West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses
Days of heavy rain caused a levee on the White River to breach, sending water into Pacific, Wash., on Dec. 16, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesIn recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have sw...
Farshid Vahedifard, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it
Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires.Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty ImagesOn Jan. 7, 2025, people a...
Elizabeth A. Logan, Associate Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and The West, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
Loving-kindness, the feeling cultivated in metta meditation, is very different from romantic love.Anna Sunderland EngelsA popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifica...
Jeremy David Engels, Liberal Arts Endowed Professor of Communication, Penn State
The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers
Enrique Tarrio, left, former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys, shakes hands with Oath Ke…
AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
AI agents have emerged from the lab, bringing promise and peril.tadamichi/iStock via Getty ImagesIn …
Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your b…
Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insuli…
New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm
Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Momen…
Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
AI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content.AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu usi…
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to defend a narrow majority in the 2026 elections. A near-recor…
Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’ – research shows these retreats actually help f…
Getting to know new colleagues over a short period of time can pay off later on.Tom Werner/DigitalVi…