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Touch is not always received the way it’s intended. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images

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Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm − a psychologist explains why gestures don’t always land as intended

Staff Writer - May 16, 2025

Algebra often involves manipulating numbers or other objects using operations like addition and multiplication. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

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Algebra is more than alphabet soup – it’s the language of algorithms and relationships

Getting into Harvard University is hard, and so is getting rid of its charitable status. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

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Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way

The Take It Down bill, co-authored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, easily passed both houses of Congress. President Trump is expected to sign it into law. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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How the Take It Down Act tackles nonconsensual deepfake porn − and how it falls short

Pope Francis stands at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on March 13, 2013, just after being announced as pontiff. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

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A new pope’s first appearance on St. Peter’s balcony is rich with symbols − and Francis’ decision to rein in the pomp spoke volumes

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Pickleball’s uphill climb to mainstream success

Staff Writer - November 8, 2022

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Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict...

Staff Writer - November 5, 2022

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Mormon church’s celebration of Latino cultures puts spotlight on often-overlooked diversity

Staff Writer - November 4, 2022

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Music inspires powerful emotions on screen, just like in real life

Staff Writer - November 3, 2022

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Access to sports betting in the US has exploded since 2018...

Staff Writer - November 1, 2022

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The creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of...

Staff Writer - October 25, 2022

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Halloween’s celebration of mingling with the dead has roots in ancient...

Staff Writer - October 24, 2022

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Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?

Staff Writer - October 22, 2022

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Young Montanans, including Rikki Held, center, sued their state government and won a key ruling forcing the state government to consider greenhouse gas emissions when reviewing proposed development projects. William Campbell/Getty Images

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

Staff Writer - May 4, 2025

Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to...

The Women’s Health Initiative investigated the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy. Kohei Hara/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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

May 3, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

May 2, 2025

Fireflies in Boulder, Colo., during the summer of 2023. Radim Schreiber/Firefly Experience, CC BY

Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching

May 1, 2025

A frog-eating bat approaches a túngara frog, one of its preferred foods. Grant Maslowski

Young bats learn to be discriminating when listening for their next meal

April 29, 2025