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Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure

Jack Buffington, University of Denver

Consumers and politicians blame cage-free egg laws and bird flu outbreaks for high egg prices. But the root cause is an outdated supply chain system.

Who gets to brand Puerto Rico: Its tourism agency or its biggest star?

Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, University of Florida

The mayor of San Juan has said Bad Bunny does a better job of promoting Puerto Rico than the island’s official destination marketing organization.

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution

Trump wants Ukraine to repay the US for the military aid it sent Kyiv. Once upon a time, the US was more generous: It rebuilt Western Europe after World War II.

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

Fred L. Pincus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The conservative think tank’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department go back more than 40 years, a scholar writes.

Genomic sequencing reveals previously unknown genes that make microbes resistant to drugs and hard to kill

Nneka Vivian Iduu, Auburn University

Scientists have described antimicrobial resistance as an overlooked pandemic. Improving surveillance can help prevent deadly outbreaks.

How many types of insects are there in the world?

Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University

The number of insect species is mind-boggling – and they are a critical part of the environment.

How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty

Ronald S. Green, Coastal Carolina University

‘Demon Slayer: Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law: The Antiquities Act

Monica Hubbard, Boise State University; Erika Allen Wolters, Oregon State University

Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. There are a few ways to better shield them from political whims.

Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers

Curisa M. Tucker, University of South Carolina

Communities with unstable housing, food deserts and less access to health care contribute to the problem.

Emergency alerts and news notifications can make us stressed and anxious — here’s what you can do to cope

Indu Subramanian, University of California, Los Angeles; Sahib Khalsa, University of California, Los Angeles

Whether real or just a test, emergency alerts activate the same neural circuits involved in real danger.

Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency

What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains

Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison