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Pour échapper aux normes de genre, les Romains trouvaient refuge dans une communauté vouée à la déesse Cybèle
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:59 PM
Dans la Rome antique, les hommes adeptes de la déesse Cybèle, appelés « galli », vivaient en dehors des définitions strictes du genre masculin.
Read MoreChernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:46 PM
Once classified files from East Germany reveal the extent of Soviet actions to hide the true extent of catastrophe.
Read MoreMichael Rousseau et le français : les trois quarts des commentaires dans les médias canadiens sont négatifs envers le Québec, selon une étude
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 2:17 PM
L’absence de lien entre langue et identité chez les anglophones alimente des discours dévalorisants sur le français, vecteurs d’attitudes négatives envers le Québec.
Read MoreDebate sobre identidade de gênero pode prejudicar esforços globais para proteger populações vulneráveis vítimas de violência
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 1:45 PM
EUA e até algumas vozes na ONU defendem uma interpretação restrita de gênero, alinhando-a com o sexo atribuído no nascimento, o que pode colocar grupos vulneráveis em risco
Read MoreHow debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:39 PM
The US and some voices at the UN are calling for a narrow interpretation of gender to align with sex assigned at birth. That could leave vulnerable groups at risk.
Read MoreBasic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
Monday, March 30, 2026 12:40 PM
Today’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued something else: It was owed to everyone.
Read MoreOn Passover, some Sephardic Jews revisit not only the story of their ancestors, but also their Ladino language
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 1:05 PM
For some Sephardic Jews today, holidays provide a rare opportunity to hear the now-endangered Judeo-Spanish language.
Read MoreWhy many older adults skip hard candy – how aging can change chewing and swallowing
Monday, March 23, 2026 12:22 PM
As you get older, the muscles your body uses to chew can weaken, which may make enjoying holiday treats like Easter candy more difficult.
Read MoreWhat was the very first plant in the world?
Monday, March 16, 2026 12:22 PM
Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had to make their way from the water to the land.
Read MoreGifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest givers
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 2:12 PM
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
Read MoreSocial media can draw attention to atrocities – a key factor in reducing risk of recurrence
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:55 PM
Scholars studied hashtag campaigns in Canada and Syria.
Read MoreAtrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all
Monday, February 16, 2026 1:48 PM
Forty years of data suggests atrocities are on the rise globally.
Read MoreA more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest
Monday, January 26, 2026 1:44 PM
High school students in the US often learn about Latin America through the lens of the US, as a main character that exerts power.
Read MoreAn ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:34 PM
A new study investigated the source of a leak in a ‘miracle measurement’ from 2010 – and engineers found a potential solution.
Read MoreAI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care
Thursday, December 11, 2025 1:37 PM
Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses – if AI can’t tell the difference between them, it won’t be able to operate accurately without human oversight.
Read MoreDrones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 7:01 PM
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
Read MoreMore than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction?
Monday, November 24, 2025 1:32 PM
As AI floods the internet with text, it could mean human voices will matter more – not less.
Read MoreBlack families pay more to keep their houses warm than average American families
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:17 PM
More than 12 million US households keep their homes either too cold or too hot, sacrificing comfort because they can’t afford to pay their energy bills.
Read MoreIf evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving
Monday, November 17, 2025 1:16 PM
We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you can’t see, such as what foods different people are able to digest.
Read MoreSurrealism is better known for its strangeness than the radical politics and revolutionary ambitions of its creators
Thursday, October 23, 2025 12:26 PM
For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.
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