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Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in 2017. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment Collection via Getty Images

Business

Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...

Staff Writer - March 5, 2026

Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...

The silhouettes of the container cranes in the Port of Balboa in Panama City on Feb. 24, 2026. Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Images

Business

Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the...

Staff Writer - March 4, 2026

Dylan Spencer, Georgia Southern University; Gohar Petrossian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Stephen Pires, Florida International University

A banner reading, ‘Regrettably, Putin did not die today. We are waiting …’ hangs in the City Garden of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2023. Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images News

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

March 4, 2026

Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that restored voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals. AP Photo/John Locher

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of...

March 2, 2026

Anti-trans bills effectively restrict transgender people’s ability to participate fully in society. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and...

March 1, 2026

A group of demonstrators in Tehran wave Iranian flags in support of the government on Feb. 28, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in...

March 1, 2026

ENTERTAINMENT

Business

Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...

Staff Writer - March 5, 2026

Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...

Art

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

Staff Writer - March 4, 2026

Neringa Klumbytė, Miami University; Lithuanian Institute of History In 1991, a simple line appeared in Broom, a Lithuanian satire...

Mabel Stark tamed tigers – and even wrestled with them. Circus and Allied Arts Collection, Illinois State University's Special Collections, Milner Library

The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous...

March 3, 2026

The United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients. BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty Images

Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and...

February 27, 2026

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation...

February 26, 2026

From a young age, Michelangelo prized drawing and sculpture above painting. Ian Nicholson/PA via Getty Images

Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to...

February 23, 2026

TECH

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

Education

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...

Staff Writer - February 28, 2026

Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...

Charitable crowdfunding is on the rise, but the IRS hasn’t caught up yet. wassam siddique/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Business

Crowdfunded generosity isn’t taxable – but IRS regulations haven’t kept up...

Staff Writer - February 23, 2026

Shelly Tygielski, Indiana University and Pamala Wiepking, Indiana University; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Have you ever received some money through...