
FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery's childhood home in Hunt, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesDeadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in Ju...
Jeremy Porter, Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York

How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Protesters support birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinLegal battles over President Donald Trump’s executive order to end ...
Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York

Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
How emergency alerts convey risks matters.AP Photo/Eric GayFlash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly unpredictable. While there are sophisti...
Keri K. Stephens, Professor & Co-Director, Technology & Information Policy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring the…
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a church in Harlem during his failed campaign to become …
Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?
The U.S. is the only advanced economy that doesn't legally mandate a minimum number of vacation days…
Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
Demonstrators march outside the U.S. Capitol during the Poor People's Campaign rally at the National…
Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Ear…
The SWIFT constellation, shown not to scale in this illustration, will fly farther than its predeces…
Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new resea…
Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer pati…
AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won’t happen overnight
AI will help human physicians by analyzing patient data prior to surgery.Boy_Anupong/Moment via Gett…
Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry
Adult spotted lanternflies infest areas of Pennsylvania from July to December.Lauren A. Little/Media…