Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine. A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences:
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The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
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Nick Fuentes is a white nationalist who believes America’s identity depends on preserving a white majority. A scholar of the American right examines how antisemitism and antizionism are connecting him with some Black conservative influencers.
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Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
Black Americans and white nationalists have joined forces in the past. And a number of cultural and political shifts have broadened Fuentes’ appe...
As #AI increasingly brings people the news, it does more than simply pass along information. Large language models subtly highlight certain viewpoints while minimizing others, often without users realizing it.
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People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
Even when information is factually accurate, how it’s presented can introduce subtle biases. As large language models increasingly bring people t...
Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever
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Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever
The countries, whose respective leaders recently won widely disputed elections, offer contrasting examples in how autocracies operate, evolve and c...
The Vietnam and Iraq wars were preceded by White House deception and lies -- and now Trump's case against Venezuela is eerily similar.
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Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
Two US wars based on lies, in which tens of thousands of American troops and millions of civilians died, offer a cautionary tale about the rush to ...
Sudan's civil war has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced millions in just over two years, making it among the world's deadliest conflicts today. A historian provides a visual guide to help us understand what is going on and the toll it has taken on the Sudanese population.
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Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
The partial release of the Epstein headlines keep asking who’s on the list? The better question: why aren’t the victims the focus? Have rules designed to protect victims of sexual violence actually pushed them to the side?
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Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a...
The Quad partnership between the U.S., India, Australia and Japan was supposed to be "here to stay." A cancelled November summit suggests otherwise, with Trump's tariffs and India's warming ties to China creating diplomatic paralysis.
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Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now
A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
Walking in nature reduces activity in the brain region linked to sadness and rumination. A psychologist on why active rest periods—not couch time—are what actually restore us during the holidays.
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Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
Unwinding can be hard during the holidays for many reasons. Building in time to recharge through active leisure can help.
Scientific skepticism is a lot different from climate skepticism. Scientists ask questions and demand evidence. Those claiming climate change is a hoax despite overwhelming data are doing the opposite. One thing that helps: remind people of past beliefs disproved by science.
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Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
Real skeptics study the evidence and ask questions, rather than taking political dogma on faith. Experiencing disasters can open more eyes to the r...