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In quantum entanglement, you can learn something about one particle by observing the other in its pair, even across vast distances. koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images

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What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

Staff Writer - July 16, 2026

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

In John Magee’s print, Preston Brooks wields a cane against Charles Sumner, who is clutching a pen and a rolled-up speech. John L. Magee, The New York Public Library

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When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech

The reported rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter may be the lowest since reliable national data began to be collected in 1960. Jeremy Hogan/Photodisc via Getty Images

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The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit on July 8, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend

Would you trust sensitive information from someone you know more than from an anonymous online poster? kali9/E+ via Getty Images

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‘Whisper networks’ don’t work as well online as off − here’s...

Staff Writer - September 30, 2025

Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

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How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

Staff Writer - September 29, 2025

A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Charlie Kirk and the making of an AI-generated martyr

Staff Writer - September 27, 2025

In cases where associations are found, researchers must consider dosage response, differences between siblings and other factors to determine a cause-and-effect relationship. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

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What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2025

A researcher works in a cotton field in Jenkins County, Georgia, as part of a project on AI and pesticide use. Dorothy Seybold

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What happens when AI comes to the cotton fields

Staff Writer - September 23, 2025

Biosphere 2 is a research facility located near Tucson, Ariz. Katja Schulz/Flickr, CC BY

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Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth...

Staff Writer - September 23, 2025

TikTok appears to be changing hands, but what that means for users is up in the air. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

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TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social...

Staff Writer - September 22, 2025

A crowd protests in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 18, 2025, after the suspension of the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ taping earlier in the day. David Pashaee / Middle East Images via AFP, Getty Images

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Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s...

Staff Writer - September 20, 2025

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026