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I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza

Raymond Offenheiser, University of Notre Dame

A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.

Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

Ashley Robertson Preston, Howard University

A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s last residence in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.

The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more

Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona

The World Bank estimates that it will take $480 billion of investment to get Ukraine back on its feet after the war.

Why do people hate people?

Kristine Hoover, Gonzaga University; Yolanda Gallardo, Gonzaga University

It can be easy to mistake feelings like fear and anger as hate. When biases are acted out in harmful ways, however, speaking up can help stop hate from getting worse.

‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life

Saverio Eric Spagnolie, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a small object, such as a berry or raisin.

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages for the people who live here.

A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate

Shaun Eaves, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jamey Stutz, The Ohio State University; Kevin Norton, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Pedro Doll, University of Canterbury

When landslides or glaciers bring rocks to the surface, cosmic rays bombard them, smashing common atoms into rarer forms and acting as a chronometer of the changing Earth.

What are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on

A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later

Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for new fathers