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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

Staff Writer - October 10, 2025

Russell Nelson, center, sits during the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ biannual General Conference in Salt Lake City in 2019. George Frey/Getty Images

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Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, pushed it away from ‘Mormon’ – a word that has courted...

A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Charlie Kirk and the making of an AI-generated martyr

Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have all passed laws – now on hold – to mandate the biblical laws’ display in classrooms. mtcurado/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court

Caskets of Irish railroaders whose remains were excavated from a mass grave outside Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

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Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia

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Christian faith doesn’t just say disasters are God’s retribution

Staff Writer - September 9, 2017

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Explaining the Muslim pilgrimage of hajj

Staff Writer - September 3, 2017

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Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church

Staff Writer - August 20, 2017

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How eclipses were regarded as omens in the ancient world

Staff Writer - August 10, 2017

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Why governmental transparency will not work without strong leadership

Staff Writer - August 9, 2017

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Explaining ‘Rakshabandan’ – a Hindu festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond

Staff Writer - August 6, 2017

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A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?

Staff Writer - August 3, 2017

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When do moviegoers become pilgrims?

Staff Writer - August 1, 2017

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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