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Some surveys have reported that a large number of Americans are willing to support the use of force for political ends. stellalevi, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

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Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

Staff Writer - October 13, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

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María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

A billboard truck criticizing education cuts is parked at Florida International University, an HSI in Miami, in March 2025. John Parra/Getty Images for Students Organizing Now

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Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to know

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The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize

Were these protesters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 16, 2025, inspired by Thomas Paine? Alex Brandon/AP

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In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical

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At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising...

Staff Writer - April 10, 2021

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Beverly Cleary refused to teach kids how to be good —...

Staff Writer - April 9, 2021

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Netflix’s big bet on foreign content and international viewers could upend...

Staff Writer - April 8, 2021

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Sports remain hostile territory for LGBTQ Americans

Staff Writer - April 6, 2021

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For Black cowboys – from inner-city Philly to small-town Texas –...

Staff Writer - April 3, 2021

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A concept from physics called negentropy could help your life run...

Staff Writer - March 12, 2021

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City of lost mosques: how Suzhou tells the story of China’s...

Staff Writer - March 9, 2021

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Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch...

Staff Writer - March 5, 2021

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EXPLORING NATURE

How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

October 3, 2025

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

October 1, 2025

The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

September 29, 2025

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

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

September 29, 2025