchers develop treatments
Cells function differently under low gravity conditions. Rather than send lab samples to space, researchers are developing Earth-bound tools to more...
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/ 6 days agoSeizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression
A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.
