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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 2:01 PM
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
Monday, November 24, 2025 8:32 AM
As AI floods the internet with text, it could mean human voices will matter more 鈥 not less.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8:17 AM
More than 12 million US households keep their homes either too cold or too hot, sacrificing comfort because they can鈥檛 afford to pay their energy bills.
Monday, November 17, 2025 8:16 AM
We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you can鈥檛 see, such as what foods different people are able to digest.
Thursday, October 23, 2025 8:26 AM
For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.
Thursday, October 23, 2025 8:24 AM
As soon as the 2018-2019 shutdown began, coal-fired power plants started emitting more particulate matter pollution. And when the inspections resumed, the levels dropped back to normal.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 8:19 AM
The First Amendment 鈥 and the freedom of speech it guarantees 鈥 is considered a fundamental element of American freedom and identity. But it wasn鈥檛 even part of the original Constitution.
Monday, October 6, 2025 8:19 AM
Six scholars with experience in 15 countries provide lessons on best practices for documenting atrocities and elevating the voices of victims and survivors.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 8:30 AM
Human society has marked collective dead for millennia. Such monuments have changed with the evolving nature of conflict, something Ukraine is now weighing.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 8:32 AM
The kind of power that motivates a leader shapes their behavior, two management scholars write.
Monday, August 11, 2025 8:34 AM
Water and oxygen can make metals oxidize and rust, but researchers have found many ways to prevent this damage.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 8:33 AM
Some mushrooms are sturdier than others, but it isn鈥檛 necessarily because of their chemistry 鈥 it鈥檚 how the filaments that make them up are arranged.
Monday, June 23, 2025 8:37 AM
Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 8:46 AM
A happy marriage comes with many benefits for mental and physical health. Theory and recent research suggest same-sex couples have accessed those benefits since the Supreme Court鈥檚 Obergefell decision.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 8:44 AM
Despite funding cuts, political scapegoating and internal tensions, thousands of volunteers came together in the 1980s to provide care to a stigmatized community.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 11:32 AM
Si la population humaine cessait de se reproduire, il ne faudrait sans doute que 70 脿 80 ans pour que notre esp猫ce ne soit ray茅e de la surface du globe.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 9:00 AM
Older adults are generally good at judging their capacity for handling their finances, but cognitive impairment degrades that skill. Proactive planning can help protect them from fraud.
Monday, June 9, 2025 8:22 AM
Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades.
Friday, June 6, 2025 8:51 AM
A researcher offers families advice on playful paths to summer STEM learning for children.
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:49 AM
The US withdrew from treaty negotiations on President Trump鈥檚 first day in office.