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By selecting Pittsburgh for the draft, the NFL signals that the city is a premier destination. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Sport

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Hosting the NFL draft is less about weekend beer sales and more about long‑term brand value

Staff Writer - April 7, 2026

On ‘Shark Tank,’ the ‘sharks,’ or investors, hear pitches from entrepreneurs to invest in their business. Courtesy of ABC

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What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

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From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous

Physiological differences between women and men in sports may be far less pronounced in wheelchair basketball players. Steph Chambers/Staff via Getty Images Sports

Entertainment

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

Tens of thousands of locals will line Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 14, 2026. AP Photo/Erin Hooley

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How the Emerald Isle shaped the Steel City – Pittsburgh’s rich Irish history

Not all LGBTQ+ Christians belong to congregations that support that aspect of their identity. D-Keine/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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The ‘sacramental shame’ many LGBTQ+ conservative Christians wrestle with – and...

Staff Writer - April 29, 2025

Joanna Vanderham as Desdemona and Hugh Quarshie as the title character in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of ‘Othello.’ Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images

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‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’:...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2025

American online streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., also known as IShowSpeed, experiences a traditional Chinese musical instrument on April 5, 2025, in Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province in China. VCG/VCG via Getty Images

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Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture...

Staff Writer - April 24, 2025

A side altar with reliquary at the St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome. Pope Francis has chosen to be buried in that basilica. Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images

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What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

Staff Writer - April 21, 2025

Social media use before bedtime can be stimulating in ways that screen time alone is not. Adam Hester/Tetra Images via Getty Images

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Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on our sleep − a...

Staff Writer - April 9, 2025

Faculty, staff and students, including then-Ph.D. student A.D. Carson, protest at Clemson University in 2016. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins

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Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books

Staff Writer - April 7, 2025

Donald Trump visits the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 17, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the...

Staff Writer - April 5, 2025

Thai men can be ordained from a few days to the rest of their lives. Pakin Songmor/Moment via Getty Images

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What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals...

Staff Writer - March 27, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

This composite image shows the Geminid meteors, captured in 2020 using Global Meteor Network software. Aleksandar Merlak

Education

I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an...

Staff Writer - April 10, 2026

Patrick M. Shober, NASA Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of...

The Denver suburb of Castle Rock, Colo., limits water use in future developments. Homeowners are embracing water-efficient yards. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver...

April 8, 2026

The Salton Sea is shrinking and releasing toxic dust from its lake bed. Jennifer Davis/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...

April 5, 2026

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

March 29, 2026

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026