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/ 6 months agoHow to get your kids ready to go back to school without stress − 5 tips from an experienced school counselor
Taking the stress and uncertainty out of going back to school can ease the process, a veteran counselor explains.
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/ 6 months agoQatari mediation was already producing diminishing returns – assassination of Hamas negotiator further erodes Gulf state’s role
Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in...
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/ 6 months agoImane Khelif controversy at Paris Olympics shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind
Most sports are organized according to a strict male-female binary. Nature isn’t.
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/ 6 months agoRemembering the longest journey to Auschwitz – the deportation of Rhodes’ Jews decimated a small but vibrant community with centuries of Mediterranean history
Even as Germany’s defeat loomed, the Nazis deported nearly 1,700 Jews of the Ladino-speaking community of Rhodes to concentration camps.
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/ 6 months agoWhite men who have been mistreated at work are more likely to notice and report harassment − new research
These findings suggest that encouraging white men to reflect on what happens to them on the job could make them better...
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/ 6 months agoFor Black Americans, higher police pay doesn’t always mean fewer violent confrontations as it does for other racial groups
A new study finds that higher salaries in cities with unions leads to an uptick in the death rate for Black...
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/ 6 months agoShortage of Black doctors is rooted in racist history − a $600M gift will help historically Black medical schools address the gap
Increased mistrust of the US medical profession and higher mortality rates are consequences of the low numbers of Black doctors. A...
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/ 6 months agoTropical Storm Debby loiters along the Carolinas, bringing days of heavy rain and flooding – a climate scientist explains why
With Debby’s storm track, much of the East Coast is forecast to get soaked. Climate change also plays a role in...
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/ 6 months agoHeat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health – maps show who is affected most
Mapping daily temperature variations across the US revealed stark differences between wealthy and poor neighborhoods, and large differences by race.
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/ 6 months agoAncient grains of dust from space can be found on Earth − and provide clues about the life cycle of stars
Most presolar grains were destroyed in the formation of the universe. But some survived on meteorites.
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/ 6 months agoA common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning ‘Toxoplasma gondii’ from foe into friend
Getting drugs into the brain is a challenge. A new study suggests a brain parasite may be able to help.
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/ 6 months agoAI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use
Smart buildings can team up to be more energy efficient while keeping the people inside comfortable.
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/ 6 months agoBangladesh’s protests explained: What led to PM’s ouster and the challenges that lie ahead
Military leaders have formed an interim government and promised a transition to civilian rule. Protesters who brought down the previous government...
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/ 6 months agoWalz pick turns focus on what a VP brings to White House – 3 essential reads
With a few notable exceptions, historians have found little evidence that vice-presidential picks actually help their presidential tickets.
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/ 6 months agoReaders trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims
Providing a correction can affect how the audience feels about the journalists trying to set the record straight.
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/ 6 months agoChang’e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold
The far side of the Moon has a very different composition from the near side − so researchers are eager to...
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/ 6 months agoBrain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision
Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a...
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/ 6 months agoAssassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders
The release of a Russian hit man and the assassination of Israel’s enemies in Lebanon and Iran have shone a spotlight...
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/ 6 months agoGrassroots efforts to increase voting are gaining momentum in these states, even as other states make voting harder
Americans have been hearing for years that democracy is being eroded and is literally at stake in the upcoming presidential election....
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/ 6 months agoKamala Harris’ identity as a biracial woman is either a strength or a weakness, depending on whom you ask
While many voters embrace Kamala Harris’ candidacy and the fact that she is a multiracial woman without any biological children, some...
