Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
Fires can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities ...
An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras
People from many different cultures across the globe and across millennia largely agree about which body parts are most ...
Philly sports fans consider themselves ‘gritty’ − but it’s merely a myth used to fuel their passion
Philly sports fans embrace a working-class ideology that thrives on being the underdog and emphasizes toughness, hard work ...
The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees
The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are ...
Islamic State: despite the fall of its caliphate, the group is still influencing terrorism
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called the attack an “act of terrorism” and said that Jabbar appeared to have been ...
From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology
Doctors have an overwhelming amount of individual patient data and medical research at their disposal to make diagnoses and ...
Funding public schools based on enrollment in the previous year may help keep their budgets more stable, research shows
How states fund their schools may matter more in the coming years as the Trump administration prepares to change the federal ...
Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe
With the downfall of the old Syrian regime, countries like Germany which welcomed Syrian refugees are now talking about ...
The Six Triple Eight helped rewrite the rules on who could be a soldier – the real story behind the Netflix film
The 6888th US battalion tackled entrenched racism as well as confronting the challenges of sexism in the military – but the ...
Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expert
Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024.