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Beth Daley
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Scammers often direct victims to convert cash to untraceable cryptocurrency and send it to them.
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Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University
Technology has supercharged fraud. The ruses are ancient, but the tools scammers use are cutting edge.
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Politics + Society
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Art Jipson, University of Dayton; Paul J. Becker, University of Dayton
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
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Economy + Business
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Ryan Herzog, Gonzaga University
The US central bank is aiming for its soft landing that avoids recession, but the data and competing policy choices will make it difficult.
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Jo Mackiewicz, Iowa State University
Jean Reith Schroedel’s 1985 book captured the struggles and triumphs of tradeswomen. Forty years later, its lessons remain urgent.
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Beth Gazley, Indiana University
When foundations provide grants, they’re engaging in a protected free speech activity that entitles them to certain privacy rights.
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Health + Medicine
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Matt Motta, Boston University; Dominik Stecuła, The Ohio State University
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
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Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia
The change was spurred by a new vaccine specifically designed to protect against bacterial strains that infect adults and the growing recognition that pneumonia rates in adults over 50 are high.
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International
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Rafael R. Ioris, University of Denver
The guilty verdict against the former president could prove a historic opportunity to consolidate democracy, or begin a new phase of democratic erosion.
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Science + Technology
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Marcelo Bigliassi, Florida International University; Dayanne S. Antonio, Florida International University
Your brain and body constantly recalibrate what ‘hard’ feels like. The effect of overcoming one small challenge can ripple forward, making the next challenge feel more doable and even rewarding.
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Education
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Anindya Kundu, Florida International University
Florida’s state Legislature will decide in early 2026 whether to eliminate long-standing obligations for schools to require their students to be vaccinated.
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Environment + Energy
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Joan Strassmann, Washington University in St. Louis
Birds can seem amazingly social as they fly and roost together. But why do they really hang out? Let’s take a closer look at the social lives of birds.
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