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Nearly 45,000 people in the U.S. died by gun violence in 2024—one person every 12 minutes, on average—and an all-time high of 27,593 died by firearm suicide, according to the latest annual firearm mortality report from the Johns Hopkins Center…
It looks like SpaceX’s next Starship flight is on the horizon, and it may lift off sooner than you might think. SpaceX today (July 10) completed a brief static fire of the Starship Super Heavy booster tapped to launch the…
Should stargazers also be cloudspotters? Everyone knows clouds are the first thing you see as soon as you get under a dark sky or buy a new telescope — it’s almost guaranteed! However, by early July, I usually start actively…
The justice system in England and Wales is failing to meet people’s needs, with cuts to legal aid forming part of a wider pattern of declining investment and support, warns a new UCL–led report. The findings present a stark picture…
Local newspapers serve as a vital check on public institutions, including law enforcement, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management. Published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice, the study examines the societal cost of…
NASA The waxing gibbous moon is nestled in the darkness of space in this June 26, 2026, image from the International Space Station. The space station was 264 miles above the Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar at the time. The…
When Amanda Neitzel first evaluated a live virtual reading-tutoring program called AirReading two years ago, she found what most educators would have predicted: modest results. One semester of live video tutoring nudged struggling early readers forward by roughly a month’s…
The UK government launched a major review of parental leave in July 2025, with recommendations expected in early 2027. One question sits at the heart of the review: What difference does parental leave make to family life?
A “space jellyfish” cloud lit up the early morning sky following a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. (Image credit: SpaceX) Is it a space jellyfish? Is it an alien? No, it’s the aftermath of a SpaceX rocket launch! What is it?…
Before dawn on July 11, early risers will be treated to a striking celestial scene low in the east-northeast sky. A slender waning crescent moon, softly glowing with earthshine, will appear to align with the orange light of Mars, the…