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Better days: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, met the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct. 22, 2016. Pool/Supreme Leader Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Today Venezuela, tomorrow Iran: can the Islamic Republic survive a second Trump presidency?

Staff Writer - January 7, 2026

Viewers in Chicago await a screening of the film ‘Medium Cool,’ focused on the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. Heather Hendershot, CC BY

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Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention

A pilot program to distribute waste bags to hikers on Mount Elbert in Colorado successfully cut down the amount of human waste on the massive mountain. Shari Edelson, CC BY-ND

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How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers

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Why guys who post a lot on social media are seen as less manly

One AI harm is pervasive facial recognition, which erodes privacy. DSCimage/iStock via Getty Images

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AI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time – a legal scholar explains how the law can adapt to respond

Most older adults who use AI use smart speaker assistants. Six_Characters/E+ via Getty Images

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Older Americans are using AI − study shows how and what...

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Youth sports and other challenges of a nonbinary world: 3 essential...

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The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film...

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Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth

Staff Writer - December 20, 2023

Social media often serves up disturbing images but you can minimize your exposure. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images

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How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect...

Staff Writer - September 13, 2025

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Some of the Renaissance’s most romantic love poems weren’t for lovers

Staff Writer - February 10, 2024

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For graffiti artists, abandoned skyscrapers in Miami and Los Angeles become...

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How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is scaling up health operations to contain the Ebola epidemic. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

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What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

Staff Writer - May 30, 2026

Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to...

When you experience something that can’t easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? Zeferli/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist...

May 28, 2026

But women continue to die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth until one year after birth. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6...

May 27, 2026

Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from...

May 24, 2026

This device measures acceleration and rotation by shining lasers into small clouds of rubidium atoms. Sandia National Laboratories

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers –...

May 20, 2026