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Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials

  • Written by Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageWhite button mushrooms are one of the types studied to inform stronger materials. DigiPub/Moment via Getty Images

Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your fingers. Snap a woody bracket mushroom off a tree trunk and you’ll struggle to break it. Both extremes grow from the same microscopic building...

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What makes ‘great powers’ great? And how will they adapt to a multipolar world?

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
imageWhen greats clash! In this case, in the 1974 film 'Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.'FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images

Many column inches have been dedicated to dissecting the “great power rivalry” currently playing out between China and the U.S.

But what makes a power “great” in the realm of international...

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California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

  • Written by Jacob Stid, Ph.D. student in Hydrogeology, Michigan State University
imageThis dairy farm in California's Central Valley has installed solar panels on a portion of its land.George Rose/Getty Images

Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year...

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Angels, witches, crystals and black cats: How supernatural beliefs vary across different groups in the US

  • Written by Christopher P. Scheitle, Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
imageEducation, income and demographics shape our views of the unseen world, a survey found.karetoria/Collection Moment via Getty Images

Younger Americans are more likely to express belief in witchcraft and luck, as our new research shows.

As sociologistswho researchthe social dynamics of religion in the United States, we conducted a nationally...

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China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia

  • Written by Pintu Kumar Mahla, Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Institute, University of Arizona
imageIndian Border Security Force soldiers patrol near the line of control in Kashmir.Nitin Kanotra/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China.

For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty has seen the two South Asian...

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Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads

  • Written by Bryan Keogh, Managing Editor
imageProtesters gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education in Washington.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education – part of a wider plan to dismantle the agency. In doing so,...

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Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

  • Written by Mark Schlakman, Senior Program Director, The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University
imageFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator...

Read more: Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still...

Rethinking the MBA: Character as the educational foundation for future business leaders

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
imageQuestions about the role of business education have led to introspection among business school leaders and researchers.Supatman/iStock via Getty Images

Programs to help students discern their vocation or calling are gaining prominence in higher education.

According to a 2019 Bates/Gallup poll, 80% of college graduates want a sense of purpose from...

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Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how

  • Written by Raven Garvey, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
imageWandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans.Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)

Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are geophysicistswho investigate interactions between solar...

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Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

  • Written by Rebecca McClain, Ph.D. Student in Astronomy, The Ohio State University
imageThis image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions. European Southern Observatory

If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you might just be able to spot the Sculptor galaxy...

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  1. Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role
  2. How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments
  3. Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground
  4. How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
  5. A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens
  6. News quiz text reminders
  7. ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief
  8. Is there any hope for the internet?
  9. 2026 FIFA World Cup expansion will have a big climate footprint, with matches from Mexico to Canada – here’s what fans can do
  10. When big sports events like FIFA World Cup expand, their climate footprint expands too
  11. When big sports events expand, like FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches across North America, their climate footprint expands too
  12. Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine
  13. Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
  14. Trump’s Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns
  15. Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state
  16. Who was the first pirate?
  17. When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery
  18. FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
  19. How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  20. Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
  21. IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that
  22. Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
  23. Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
  24. Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
  25. AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
  26. Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
  27. Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
  28. School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
  29. This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
  30. Justice Department efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans likely violate constitutional rights
  31. Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear
  32. The AI therapist will see you now: Can chatbots really improve mental health?
  33. Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
  34. Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
  35. How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
  36. Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
  37. Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism
  38. That $20 dress direct from China now costs $30 after Trump closed a tariff loophole – and the US will soon end the ‘de minimis’ exemption for the rest of the world, too
  39. A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?
  40. AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first
  41. My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants
  42. Trump administration’s lie detector campaign against leakers is unlikely to succeed and could divert energy from national security priorities
  43. ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy
  44. Exploring questions of meaning, ethics and belief through Japanese anime
  45. How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States
  46. How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city
  47. How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city
  48. Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good
  49. How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains
  50. 3 basic ingredients, a million possibilities: How small pizzerias succeed with uniqueness in an age of chain restaurants