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Teachers and librarians are among those least likely to die by suicide − public health researchers offer insights on what this means for other professions

Teachers and librarians are among those least likely to die by...

Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming

Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts...

Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm

Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case is more about individual rights than the Trump administration’s foreign policy

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case is more about individual rights...

What is the biggest gaffe, blooper or blunder that a recent president has made? It may depend on what your definition of ‘is’ is

What is the biggest gaffe, blooper or blunder that a recent...

Trump and many GOP lawmakers want to end all funding for NPR and PBS − unraveling a US public media system that took a century to build

Trump and many GOP lawmakers want to end all funding for...

How millions of people can watch the same video at the same time – a computer scientist explains the technology behind streaming

How millions of people can watch the same video at the...

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and...

A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out

A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20...

When presidents try to make peace: What Trump could learn from Teddy Roosevelt, Carter, Clinton and his own first term

When presidents try to make peace: What Trump could learn from...

What is the stupidest thing a recent president has said? It may depend on what your definition of ‘is’ is

What is the stupidest thing a recent president has said? It...

Children in military families face unique psychological challenges, and the barriers to getting help add to the strain

Children in military families face unique psychological challenges, and the barriers...

The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30 years, but its future is uncertain

The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30...

Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

Terrorists weigh risks to their reputation when deciding which crises to exploit − new research

Terrorists weigh risks to their reputation when deciding which crises to...

The woman who turned the Met Gala into the biggest party of the year

The woman who turned the Met Gala into the biggest party...

Pandas and politics − from World War II to the Cold War, zoos have always been ideological

Pandas and politics − from World War II to the Cold...

Guns in America: A liberal gun-owning sociologist offers 5 observations to understand America’s culture of firearms

Guns in America: A liberal gun-owning sociologist offers 5 observations to...

Is a faith-based charter school a threat to religious freedom, or a necessity to uphold it? The weighty decision lies with the Supreme Court

Is a faith-based charter school a threat to religious freedom, or...

Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching

Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching

What makes people flourish? A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences

What makes people flourish? A new survey of more than 200,000...

Deporting international students risks making the US a less attractive destination, putting its economic engine at risk

Deporting international students risks making the US a less attractive destination,...

Whether GDP swings up or down, there are limits to what it says about the economy and your place in it

Whether GDP swings up or down, there are limits to what...

As heated tobacco products reenter the US market, evidence on their safety remains sparse – new study

As heated tobacco products reenter the US market, evidence on their...

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