Trump speech evokes kinglike president founders feared

The child boss in ‘Severance’ reveals a devastating truth about work and child-rearing in the 21st century

Anna Mae Duane, University of Connecticut

As a child worker, Miss Huang might seem like an uncanny ghost of a bygone era of childhood. But she’s closer to a prophet, warning viewers about what a work-obsessed future holds.

Learning ethics − one Marvel movie at a time

James Calvin Davis, Middlebury

Marvel movies like ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Infinity War’ are the starting point for this ethics seminar.

Extreme heat silently accelerates aging on a molecular level − new research

Eunyoung Choi, University of Southern California

People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.

COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease

Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan

Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as essential in the fight against diseases such as syphilis, AIDS and TB.

A potential $110B economic hit: How Trump’s tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states

Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth

The shock will fall hardest on consumers, certain industries, and states that are sensitive to supply-chain disruptions.

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

Sarah Webber, University of Dayton; Kaitlin Newkirk, Xavier University

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

Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers

David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark; Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York

Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.

Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits

Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas

San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.

USAID’s history shows decades of good work on behalf of America’s global interests, although not all its projects succeeded

Christian Ruth, University of Florida

USAID started in the 1960s as a way to offset the spread of communism. Since then, it has had various other soft-power benefits for the US.

How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather

Out-of-balance bacteria is linked to multiple sclerosis − the ratio can predict severity of disease

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs advises the president on use of America’s military power