Can chatbots write inspirational and wise sermons?

Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross

Not quite, writes an expert on Christian worship. Chatbots do not have human experience of love – and, above all, they lack a soul.

Ukrainian science is struggling, threatening long-term economic recovery – history shows ways to support the Ukrainian scientific system

Ina Ganguli, UMass Amherst; Michael E. Rose, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; Oleksandra Ivashchenko, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Stefano Horst Baruffaldi, Polytechnic University of Milan

The war in Ukraine has led to the destruction of scientific infrastructure, caused many Ukrainian researchers to leave the country and disrupted the work of those who have stayed.

Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions

Ellen Quarles, University of Michigan

Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine how quickly your body is able to repair and recover from damage.

Science activism is surging – which marks a culture shift among scientists

Scott Frickel, Brown University; Fernando Tormos-Aponte, University of Pittsburgh

Political mobilization among scientists has been growing in recent years. Two social scientists break down what this looks like and how it represents a culture shift among the scientific community.

Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparities

Rashad Shabazz, Arizona State University

At a time when Americans celebrated their nation’s independence, it’s clear not every American enjoys the same constitutional rights.

Russia’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns

Clementine Fujimura, United States Naval Academy

Russia’s systematic manipulation of children dates back long before the war in Ukraine, to when the Soviet Union first made false promises to its large population of orphans.

Henry VIII’s notes in prayer book written by his sixth wife reveal musings on faith, sin and his deteriorating health – new discovery

Alec Ryrie, Durham University

Henry had always been a theatrically pious king and in his last years he turned to religion with melancholy intensity.

Mozambican terror group is strikingly similar to Nigeria’s deadly Boko Haram

Theo Neethling, University of the Free State

In parts of Nigeria and Mozambique, the central governments and state institutions are either absent or unable to address the dire socio-economic conditions and related instability.

Fiber is your body’s natural guide to weight management – rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fiber packaging instead

If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth