Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers on April 13, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via APPresident Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic C...
Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative, The Conversation
How a new mapping tool helps Florida planners protect wildlife corridors as the state grows
As Florida's human population grows, wildlife increasingly has nowhere to go.Benjamin Klinger/iStock via Getty Images PlusFlorida added nearly 3 million residents from 2010-2020, making it the fastest...
Sarah Lockhart, PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Florida
Cannabis legalization spurs innovation, but not always in ways that benefit patients or public health
Even after legalization, researchers face significant barriers to studying cannabis.Visoot Uthairam/Moment via Getty ImagesInnovation in health care saves lives. But not all health innovations have en...
Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Assistant Professor of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
‘Bouncing back’ is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not …
Into each life some rain must fall.Anastasiia Voloshko/Moment via Getty ImagesWhen Maria looked at h…
Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen takes a picture through the camera shroud covering a window on the Orion spa…
AIs have ‘personalities’ – here’s how they affect you more deeply than you may realize
AI personas tap into the ways you respond to other people.Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty ImagesMany p…
25 million people lost Medicaid after the COVID-19 pandemic — and state policies shaped who stayed c…
Medicaid enrollment surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesDuring th…
Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming rate – this isn’t normal
Gray whales have unique markings, making it possible to track each one in the bay.Jane Tyska/Digital…
The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today’s political discourse
A stained-glass window in the Cathedral of Brussels depicting the 'Siege of Jerusalem' by the Crusad…