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/ 3 weeks agoWhy winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season
Cold and flu viruses often circulate more in the fall and winter, but there are some time-tested strategies for avoiding them,...
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/ 3 weeks agoWe interviewed 30 Black public school teachers in Philadelphia to understand why so many are leaving the profession
Experiences of racism affected Black teachers across the district but manifested in different ways depending on their school’s location.
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/ 3 weeks agoWhy the religious beliefs of Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth matter
Hegseth’s Christian views have been shaped by a 20th-century movement, Christian Reconstruction, which seeks to make America a Christian nation built...
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/ 3 weeks ago‘Administrative law’ sounds dry but likely will be key to success or failure of Trump’s plans for government reform
Changes in how government operates, and adjustments to rules and regulations, must go through an open democratic process whose steps and...
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/ 3 weeks agoWhat the US Supreme Court will consider when it rules on gender-affirming care for trans children
The Supreme Court’s decision about a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth will determine how strongly the equal...
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/ 3 weeks agoUS role in Syria is unclear in wake of Assad’s fall from power
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
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/ 3 weeks agoWhat’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger with Kroger: More lawsuits
Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could have harmed consumers and workers, the government said during its...
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/ 3 weeks agoAssad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
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/ 3 weeks agoBlood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient
A narrower, more personalized ‘normal range’ could help doctors better diagnose and treat disease in individual patients.
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/ 3 weeks agoTrump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign...
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/ 3 weeks agoHigh rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass timber’ buildings are sustainable
More architects are using wood construction for large buildings. A resource economist argues any increase in demand for wood will push...
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/ 3 weeks agoInfectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles...
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/ 3 weeks agoUS secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments
If Republicans manage to achieve a long-standing goal by getting rid of the Department of Education, there wouldn’t be a secretary...
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/ 3 weeks agoWhy being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students
Policymakers commonly suggest that teaching to ‘fidelity’ − following a plan word for word − is best for student learning. However,...
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/ 3 weeks agoThe chilling crime spree of The Order – and its lasting effect on today’s white supremacists
The coordination and ideological rigor of The Order made them an outlier among white supremacist groups.
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/ 3 weeks agoHamas – hemmed in and isolated – finds itself with few options for the day after the Gaza war
The Palestinian militant group has engaged in talks with rival Fatah over a unity committee to govern Gaza. It reflects Hamas’...
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/ 3 weeks agoSyrians rejoice in a new beginning, after 54 years of tyranny
The Syrian revolution is profoundly significant to those who suffered suffocating repression, surveillance and everyday indignities under a brutal dictator.
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/ 3 weeks agoArctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfire and more
Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.
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/ 3 weeks agoNew set of human rights principles aims to end displacement and abuse of Indigenous people through ‘fortress conservation’
Private conservation groups channel huge sums of money to parks and protected areas around the world, but often have failed to...
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/ 3 weeks agoPolarization, brain rot and brat – the 2024 words of the year point to the power, perils and ephemeral nature of digital life
The winners offer a window into the spirit of the times.
