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Iron overload: how tea, coffee, red meat and alcohol can affect absorption

by Alexandra Cremona, University of Limerick Most of us are used to hearing about the risks of not getting enough iron. Yet having too much...

Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys

by Li-elle Rapaport, University of Manitoba Body changes can raise disturbing feelings, such as looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection that may feel...

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

by Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Allegheny College It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure...

Sharpeville: research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted

by Nancy L Clark, Louisiana State University and William H. Worger, University of California, Los Angeles On 21 March 1960 at 1.40 in the afternoon,...

‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists

by Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University “Star Trek” began as a television series but grew into a cultural phenomenon. When it premiered in 1966,...

New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

by Jack Swab, University of Tennessee and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth...

Why the Supreme Court blocked Trump and the Postal Service from restricting mail‑in voting for the midterms

by John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University Mail voting in the 2026 midterm elections will go on as usual – now that the Trump administration’s major...

Legal wrangling over $12.5B Lakers sale shows how family trusts don’t guarantee a business stays in the family

by Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia The Buss family’s 47-year ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, 17-time...

Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5: the genius of Dolly Parton in three songs

By Alexandria Green-Jones by Wendy Hargreaves, University of Southern Queensland The world has lost a music legend in Dolly Parton, who has died at 80 after...

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

by Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International University In the 1520s and 1530s, a man named Esteban de Dorantes, known as Estevanico, walked across the deserts of...

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