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A woman poses with a picture of Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in central Tehran on March 9, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

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Who are Iran’s new leaders? A look at 6 the US placed a bounty on – 2 of whom are already dead

Staff Writer - March 20, 2026

More than a third of people in state prisons have served time in a juvenile facility, according to The Sentencing Project. SAKDAWUT14/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper, more effective alternatives

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

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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

Most celebrations in the U.S. involve alcohol, in large part due to marketing and advertising. Arturo Peña Romano Medina/E+ via Getty Images

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Just thinking about tequila, whiskey or wine shifts your mindset – new research

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Bad space weather may have caused fatal Afghan gun battle

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Explainer: what is ISIS and where did it come from?

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Move over poker – Millionaire’s Chess offers high stakes in Vegas

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Banksy mural in Clacton-on-Sea knocked from its perch – but no...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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EXPLORING NATURE

Open pit gold mines have spread across large areas of the Orinoco Mining Belt in recent years. Magda Gibelli / AFP via Getty Images

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Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil...

Staff Writer - March 6, 2026

Antonio Machado Allison, Wesleyan University Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a...

Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in 2017. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment Collection via Getty Images

Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...

March 5, 2026

Mabel Stark tamed tigers – and even wrestled with them. Circus and Allied Arts Collection, Illinois State University's Special Collections, Milner Library

The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous...

March 3, 2026

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...

February 28, 2026

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation...

February 26, 2026