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Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers

  • Written by Jessica C. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University
imageWhy did this community burn one woman's remains in such a visible, spectacular way?Patrick Fahey

Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretch up the wall of a natural overhang of...

Read more: Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers

West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses

  • Written by Farshid Vahedifard, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University
imageDays of heavy rain caused a levee on the White River to breach, sending water into Pacific, Wash., on Dec. 16, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees &ndash...

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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it

  • Written by Elizabeth A. Logan, Associate Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and The West, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageEaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires.Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks,...

Read more: LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to...

Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University

The U.S. economy heads into 2026 in an unusual place: Inflation is down from its peak in mid-2022, growth has held up better than many expected, and yet American households say that things still feel shaky. Uncertainty is the watchword, especially with a major Supreme Court ruling on tariffs on the horizon.

To find out what’s coming next, The...

Read more: Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026

What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Liberal Arts Endowed Professor of Communication, Penn State
imageLoving-kindness, the feeling cultivated in metta meditation, is very different from romantic love.Anna Sunderland Engels

A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

Regular mindfulness practice has been linked to many positive health benefits, including...

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The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers

  • Written by Alexander Lowie, Postdoctoral associate in Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida
imageEnrique Tarrio, left, former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys, shakes hands with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in Washington on Feb. 21, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, announced in November 2025 that he will relaunch the group after it disbanded following...

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AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

  • Written by Thomas Şerban von Davier, Affiliated Faculty Member, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
imageAI agents have emerged from the lab, bringing promise and peril.tadamichi/iStock via Getty Images

In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents – AI systems that can use other software...

Read more: AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your body weather the hormonal shift

  • Written by Vinaya Gogineni, Obesity Medicine Fellow, Vanderbilt University
imageHormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance.Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

You’re in your mid-40s, eating healthy and exercising regularly. It’s the same routine that has worked for years.

Yet lately, the number on the scale is creeping up. Clothes fit...

Read more: Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your...

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next

  • Written by Siwei Lyu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Director, UB Media Forensic Lab, University at Buffalo
imageAI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content.AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu using Google Gemini 3

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few...

Read more: Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

  • Written by Longji Cui, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
imageModern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet. Not only can this extra layer keep you warm on a chilly day, but modern winter jackets are also a testament...

Read more: New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

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  2. Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’ – research shows these retreats actually help forge new connections
  3. West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology
  4. How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife
  5. The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America
  6. From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill
  7. As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’
  8. How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
  9. The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
  10. Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do
  11. People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
  12. Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever
  13. Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
  14. Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows
  15. How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
  16. It’s more than OK for kids to be bored − it’s good for them
  17. I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
  18. As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care
  19. RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
  20. Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
  21. Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget
  22. Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
  23. Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
  24. With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
  25. What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
  26. Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work
  27. There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
  28. Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI
  29. Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants
  30. Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it
  31. Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now
  32. Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict
  33. ‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
  34. Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
  35. Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
  36. Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
  37. Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value
  38. The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
  39. America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
  40. Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
  41. Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power
  42. Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform
  43. The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
  44. Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
  45. Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes
  46. School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
  47. From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
  48. The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours
  49. How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs
  50. 2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike