Teens and young adults are driving demand for online abortion pills

Dana Johnson,University of Wisconsin–Madison Teens in the U.S. are obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth, and young people age 18 to 24 are ordering medication abortion

Perfect homework, blank stares

Jocelyn Gecker,MDT/AP Education Writer The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there’s no pen or paper, either. Instead,

Editing cholesterol is exciting – but swallow the statin for now

Lauran Neergaard, Medical Writer, MDT/AP If there were ever a disease that tempts scientists to reach for a permanent fix, it is high cholesterol. Pop a pill

Has globalization lessened the importance of physical distance?

National economies are increasingly moving in sync and responding to the same booms and busts as a result of near-instantaneous communications and interdependent global supply chains. This

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds

Bingbing Zhang, University of Iowa Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that

Trump’s Greenland threats reveal no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy

Garret Martin, American University School of International Service In the days since a fractious World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzeland, ended, some of Europe’s main players have pushed

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

Albert Stumm, MDT/AP With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and gloves left behind at the coffee shop, winter creates more opportunities to lose things —

Can shoes alter your mind?

Atom Sarkar, Drexel University Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise comfort or performance, some brands now claim their shoes

Most Venezuelans in the US arrived within the past decade

Matt Brooks, Florida State University In 2024, the most recent year for which data is available, an estimated 1 million immigrants from Venezuela lived in the United States.

The North Pole keeps moving – that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours

Scott Brame, Clemson University When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so

Expert tips to ease financial pressure and avoid holiday overspending 

Adriana Morga, MDT/AP Are you feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to spend money on gifts, parties, and travel this holiday season? The job market is tough, student loan and

New industry standards, tech advances make pre-owned electronics a viable gift

Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology Electronic gifts are very popular, and in recent years, retailers have been offering significant discounts on smartphones, e-readers and other electronics

The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped

Ishani Banerji Clinical,Clemson University I’m guessing I’ll be among Spotify’s top 1% of listeners for an obscure 2004 track titled “Rusty Chevrolet” by the Irish band

Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds

José Lemos, University of Florida Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But

Why index funds and ETFs are good for retirees

Christine Benz, Morningstar Older adults likely began their investing careers before exchange-traded funds existed and have stuck with traditional mutual funds. But as retirement approaches, many

Don’t write off the Putin–Trump summit just yet

Like many such encounters, the Aug. 15, 2025, Alaska red-carpet rollout for Russian President Vladimir Putin is classic Donald Trump: diplomacy as pageantry, emerging seemingly out of

Nowadays autocrats use manipulation, not violence

President Donald Trump’s critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. Some Democrats

Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students

A federal judge in Boston on May 23, 2025, temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have revoked Harvard University’s authorization to enroll international students.

The sharp decline in young Americans’ support for free speech

For much of the 20th century, young Americans were seen as free speech’s fiercest defenders. But now, young Americans are growing more skeptical of free speech. According

Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis

When 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, he

Buddha’s foster mother played a key role in the orphaned prince’s life

Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what motherhood means in different religions and cultures. As a scholar of Buddhism and gender, I know how complicated

Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics and demographics might change that

Encouraged by a sexual double standard and shaped by a general perception of Japan as a society made for men, most women abandon their maiden names

A Palestinian-Israeli film just won an Oscar − so why is it so hard to see?

For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar win is a golden ticket. The publicity can translate into theatrical releases or rereleases, along with more

The history and politics of often-maligned isolationism

Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a

China to step in?

If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation

AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

My colleagues and I at Purdue University have uncovered a significant imbalance in the human values embedded in AI systems. The systems were predominantly oriented toward information and

Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM

After weeks of speculation over his future, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign on Jan. 6, 2025. His departure will bring an end

Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds

You’ve probably heard “Don’t go outside in the winter with your hair wet or without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.” That’s not exactly true. As with

Light exercise can yield significant cognitive benefits, new research shows

Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids, may provide short-term benefits for cognitive health, equivalent to reversing four years of cognitive

The journey matters as much as the destination

Americans spent more than US$850 billion on domestic leisure travel in 2023, a sum that looks likely to rise in future years. Whether it’s a weekend getaway to

May 2025 arrive quickly, dry and bright

Weather conditions posed challenges, but not even an unseasonal typhoon could dim the shine of the FIA event that wrapped up the WTRC, GT, and

An 83-year-old Borges story predicts a bleak internet future

How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have speculated on this question for years. In his 2019 novel Fall, Neal Stephenson imagined a near-future

The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween

This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloweena modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of Samhain – pronounced SAW-en. But as

Your next favorite story won’t be written by AI – but it could be someday

Stories define people – they shape our relationships, cultures and societies. Unlike other skills replaced by technology, storytelling has remained uniquely human, setting people apart from machines. But

Profit with purpose

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that developed the popular ChatGPT chatbot and the text-to-art program Dall-E, is at a crossroads. On Oct. 2, 2024, it

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