By Erin Clabough, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old.
Some parents have said they stop reading aloud to their school-age children because their kids can read on their own.
I’m a neuroscientist…
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By Tamsin Johnson, PhD candidate in visual cultures, Nottingham Trent University
Marks and Spencer is one of the latest UK high-street brands to launch a ski-wear collection. Even supermarket Lidl are in on the action, with their ski range starting from £3.99. This follows earlier moves by fast-fashion retailers such as Topshop who launched SNO in the mid 2010’s and Zara’s imaginatively titled Zara Ski collection, which launched in 2023.
Fast fashion brand PrettyLittleThing’s Apres Ski edit (a collection of clothes chosen for a specific theme) tells potential shoppers that going skiing is “not…
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By Gerard F. Powers, Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies, University of Notre Dame
In recent weeks, Catholic leaders have been increasingly outspoken in their criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, especially its military intervention in Venezuela and saber-rattling over Greenland.
On Jan. 19, 2026, the three cardinals heading U.S. archdioceses…
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By Patrick Aguilar, Managing Director of Health, Washington University in St. Louis
In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of health care.
As a physician and professor studying the intersection of business and health, I know that the challenges in reforming the sprawling U.S. health care system are immense. That’s partly for…
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By Meg A. Warren, Professor of Management, Western Washington University
Michael T. Warren, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Western Washington University
The reasons colleagues stay silent when co-workers are mistreated may not be what you assume − and it’s not what companies typically spend money on in their efforts to create a fair environment.
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By Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal representation to minorities and women.
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By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University
On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.
Considering the prominence of her owner, the laws of the time and the dangerous trek to New Hampshire, a place where she could discreetly live freely, the act carried remarkable risk. Nevertheless, she slipped out of the President’s House undetected while the first family dined.
The house, then located at the intersection of 6th…
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By Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
“Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics.
Yet, for months, a pragmatic alliance between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been building.
And despite the politicians being, in many ways,
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By Charles Prior, Professor in History, University of Birmingham
Native American lands contain 30% of the nation’s coal, 50% of its uranium and 20% of its natural gas, as well as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
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By Rachael Seidler, Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
Tianyi (Erik) Wang, Graduate Student in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida
These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the physical effects of spaceflight helps plan space missions.
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