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Environment|Science|US

Two key ingredients cause extreme storms with destructive flooding – why these downpours are happening more often

Rising global temperatures increase the risk of extreme downpours, as a climate scientist explains.

Two key ingredients cause extreme storms with destructive flooding – why these downpours are happening more often
Business|Entertainment|Finance|Lifestyle|US

Influencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason

The IRS hasn’t issued clear guidance for them yet.

Influencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason
Election|Political|US

What’s a constitutional crisis? Here’s how Trump’s recent moves are challenging the Constitution’s separation of powers

Legal experts are concerned that President Donald Trump is expanding executive powers beyond the law – creating what they call a constitutional crisis.

What’s a constitutional crisis? Here’s how Trump’s recent moves are challenging the Constitution’s separation of powers
Education|Political|US

Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes

Research suggests school choice programs have little effect on student achievement but worsen overall outcomes by draining money from cash-strapped public school systems.

Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes
Education|Health|Political|Science|Technology

Engineering the social: Students in this course use systems thinking to help solve human rights, disease and homelessness

Control systems keep your house warm and your car’s speed constant, but they could also help address societal problems.

Engineering the social: Students in this course use systems thinking to help solve human rights, disease and homelessness
Business|Economy|US

IRS is using $60B funding boost to ramp up use of technology to collect taxes − not just hiring more enforcement agents

The agency hopes to make paying taxes less onerous for the majority of Americans who follow the rules.

Business|Science|Technology

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 − so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

The International Energy Agency moved up the date when it expects oil demand to peak to before 2030. Electric vehicle growth is a big part of the reason.

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 − so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?
Health|Sports

Aaron Rodgers' season-ending Achilles tear resurfaces questions about player safety on artificial turf

Two days after Rodgers’ injury, the NFL players union called on the league to convert all playing fields to natural grass.

Aaron Rodgers' season-ending Achilles tear resurfaces questions about player safety on artificial turf
Crime|News|World

For the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in 'Killers of the Flower Moon' still lingers

Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.

For the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in 'Killers of the Flower Moon' still lingers
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science

Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics principles − but there are ways to make the process easier

You may have seen contestants on reality shows like “Survivor” make fire using friction, but do you know the physics behind the process?

Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics principles − but there are ways to make the process easier
Environment|News|Science|US

2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters

The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running heat waves like the Southwest experienced is also rising.

2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters
Education|News|Opinion|US

School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media

A law scholar examines a pair of Supreme Court cases that pit the public’s free speech rights against politicians’ rights.

School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media
Environment|News|Science

2023's billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth's hottest year on record

An atmospheric scientist explains how rising temperatures are helping to fuel extreme storms, floods, droughts and devastating wildfires.

2023's billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 big weather and climate disasters amid Earth's hottest year on record
Crime|Technology

Your fingerprint is actually 3D − research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis

Using fingerprints to catch criminals isn’t 100% accurate, but analyzing fingerprints in 3D, rather than 2D, could improve the process.

Your fingerprint is actually 3D − research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis
Crime|News|US

Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured

Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty for a school shooting committed by her son; the father faces trial next.

Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Who will be picked for vice president? Let’s discuss who’s qualified for the job

Media coverage of vice presidential candidates tends to focus on who can help win the election rather than who is qualified to help govern once in office.

Who will be picked for vice president? Let’s discuss who’s qualified for the job
Crime

NRA loses New York corruption trial over squandered funds – retired longtime leader Wayne LaPierre must repay millions of dollars

The jury’s verdict followed years of allegations that the gun group’s top official and other leaders were spending money meant to benefit its members on their own luxuries.

NRA loses New York corruption trial over squandered funds – retired longtime leader Wayne LaPierre must repay millions of dollars
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

Scorsese’s gods of the streets: From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Silence,’ faith is rarely far off in his films

Though only a few of Scorsese’s films focus on religious stories, deeper questions about faith, doubt and living in a violent world tend to haunt his movies.

Scorsese’s gods of the streets: From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Silence,’ faith is rarely far off in his films
Science|Technology

Transporting hazardous materials across the country isn’t easy − that’s why there’s a host of regulations in place

Nobody wants to see an accident involving flammable, corrosive or radioactive material. But understanding the rules put in place to prevent these accidents isn’t easy.

Transporting hazardous materials across the country isn’t easy − that’s why there’s a host of regulations in place
Education|News|Opinion|Political|Uncategorized|US

An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s law to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools

The Supreme Court’s approach toward religion in schools has been shifting, creating uncertainty about legislation such as Louisiana’s.

An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s law to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools
Science|Technology

CAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake

CAPTCHAs are a key part of the arms race between AI deceivers and AI deception detectors. A computer scientist explains how they work.

CAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake
Environment|News|Science

What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.

Science

Want to solve a complex problem? Applied math can help

Applied mathematicians translate real situations into mathematical terms.

Want to solve a complex problem? Applied math can help

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