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Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success

  • Written by Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University
imageBenin's coup leaders appear on state TV on Dec. 7, 2025, to announce the suspension of the country's constitution.Reuters/YouTube

In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state TV on Dec. 7, 2025, to announce that they had suspended the constitution and seized control.

This...

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Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy

  • Written by Xianda Huang, Ph.D. Student in Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles
imageChinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron take in the view at the UNESCO World Heritage site in Dujiangyan, southwestern China'.Sarah Meyssonnier/AFP via Getty Images

When French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to China in early December for his fourth state visit, the itinerary began with the expected formalities. There...

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2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton

The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across Texas, Kentucky and several other states and caused widespread destruction.

At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 storms, s...

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Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton’s ideas to today’s TikTok explainers

  • Written by Beth DuFault, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Portland
imageFor science ideas to catch on, they had to be promoted.Hulton Archive via Getty Images

People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, scientists simply discover truth, and truth speaks for itself.

But history tells a different story. Scientific theories do not simply reveal...

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What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imagePresident Donald Trump displays his executive order countering state laws regulating AI.Alex Wong/Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration views as a hindrance to innovation in AI.

State laws regulating AI are increasing in...

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The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’

  • Written by Mary Dzon, Associate Professor of English, University of Tennessee
imageAn illustration from the Vernon Manuscript, from around 1400, shows the familiar motif of an ox and ass watching over the newborn Jesus.© Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, CC BY-NC

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her...

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Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back – bigger and more anticompetitive than ever

  • Written by Matthew Jordan, Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
imageWarner Bros. was one of five studios that joined forces with Wall Street investors to gobble up independent theaters and movie producers in the 1920s.Nextrecord Archives/Getty Images

News of Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. last week sent shock waves through the media ecosystem.

The pending US$83 billion deal is being described as an...

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Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help

  • Written by Jenalee Doom, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
imageRestless or too little sleep can make us feel unfocused and indecisive the next day.Valerii Apetroaiei/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night’s sleep.

For the rest of the day, you...

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Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
imageData centers need lots of power – but how much, exactly?alacatr/iStock/Getty Images Plus

The amount of electricity data centers use in the U.S. in the coming years is expected to be significant. But regular reports of proposals for new ones and cancellations of planned ones mean that it’s difficult to know exactly how many data centers...

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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way

  • Written by Amirali Aghazadeh, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageMany carbon-rich meteorites contain ingredients commonly found in life, but no evidence of life itself. James St. John, CC BY

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing.

Dust and rock collected from the asteroid Bennu contained many of...

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  8. Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue
  9. As a former federal judge, I’m concerned by a year of challenges to the US justice system
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  12. Polytechnic universities focus on practical, career-oriented skills, offering an alternative to traditional universities
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  14. AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care
  15. How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communities
  16. Even with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous
  17. The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
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  19. Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection
  20. Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition
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