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People at a rally hold signs that say 'permanent status for immigrant families' and 'TPS holders make the US stronger.'

What comes next for the 1 million people who have lost – or will soon lose – Temporary Protected Status

Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

Mangled construction equipment is partially buried in boulders on the canyon floor.

Hiking canyons can quickly turn deadly when storms hit – what you should know before going in

Anner Paldor, University of Tennessee

Farmer-poet Wendell Berry’s environmental ethics were deeply rooted in his Christian faith and belief in caring for creation

Kristy Nabhan-Warren, University of Iowa

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Mosquitoes are picky eaters – we studied 3 common South Florida species to learn why they like some people more than others

Kaylee Marrero, Florida International University and Matthew DeGennaro, Florida International University

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Dog parks are an antidote to the isolation and divisions that social media can fuel

Kevin B. Johnson, University of Pennsylvania

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Inside the booming ‘shadow fleet’ industry keeping rogue states afloat

Justin Bergman, The Conversation

Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way

Francine Berman, UMass Amherst

Taxpayers don’t want to pay for new NFL stadiums – so why did politicians approve billions in subsidies to fund six new ones?

J.C. Bradbury, Kennesaw State University

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The product is the problem: Why Meta’s $17 billion settlement matters beyond America

Robert Muggah, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University

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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem lifted up women everywhere, leaving behind a more gender-equal world

Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, University of Wollongong

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Shoppers are less peeved by cost hikes due to scarcity – but retailers more often blame their own rising costs

Hoorsana Damavandi, University of Tennessee; Kersi D. Antia, Ivey Business School, and Praveen K. Kopalle, Dartmouth College

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Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change

Casey Youngflesh, Clemson University

25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect

Tonya Cross Hansel, University of Texas at Arlington

A group of people hold signs that read 'You're Our Heroes,' 'United We Stand' and 'Thanks for Your Bravery.'

From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress

SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia and Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

Supporters for Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier celebrate during an election night watch party, June 23, 2026, in New York.

In Colorado and elsewhere, sexual assault peaks on campuses at the beginning of the school year – here’s what students should know

Kaitlyn M. Sims, University of Denver; Institute for Humane Studies

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AI skin cancer detection tools are getting better – but only for people with light skin

Mohamed Akrout, University of Tennessee

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Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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Stars and Stripes shows how government-funded journalism can work – if it’s free to report the truth

Cindy Elmore, East Carolina University

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Global justice report offers bold ideas but misses the realities of 2 billion informal workers – economists

Laura Alfers, Rhodes University; Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand; Martha Alter Chen, Harvard Kennedy School, and Mike Rogan, Rhodes University

What is public interest technology? An expert on data and policy explains how it helps people in need

Rayid Ghani, Carnegie Mellon University

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Labor Day

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Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell

Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers

Paul Osterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

A businessman is unable to reach next rung on a a ladder against a swirling backdrop.

Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world

Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University and Nicholas Carnes, Duke University

A smiling man clasps hands with another man holding a 'Troy Jackson' campaign sign at a political rally.

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet

Jacob Lederman, University of Michigan Flint

A Doordash worker with a face mask rides his bicycle along a path on the West Side Highway in New York City during the COVID pandemic.

How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’

Ian Afflerbach, University of North Georgia

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25th anniversary of 9/11

Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders

Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University

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Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?

Mihhail Berezovski, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Alex Chaparro, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats

Asma Uddin, Michigan State University

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What we forget when we remember 9/11

Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

'No Day Shall Erase You From the Memory of Time' is inscribed on a blue tile wall at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

U.S.-Iran war

Men in army fatigues stand with large guns.

A new Houthi front and expanded Iranian attacks risk sinking Gulf nations’ choke-point workaround and widening shipping risks

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home

Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder; Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech, and John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder

A protester holds up a sign saying 'We support Fedorov.'

The danger of US-Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University

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Trump’s US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’

Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania

How are Saudis viewing the US-Iran war? Our polling suggests Gulf kingdom is split on key issues

Robert Kubinec, University of South Carolina and Alexis Montambault-Trudelle, Université Laval

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Extreme weather and natural disasters

A firefighter holds a tired young goat, its head leaning against his shoulder.

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn’t it used on public lands more often?

Briana Swette, Boise State University and Kelly Hopping, Boise State University

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders’ physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US

Anne Pisor, Penn State and Bonface Osindi, Washington State University

A young man on a dusty road with many sheep behind him.

Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years

Kristina P. Brant, Penn State

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Colorado River water conservation efforts get only halfway to a solution

Sarah Porter, Arizona State University

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Dealing with disasters increasingly requires a smartphone – losing access can be a nightmare, but there are ways to prepare

Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota

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International

Two flags – one red and white with a red maple leaf, the other with white stars on a blue background and red and white stripes – wave next to a bridge with cars on it.

US-Canada trade war deepens as Trump revives Depression-era trade tool – what’s at stake for consumers and the midterms

Kent Jones, Babson College

In taking Syria off state sponsor of terrorism list, US is putting its faith in al-Qaida alumni – that presents risks and opportunities

Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College

Why the US-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years

Jayash Paudel, University of Oklahoma

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Crocodiles as prison guards: Israeli moat plan dehumanizes Palestinian prisoners

Irus Braverman, University at Buffalo

A seemingly technical change to international student visas could disrupt teaching and research at US universities

Abigail Boggs, Wesleyan University

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New research in health and science

A striped caterpillar sitting on a platform with a large speaker behind it.

Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

Aishwarya Sriram, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Carol Miles, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Ronald Miles, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Sara Aghazadeh, Binghamton University, State University of New York

How does Salmonella contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread

Kimberly Baker, Clemson University

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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

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Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action

Nolan Roth, The Ohio State University and Tieyuan Zhu, Penn State

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New therapies help people with schizophrenia – but access is woefully inadequate

Matthew Kurtz, Wesleyan University

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Artificial intelligence

Dot dot dot symbols inside speech bubbles hover above humanoid chatbot robot working at computer.

I surveyed workers to see if AI had caused job losses and was surprised by the findings

Jeffrey C. Dixon, College of the Holy Cross

Disappearing lakes and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time

Anna Liljedahl, University of Alaska Fairbanks and Ingmar Nitze, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

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The importance of teaching students what AI can’t do

Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver

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AI companies look to the ocean as a place to put more data centers

Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

A large cylinder covered in marine debris is hosed off while sitting on a barge.

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe

Phoebe S. Moore, UMass Chan Medical School; Megan Kelly, UMass Chan Medical School, and Yael Dvir, UMass Chan Medical School

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