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Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that will strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

Staff Writer - March 14, 2025

Collard greens − a staple of diets across the African diaspora. Bronwen Powell/Abderrahim Ouarghidi, CC BY

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How an unexpected observation, a 10th-century recipe and an explorer’s encounter with a cabbage thief upend what we know about collard greens’ journey to...

After three years of conflict, a majority of Ukrainians report being war-weary. Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images.

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Are Ukrainians ready for ceasefire and concessions? Here’s what the polls say

The European Space Agency’s astronaut cohort includes a parastronaut, as part of a feasability project. AP Photo/Francois Mori

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Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all

Not all news sources are created equal. Noah Berger/AP Images

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Exhausted by the news? Here are 6 strategies to stay informed without getting overwhelmed − or misled by misinformation

Is the anger targeted or blasting everyone in the area? Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment via Getty Images

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Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose...

Staff Writer - March 6, 2025

Deacons take part in a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica that was supposed to be presided over by Pope Francis. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

culture

Who’s who at the Vatican?

Staff Writer - March 3, 2025

It’s not too late to get a flu shot. Fat Camera/E+ via Getty Images

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As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining,...

Staff Writer - March 1, 2025

How emotionally close you are to your pet is not necessarily a good measure of how your relationship affects your well-being. Nattalia Nuñez/Unsplash, CC BY-ND

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Just having a pet doesn’t help mental health – but pet-owners...

Staff Writer - March 1, 2025

USAID was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as a way to consolidate existing foreign aid programs. JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images

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USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions...

Staff Writer - February 26, 2025

Friedrich Merz, mapping out a new future for Germany and the EU? Maja Hitij/Getty Images

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Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2025

Directors Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham on stage at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is...

Staff Writer - February 21, 2025

Immigrant farmworkers pick strawberries in California in April 2024. Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing,...

Staff Writer - February 18, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

Environment

Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks

Staff Writer - February 26, 2025

Kristina P. Brant, Penn State On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....

In the toxic male technique, genetically engineered male insects would implant semen containing toxic venom into the female insects during mating. Madugrero/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease...

February 23, 2025

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has made it his life’s mission to delay aging and death. Netflix

The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught...

February 23, 2025

Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions. Alex Hibbert/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and...

February 19, 2025

National Institutes of Health indirect costs, which are under the knife, go toward managing laboratories and facilities. Fei Yang/Moment via Getty Images

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US...

February 17, 2025