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FASEB Names Eric E. Kelley President
Eric E. Kelley is elected president of FASEB, while H. Joseph Yost and Rachel Brewster also move into new officer positions on the Board.
Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia before his trial
Trump administration told a federal court it planned to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia for a second time if he is freed from a prison in Nashville where he being held...
Seeking moral advice from large language models comes with risk of hidden biases
More and more people are turning to large language models like ChatGPT for life advice and free therapy, as it is sometimes perceived as a space free from human biases....
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Crocheter promotes mental health to growing audience
Michael Sellick has built an online community by sharing his passion for crochet. Now the founder of The Crochet Crowd says he's going a step further with Everyday Stitch, a...
Orlando Magic express 'belief' in Paolo Banchero with $239M extension
The Orlando Magic said their recent decision to agree to a five-year, $239 million contract with All-Star forward Paolo Banchero reflected their "belief" in his talent and "desire to win...
Hybrid model reveals people act less rationally in complex games, more predictably in simple ones
Throughout their everyday lives, humans are typically required to make a wide range of decisions, which can impact their well-being, health, social connections, and finances. Understanding the human decision-making processes...
How people perceive biodiversity through sight and sound
A study published in People and Nature finds that both sight and sound influence perception of biodiversity, and participants were slightly more accurate when assessing forest biodiversity through sound alone...
New class of Hispanic program participants learns about USDA policy, more
About 30 staff from Hispanic-serving U.S. universities met at the U.S. Agriculture Department part of a resurrected program to learn more about policy and other issues after Democratic lawmakers criticized...
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
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Collective behavior study explores whether pigeons track others' eye movements
There's something magnetic about a group of people looking in the same direction—others will follow their gazes to see what has caught their attention. But is the same true for...
Giving back or getting back? The rise of retributive philanthropy
Picture this: A person is so outraged by a company's actions that instead of writing a complaint, they write a check to a charity that stands in direct opposition. Their...
Two Israelis' 50-hour hunger strike in cage seeks 50 hostages' release from Gaza
A rabbi and another Israeli resident are enclosed in a cage without food or water in Jerusalem, vowing to remain inside for 50 hours to represent the number of hostages...
Did Jane Austen even care about romance?
Arts & Culture Did Jane Austen even care about romance? Scholars contest novelist’s ‘rom-com’ rep as 250th anniversary ushers in new screen adaptations Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer July 7, 2025 5 min...
Watch: Chad Stahleski directs Evanescence's 'Ballerina' song music video
Evanescence released a new video for "Fight Like a Girl" featuring K.Flay on Monday. "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski directs the video for the song from "Ballerina."
Youth volunteering encourages young men to vote for the first time, research shows
Youth volunteering encourages young men from politically disengaged homes to vote for the first time by raising their interest in civic life, new analysis shows.
Young adult literature is not as young as it used to be, shows a librarian's research
Despite its name, the young adult genre is increasingly dominated by stories about older teens and even adults. But as protagonists get older, younger readers are getting left behind, a...
10 dead, dozens arrested in more anti-government protests in Kenya
At least 10 people were shot dead and 29 injured in Kenya as anti-government protests erupted after restarting early last month.
Women scientists promote their research online less often than men, study finds
Many women scientists are staying silent online—and it could be costing them professionally. A new University of Michigan study finds that women are about 28% less likely than men to...
Civil servants' reactions to democratic decline reflect deep political divides
A new study reveals that civil servants, like citizens, do not uniformly recognize and oppose political attacks on liberal democracy. How they view such attacks and respond depends heavily on...
Watch: Blackpink appears on billboards in 'Jump' music video teaser
South Korean girl group Blackpink is teasing its "Jump" music video, due Friday. The song will mark the K-pop stars' first single of 2025.
How often should you really be washing your bedding? A microbiologist explains
Most of us spend around a third of our lives in bed. Sleep isn't just downtime; it's essential for normal brain function and overall health. And while we often focus...
What research on sexting reveals about how men and women think about consent
Sexting—the creating and exchanging of sexual texts, photos and videos—has become part of many people's sexual and romantic lives. In an age where interpersonal relations often take place through digital...
Whose satisfaction is more important to your business? Your customers or your employees?
New research from Virginia Commonwealth University challenges the long-held business assumption that companies perform best when both customers and employees are highly satisfied.
Cierra Ortega's parents seek 'compassion' after 'Love Island' firing
Cierra Ortega's parents spoke out following her firing from "Love Island USA." Her departure was announced Sunday after old social media posts surfaced in which she allegedly uses racial slurs.
What schools can learn from skate culture
At a school in Malmö, Sweden, skateboarding is on the curriculum. John Dahlquist, vice principal of Bryggeriets High School, teaches skate classes and brings lessons from skateboarding into other subjects....
Social media can support or undermine democracy. It comes down to how it's designed
Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.
Misinformation lends itself to social contagion. Here's how to recognize and combat it
In 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines. Nearly 40 girls age 12 to 18 from a religious school had been...