Plus: Mining the sea for critical minerals; lessons from Iraq
| | | | Top headlines Lead story As the war with Iran continues, prices for gasoline and crude oil are climbing. Those changes alarm Americans, especially those who recall huge hits to the national economy from oil-price shocks in the 1970s and even the early 2000s. But as Amy Myers Jaffe, a Tufts University and New York University scholar of those economic phenomena, explains, the situation is different now. Compared with past decades, the U.S. produces more oil than it used to, is less dependent on imports and is more economically productive with the oil it does consume. That doesn't mean the pain won't hurt, but there are a couple of possible silver linings. One is that whatever pain Americans feel could be less intense and of shorter duration than it would have otherwise. And when people feel pain from oil prices, there tends to be more investment in clean technologies. [ Sign up for our newsletter on how AI is impacting society. Every Friday. ] |  | Jeff Inglis Environment + Energy Editor | |  Gas prices are up, but other forces may limit the economic harm to the U.S. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University Oil prices affect the US economy differently than in past decades. Nowadays, the US is less reliant on oil imports and uses less oil to produce more economic output. | Environment + Energy | -
Leonardo Macelloni, University of Mississippi Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet. -
Dan McGrath, Colorado State University Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt. | | Arts + Culture | -
Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Today's romance novels spotlight women in control in the bedroom and in their relationships. | | Politics + Society | -
Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn't as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country. -
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Missouri University of Science and Technology The war that began Feb. 28 hews to a familiar, dangerous pattern, writes an Iran expert, from deep, historical mistrust and incompatible strategic interests to miscommunication and misperception. -
David Mednicoff, UMass Amherst The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war's likely end and political consequences. -
David Cuillier, University of Florida A lack of transparency at both the federal and state level is making it increasingly difficult for journalists and citizens to hold government to account. | | Health + Medicine | -
Logan Pant, University of Evansville Different types of alcoholic beverages elicit symbolic cues that can influence the choices a person makes about consumption. -
Rachel French, University of Pennsylvania Black patients were less likely to receive higher doses. This may reflect inequities in health care or misconceptions among patients that higher doses are unsafe. | | Science + Technology | -
Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University It makes sense for companies and organizations to outsource key internet services, but with those services in the hands of a few corporations, failures have a wide impact. -
Tim Hulsey, University of Tennessee The ancient Greek word phronesis means practical wisdom. It's about choosing the right action at the right time for the right reasons, helping you apply the other virtues correctly. | | Ethics + Religion | -
Danielle Wirsansky, Florida State University; Nathan Stoltzfus, Florida State University Couples in interfaith marriages came under intense pressure in Nazi Germany. But women's protests in February 1943 may have helped save their husbands. | | | | Today's graphic 📈 |
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