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FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared

Jeremy Porter, City University of New York

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How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York and Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College

Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy

Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst

Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior

Keri K. Stephens, The University of Texas at Austin and Hamilton Bean, University of Colorado Denver

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Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?

Karen Tan, Middle Tennessee State University

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IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that

Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, University of Notre Dame

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AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight

Turgay Ayer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance

Margaret Murray, University of Michigan

Students put their smartphones in a box.

Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies

Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan

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Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research

Jalees Rehman, University of Illinois Chicago

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AI-generated child pornography is surging − a legal scholar explains why the fight against it is complicated and how the law could catch up

Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?

Pooja Shree Chettiar, Texas A&M University

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Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights

Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University

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Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear

Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

Dollar bills float randomly around the U.S. Capitol building.

How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain

Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the ‘de minimis’ exemption for the rest of the world, too

Vivek Astvansh, McGill University

Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk

John C. Quindry, University of Montana

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This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival

Guillaume Chomicki, Durham University and Susanne S. Renner, Washington University in St. Louis

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Trump administration

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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy

Daniel Cohan, Rice University

My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants

Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University

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Trump administration’s lie detector campaign against leakers is unlikely to succeed and could divert energy from national security priorities

Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology

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How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains

Massimo Ruzzene, University of Colorado Boulder

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What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?

Art Jipson, University of Dayton

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International

A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?

Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College

Nations are increasingly ‘playing the field’ when it comes to US and China – a new book explains explains why ‘active nonalignment’ is on the march

Jorge Heine, Boston University

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Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis

Skip York, Rice University

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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing

Thomas A. DuBois, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea

John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

New research in health and science

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Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands

Lauren Berger, Texas A&M University

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University

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Marco Rubio impersonator contacted officials using AI voice deepfakes – computer security experts explain what they are and how to avoid getting fooled

Matthew Wright, Rochester Institute of Technology and Christopher Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good

Jeffrey A. Lee, Texas Tech University

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Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about, and Trump’s order could clear the way for operations soon

Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii

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Artificial intelligence

AI is advancing even faster than sci-fi visionaries like Neal Stephenson imagined

Rizwan Virk, Arizona State University

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How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage

Jennifer D. Oliva, Indiana University

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AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries

Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston and Daniel J. Feldman, UMass Boston

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Grok’s antisemitic rant shows how generative AI can be weaponized

James Foulds, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Phil Feldman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shimei Pan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Extreme weather and natural disasters

Three generations of a family stand in front of the remains of home hit by a tornado. They're looking at a photo album they found.

The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help

Lori Hunter, University of Colorado Boulder

Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed more than 120 people, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding

Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters

Chris Vagasky, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Beachfront homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole at Daytona Beach, Fla., on Nov. 11, 2022.

Hurricane Helene set up future disasters, from landslides to flooding – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk models

Brian J. Yanites, Indiana University

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6 tips for staying safe in extreme heat if you’re a runner, cyclist or anyone else active outdoors

Susan Yeargin, University of South Carolina

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