Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it

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Americans electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation. But upgrades to electric wires, reinforcing and protecting power lines from severe weather, and changing fuel costs among other factors are...

Rethinking engineering education: Why focusing on learning preferences matters for diversity

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For decades, colleges, government agencies and foundations have experimented with recruitment and retention efforts designed to increase diversity in engineering programs. However, the efforts have not significantly...

Israel has promised ‘basic amount’ of food into Gaza – but its policies have already created catastrophic starvation risk for millions

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After 18 months of punishing airstrikes, raids and an increasingly restrictive siege in Gaza, the United Nations on May 20, 2025, issued one of its most urgent warnings yet about the ongoing humanitarian crisis: an...

Russia’s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy – 3 years on, that unanimity still holds

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022, President Vladimir Putin incorrectly assumed it would be a swift takeover. In fact, three years on, negotiators from both countries are tentatively exploring the idea of a...

Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure

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Lately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, the courts have few tools and limited power to make him comply. But the real contest is...

Too much sitting increases risk of future health problems in chest pain patients – new research

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For patients hospitalized with chest pain, the amount of time they spend sedentary afterward is linked to a greater risk for more heart problems and death within a year. Thats the key finding of a new peer-reviewed study...

Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions

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When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, its one of the great joys of the season. Its also a minor miracle....