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Reading comprehension scores are tanking, and fewer Americans are picking up books. But practicing deep reading can help you process content more...
Trash pandas’ talent for escaping via lab vents may frustrate researchers, but their problem-solving skills make their brains a fascinating area of...
Doing more with less may not be sustainable for an exhausted workforce over the long term.
The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.
The US government used to have American farmers’ backs, but that support has been dwindling for decades. New subsidies signal big changes for...
Iran’s internet shutdown cuts off most communication with the outside world during violent repression of national protests.
Beef is a source of complete protein for humans, but its production results in greenhouse gas emissions.
A particularly infectious subvariant of influenza is keeping emergency room numbers high and causing especially severe illness in children.
In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies...
The U.S. Supreme Court in early 2026 will hear oral arguments in two cases testing the limits of gun rights under the Constitution. Can a state...
Refugees provided with targeted support outside of designated camps have a better chance of finding jobs, economic stability and safety. That is...
China’s public response to the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro played out in a fairly predictable way, with condemnation of a “brazen” act of force...
In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration has...
Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations over those many years are based on their close...
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? If you’ve given up on them, you’re not alone. Every January, people across the world seek a fresh...
In 2024, the most recent year for which we have data, an estimated 1 million immigrants from Venezuela lived in the United States. According to the...
Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritized, how...
Eileen Higgins won a historic victory in December. She became the first woman ever elected mayor of Miami, as well as its first Democratic mayor...
The Asian giant is grappling with a dramatic population decline, with a fertility rate of 1.0, well below the 2.1 replacement rate.
The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships. But the powers of...
The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their compatriots seek to...
Can the president use the Insurrection Act and send the military into U.S. cities? A web of legal provisions try to balance presidential power with...
The Denver Broncos announced in early September 2025 their plan to build a privately financed football stadium. The proposal received a lot of...
In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey...
The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on Jan. 14, 2026, was a rare and intimidating move by an administration focused on repressing...
Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development...
President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” is just the latest chapter in a...
When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn’t the first thing...
Before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he asked several of his friends to continue his life’s work building what he called “beloved...
Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato’s...
Donald Trump has flagged Venezuelan drug trafficking as a key reason for the U.S. military operation on Jan. 3, 2026, that captured President...
Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat aboard the train to...
Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries meet their pledges to...
In 2018, high-speed passenger trains branded as Brightline started running along the formerly freight-only Florida East Coast Railway. Initial...
The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events, predicted eclipses and...
The most exciting landmark scientific achievements don’t happen without researchers sharing and collaborating with others outside their field. When...
Imagine a map that allows you to see what your neighborhood looked like a century ago in immense detail. What you’re thinking of is probably very...
Colorado is in the midst of a record-breaking flu season. In the week ending Dec. 27, 2025, 831 people were hospitalized with influenza – the most...
Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support...
Heads of state, policymakers and international law scholars are among those who have labeled U.S. military actions against Venezuela and the Jan....
For Detroit homeowners over 65 who overwhelmingly live on fixed incomes, unexpected costs – increases in grocery prices, rising health care...
Small businesses are planning to hire fewer recent college graduates than they did in 2025, making it likely harder for this cohort to find entry-...
Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial...
Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even...
In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is taking over Venezuelan...
When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Dec. 28 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary....
Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on...
In December 2025, President Donald Trump filed a US$10 billion lawsuit against the BBC in a federal court in Florida. It was only the latest in a...
U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a contentious debate over who has the right to control Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Speaking on Jan. 3,...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
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