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Power poles downed by Hurricane Ida in Houma, Louisiana, Aug. 30, 2021. Nick Wagner/Xinhua via Getty Images

Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.

Many Americans who lost their jobs when the coronavirus pandemic began sought donated food. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Food insufficiency rates rose across the board, researchers who analyzed government data found.

In August 2021, comedian Greg Gutfeld’s weeknight talk show ‘Gutfeld!’ became the highest-rated late-night talk show in the U.S. Gary Miller/Getty Images

Critics have long pooh-poohed conservative comics. But in today’s fragmented media environment, right-wing comedy has become both a moneymaker and a force in politics.

The COVID-19 pandemic created attendance issues for students of all ages. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

COVID-19 upended families’ morning routines. Getting kids back on schedule and sticking to it will help ease difficult transitions, a child psychologist explains.

HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but their leaks are warming the planet. Jed Share/Kaoru Share via Getty Images

HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but when these short-lived climate pollutants leak, they warm the planet.

Arctic sea ice has been declining overall since NASA began tracking it by satellite in the 1970s. Miemo Penttinen

A closer look at how ice cover changed through the months offers some important insights into the role of climate change and why every year isn’t a record.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendants return to court in November. AP Photo/Janet Hamlin

A scholar who has visited Guantanamo 11 times to observe legal proceedings in the 9/11 terrorism case explains why the conflict continues to delay the case going to trial.

Some Americans are looking past Joe Biden, seeking the return of Donald Trump as president. AP Photo/Julio Cortez

A representative survey of American adults finds broader support for violent insurrection than many would like to think.

Are these the footprints of the first-known American teen? Matthew Robert Bennett

The New Mexico findings could rewrite the history of human migration to the Americas.

Several lawmakers from high-tax states like New York are pushing for changes to a key tax deduction in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The 2017 tax cuts put a $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local taxes. The richest households would see the biggest gains from eliminating or raising the cap.

A gathering during the 73rd anniversary of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2019. Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s biggest Islamic organization, initiating a reform movement, which it is calling ‘Humanitarian Islam.’

Colleges that let their athletes use their school brand for paid endorsements may appeal more to new recruits. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

A sports management scholar weighs in on whether college athletes can appear in their school’s swag while promoting various products.

New Delhi has had days with air pollution levels nearly 30 times the old World Health Organization guidelines. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images

It’s the World Health Organization’s first update of global air quality guidelines since 2005. We know far more today about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.

Deer cross roads whenever they wish, but some time periods are higher risk than others. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Avoiding hitting deer on the road is as much about when you drive as where. An animal behavior expert explains why.

Some preschoolers are encouraged to bring in their favorite toy or stuffed animal, while others risk having it confiscated. Layland Masuda/Moment Collection via Getty Images

When students are allowed to bring personal items for show and tell, it can build their senses of self-worth, belonging and control. But poor kids often don’t get that opportunity.

A Taliban fighter, wearing U.S. clothing and carrying U.S. weapons, looks through a captured night-vision device. Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Despite efforts to prevent militant groups from getting weapons, they often get their hands on U.S. equipment and use it to attack American troops.

Advanced driver-assist systems can lull drivers into taking their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road when they shouldn’t. Jakob Härter/Flickr

Tesla crashes and the investigations that follow generate a lot of headlines, but the dangers of automotive automation are industrywide. The common denominator is the human behind the wheel.

The sky’s not always the limit. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Republicans are refusing to support an increase in the debt ceiling, but not doing so risks an unprecedented default. An economist explains why it’s time to get rid of the debt limit once and for all.