Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs arou
It’s all about what they want you to do.
March 18, 2025
28
All
Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating i
Nationalistic behavior can put people, economies and ecosystems, and even peace, at risk. The US, which paused Columbia…
March 18, 2025
28
Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions i
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of…
March 17, 2025
26
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoke
The Alien Enemies Act, first used in the late 1700s, was last invoked during World War II.
March 17, 2025
27
Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new do
Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers…
March 17, 2025
65
Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd
By combining ultrasound with a concept called nonlinear acoustics, you can create sound that stays silent until it reaches…
March 17, 2025
31
What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where
The ‘liberal international order’ emerged out of the devastation of World War II − is it still relevant today?
March 17, 2025
30
Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − bu
The editorial section of a newspaper is a way for society to have a conversation with itself. Should news outlets limit…
March 17, 2025
34
Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a…
March 17, 2025
31
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
Philly’s opioid addiction crisis is constantly evolving. Local health care workers and researchers explain some of the…
March 17, 2025
33
Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
Colorado enshrined the right to abortion in its Constitution, but it still requires minors to seek consent from a parent.
March 17, 2025
33
Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in…
March 17, 2025
65
What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy
Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and…
March 17, 2025
63
Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing i
Every field has its own standard for what data gets recorded for specimens archived in a museum collection, which can make…
March 17, 2025
55
The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion.…
March 17, 2025
32
From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
The phrase appeared on thousands of pages unrelated to Jane Austen before and during her life – and was a favorite phrase…
March 17, 2025
27