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The people most impacted by Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill have divergent views on the role of the legal system in curbing the opioid epidemic. Erik McGregor/GettyImages

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Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most affected

Staff Writer - June 14, 2025

Public health can only do its duty with data. Jupiterimages/PHOTOS.com via Getty Images Plus

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Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health – without it, health crises continue unnoticed

The debate over banning smartphones in schools rages as more students are bringing phones to schools. Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects

A statue of Christopher Columbus, toppled by protesters, is loaded onto a truck on the grounds of the state capitol on June 10, 2020, in St Paul, Minn. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

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Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America

Being excluded isn’t easy, but it does teach you about other people. Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection

Smoke and tear gas surround a protester in Los Angeles on June 7, 2025, amid confrontations between immigration rights advocates and law enforcement personnel. Taurat Hossain/Anadolu via Getty Images

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From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police...

Staff Writer - June 9, 2025

President Donald Trump has grandiose plans for Golden Dome. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile...

Staff Writer - June 8, 2025

The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia’s northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image

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Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass...

Staff Writer - June 7, 2025

There’s a conflict brewing over the rights of the arrested and detained; it’s not a new conflict. busra İspir, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump...

Staff Writer - June 6, 2025

A sitting duck? A Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber on the ground on Feb. 22, 2024. Alexander KazakovAFP via Getty Images

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Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore...

Staff Writer - June 5, 2025

Vaccination is an example of how people make decisions in an interconnected system. MichelleLWilson via iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

Staff Writer - June 5, 2025

Your memories are likely stored in ensembles of neurons that fire together. PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people...

Staff Writer - June 4, 2025

Law enforcement officials dress in protective gear to investigate after an attack on a march in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, 2025, calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. AP Photo/David Zalubowski

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Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and...

Staff Writer - June 3, 2025

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Aid has only trickled into Gaza despite the Israeli government saying it would ease its blockade. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight...

Staff Writer - May 26, 2025

Jori Breslawski, Tel Aviv University and Carlo Koos, University of Bergen Under mounting international pressure, Israel announced on May...

Sick animals often move to warmer places to raise their body temperature. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Stone via Getty Images

From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals...

May 23, 2025

Many rural food businesses, like Daily Loaf Bakery in Hamburg, Pa., rely on farmers markets to reach customers. Susan L. Angstadt/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America

May 22, 2025

‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...

May 22, 2025

First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney...

May 20, 2025