Estate planning lessons from Michael Jackson

Policy, shmolicy: Election Day weather and football victories could decide the election

Mark Robert Rank, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

For all the energy, creativity and money presidential candidates pour into their campaigns, it turns out that the ‘subtle power of irrelevant events’ can also shift an election’s outcome.

Black voters, Latino voters and other voters of color show solidarity at the ballot box

Efrén Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles

Evidence suggests that despite their many differences, communities of color tend to vote for candidates who support policies that help remedy racial injustices.

Avian flu has infected dairy cows in more than a dozen states – a microbiologist explains how the virus is spreading

Jenna Guthmiller, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

The H5N1 virus has infected about 900 people since 2003, and more than half of them died. But so far there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission.

Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and on-the-job stress

Marc Moss, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Rafaela Mantelli, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.

Drinking alcohol before conceiving a child could accelerate their aging – new research in mice

Michael Golding, Texas A&M University

Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on children.

Job supervisors with disabilities can boost productivity, new research shows

Dustin Cole, Auburn University

The imperative for employers to accommodate people with disabilities is partly driven by the need to keep older workers on the job as the population ages.

What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season

Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology; Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology

It’s rare to see both Nina’s at the same time, but both appeared to be developing in August 2024. That could help soften hurricane season, but don’t bet on it.

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows

Jessica Eise, Indiana University

New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.

I documented dozens of shrines to people who’ve died in North Philly − here’s what they tell us about memory, grief and trauma

Gordon Coonfield, Villanova University

Makeshift memorials are public expressions of private mourning in response to trauma and tragedy.

When Paralympic athletes fake the extent of their disability

Jaime Schultz, Penn State

Parasports couldn’t exist without classifying competitors by their physical and mental limitations. But the process is far from perfect, and a handful of athletes have tried to game the system.

An unseen problem with the Electoral College – it tells bad guys where to target their efforts

A new ‘guest star’ will appear in the sky in 2024 − a space scientist explains how nova events work and where to look

From Kursk to Kursk: Putin’s attempt to project an image as Russia’s ‘protector’ has been punctured throughout his 25 years in power