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Wimbledon: 'Mentally overwhelmed' Coco Gauff among many upset victims
Coco Gauff was "mentally overwhelmed" before becoming one of the 23 seeded players who failed to win Wimbledon 2025 openers, setting a record for the grass court major and tying...
Personality plays a role in whether you believe in climate change, Dalhousie study finds
People who rank higher on scales of narcissism, machiavellianism and psychopathy tend to have greater levels of skepticism about climate change, while people with stronger pro-social traits are less skeptical.
Study: To battle tip fatigue, experts say businesses should make their service efforts visible
As customers face more and more prompts to add a tip to the bill in places where gratuities were not customary only a few years ago—and often before any service...
Language in UK media shapes public views of immigrants' individuality
Immigrants are more likely to be seen as unique individuals with their own thoughts and intentions, rather than assuming they all share the same group beliefs, when the media describes...
Chilean experiment finds better services dramatically help children in foster care
Being placed in foster care is a necessary intervention for some children. But many advocates worry that kids can languish in foster care too long, with harmful effects for children...
Look: Sanya Richards-Ross gives birth to third child
Olympic gold medalist and former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Sanya Richards-Ross is now a mother of three.
Humans tend to repeat familiar actions when making sequential decisions, even when better options exist
Behavioral scientists have been trying to uncover the patterns that humans follow when making decisions for decades. The insights gathered as part of their studies can help shape public policies...
Religion, Politics and War Drive Urban Wildlife Evolution
The downstream consequences of religion, politics and war can have far-reaching effects on the environment and on the evolutionary processes affecting urban organisms, according to a new analysis from Washington...
Survey finds Trump losing favor, Newsom gaining
President Donald Trump's approval ratings among California residents are tanking while Gov. Gavin Newsom's favorability has improved, according to the latest UCI-OC Poll, administered by the University of California, Irvine...
'Writing is thinking': Do students who use ChatGPT learn less?
When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of...
Religion, politics and war drive urban wildlife evolution, say biologists
The downstream consequences of religion, politics and war can have far-reaching effects on the environment and on the evolutionary processes affecting urban organisms, according to a new analysis from Washington...
On This Day, July 2: Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law
On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Trump says Israel has agreed to 60-day Gaza cease-fire
Israel has agreed to the "necessary conditions" for a 60-day cease-fire in order to negotiate an end to the war in Gaza, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night.
Mothers who work from home earn 10% more, study shows
Mothers who choose to work from home regularly earn about 10% more than those who do not, but fathers get no significant benefit, a major new study says.
FAU's Paulina DeVito Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Paulina DeVito, 22, has received the award for her groundbreaking work in AI and education. A standout scholar who earned two bachelor's degrees by 20 and a master's with a...
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90
Jimmy Swaggart, the Louisiana preacher who built one of the largest televangelist ministries in the 1980s before becoming embroiled in a sex scandal, died Tuesday at the age of 90.
Solar System Science Program (ROSES C.2)
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Why are you cursing?
Science & Tech Why are you cursing? Photo illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff June 2, 2025 4 min read Steven Pinker breaks down history of taboo words, different categories of swearing, and the...
What good is writing anyway?
Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Arts & Culture What good is writing anyway? Scholars across range of disciplines weigh in on value of the activity amid rise of generative AI systems Liz Mineo...
Community connections
Campus & Community Community connections Sophia Scott.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Nikki Rojas Harvard Staff Writer June 3, 2025 3 min read 67 grads recognized for Civic Engagement Every week, Sophia Scott ’25 travels...
To boldly go
Tiffany Onyeiwu ’25 blows bubbles during the 374th Harvard University Commencement Exercises in Tercentenary Theatre.Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community To boldly go Veasey Conway Harvard Staff Photographer June 4, 2025 2...
Young researcher’s ALS attack plan is now a no-go
The government recently terminated a grant supporting Kelly Rich’s research into ALS.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Young researcher’s ALS attack plan now a no-go Career award among deep funding cuts affecting David Sinclair’s...
Numbers tell one story about climate change. People tell another.
Dustin Tingley.Photo by Grace DuVal Science & Tech Numbers tell one story about climate change. People tell another. Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer June 10, 2025 7 min read Policy expert Dustin Tingley...
From ‘joyous’ to ‘erotically engaged’ to ‘white-hot angry’
Arts & Culture From ‘joyous’ to ‘erotically engaged’ to ‘white-hot angry’ Stephanie Burt’s new anthology rounds up 51 works by queer and trans poets spanning generations Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer June 12,...
Out of sight but not out of mind
Elena Luchkina is a research scientist in the Department of Psychology.Photo by Grace DuVal Science & Tech Out of sight but not out of mind By 15 months, children can learn names...
Brainwashing? Like ‘The Manchurian Candidate’?
Rebecca Lemov.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Nation & World Brainwashing? Like ‘The Manchurian Candidate’? More than vestige of Cold War, mind-control techniques remain with us in social media, cults, AI, elsewhere, new book argues...
Projects help students ‘build bridges’ across differences
Campus & Community Projects help students ‘build bridges’ across differences Julie McDonough Harvard Correspondent June 17, 2025 long read Online games and small group discussions provide opportunities for people with contrasting points of...
From bad to worse
Arts & Culture From bad to worse Photo illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer June 23, 2025 6 min read Harvard faculty recommend bios of infamous historical figures Writing...