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/ 9 months agoUS drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows
The use of drone strikes raises a host of ethical issues. US military chaplains − the armed forces’ moral conscience −...
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/ 9 months agoHow 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
Spiritualists believed that after shedding the body in death, the spirit would continue on a celestial journey and help those on...
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/ 9 months agoWhat America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation
Few copies remain of the earliest known board game produced in the US.
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/ 9 months agoFlorida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior
Florida’s school safety data dashboard is one of the most comprehensive in the US. A school safety researcher explains how schools...
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/ 9 months agoCould Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the...
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/ 9 months agoWar games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea
US Marines and Philippine forces are taking part in joint military exercises just 100 miles off the southern tip of Taiwan.
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/ 9 months agoAs climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today’s climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create...
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/ 9 months agoLung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most vulnerable.
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/ 9 months agoFuture pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them
Human factors − such as how people produce food and how they organize themselves and live together − influence disease outbreaks.
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/ 9 months agoHow to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
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/ 9 months agoVoting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first
Historically, federal courts prioritized voting rights and legal congressional districts for upcoming elections above all other concerns. But the Supreme Court...
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/ 9 months ago3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off
The Mercedes auto workers will vote on union membership in mid-May.
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/ 9 months agoArtists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
Images of Christ often represented prevailing cultural beliefs, allowing onlookers to connect in a deep and meaningful way.
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/ 9 months agoHomeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome
More than 3 million children in the US are homeschooled. Are they getting a good education?
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/ 9 months agoPalestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
In a number of stories and novels, lost limbs represent both physical and metaphorical loss.
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/ 9 months agoVenus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.
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/ 9 months agoTrump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with...
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/ 9 months agoNeediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.
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/ 9 months agoUnlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools
When students get unqualified teachers, it’s like missing one-third of the school year – and that’s what’s been happening with rural...
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/ 9 months agoPaying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
