Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court
By Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School · 3h ago
Antarctica’s ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won’t save it – that’s bad news for low-lying coastal areas elsewhere
By Yucheng Lin, Assistant Professor of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Robert Kopp, Professor of Earth Sciences, Rutgers University · 10h ago
As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do
By Stefani Langehennig, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Denver · 10h ago
Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead
By Brian Tang, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, State University of New York · 10h ago
Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure
By Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College · 10h ago
Ron DeSantis’ 2 terms in office fundamentally altered Florida’s political landscape, cementing conservative policies through strategic control of state institutions
By Liv Coleman, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Tampa · 10h ago
1 in 2 Florida residents live in HOAs – how these private governments are reshaping the American Dream
By Stephanie A. Dhuman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College · 10h ago
Pennsylvania’s skill games are officially gambling – so should they be at every gas station?
By Jonathan Caulkins, Professor of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University · 10h ago
Using an AI chatbot to practice new languages can be helpful, but it doesn’t replace speaking with an actual person
By Antonio Perez-Nunez, Associate Professor of Spanish, College of Charleston · 10h ago
As Jewish college students look South, some discover a long but overlooked history
By Ashley Walters, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston · 10h ago
What the Eiffel Tower controversy reveals about a Hindu monastic practice – known as ‘brahmacharya’
By Bhakti Mamtora, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Arizona · 10h ago
The ‘War Games’ problem: Computer science has long understood what it takes to keep AI under control
By Deven Desai, Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Associate Director for Law, Policy, and Ethics at the Machine Learning Center, Georgia Institute of Technology · Sep 29, 2026
Starship’s first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test – how it fares could determine if SpaceX’s vision is possible
By Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Penn State · Sep 29, 2026
Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Constitutional Democracy, Indiana University · Sep 29, 2026
Chatbots as oracles: How AI is giving new life to the ancient practice of seeking answers from inscrutable sources
By Webb Keane, George Herbert Mead Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan · Sep 29, 2026
Oil and gas industry expected surplus – but war brought shortage instead
By John Patrick Schoeneman Jr., Assistant Professor of International Political Economics, Oklahoma State University · Sep 29, 2026
Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground – drones and digital twins can help spot the permafrost thaw coming
By Ming Xiao, Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State · Sep 29, 2026
Why Trump’s plan to cut Head Start regulations could undermine services for the country’s poorest families
By Alexander Thim, PhD Candidate of Economics, UMass Amherst; Westfield State University, Bridgette Davis, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, UMass Amherst · Sep 29, 2026
Are religious charter schools constitutional? After deadlocked SCOTUS decision, another Oklahoma case is trying to find out
By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton · Sep 29, 2026
Last year, Floridians over 60 lost nearly $710M to cybercrime – here’s what to do if you or a loved one has been scammed
By Angela Ramos, Lecturer in Information and Technology Management, University of Tampa · Sep 29, 2026
‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ winks and blows a blood-soaked kiss at horror films of queer past
By Scott Malia, Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross · Sep 29, 2026
Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense
By Abigail Hall, Professor of Economics, University of Tampa, Aaron D. Wood, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tampa · Sep 29, 2026
The Mecca alliance meets the Red Sea – Saudi Arabia’s new defense pact faces its first major test
By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University · Sep 29, 2026
Originalism: What it is, what it isn’t and why it’s the most democratic option for the Supreme Court
By Brian Fitzpatrick, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University · Sep 28, 2026
Why fuel prices may go higher still
By Joshua Busby, Professor of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, Greg Pollock, Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University · Sep 28, 2026
Are there toxic chemicals in your grocery store receipt?
By Sean McCann, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago · Sep 28, 2026
Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality
By Megan Kuykendoll, Instructor of Family Science and Social Work, Miami University · Sep 28, 2026
Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it - new research
By Audrey Hendricks, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz, Nanette Santoro, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz · Sep 28, 2026
What was the original first-person shooter? Two largely forgotten computer games from the 1970s ushered in the genre
By Mark J. P. Wolf, Professor of Communication, Concordia University Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2026
College rankings, like those of US News and World Report, remain influential, despite their many flaws and decades of criticism
By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College · Sep 28, 2026
From lab to life: Why translating AI advances to the real world is a major challenge
By Bo Wang, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi · Sep 28, 2026
Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike
By Canan Karakoç, Postdoctoral Scholar in Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology · Sep 28, 2026
Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI’s risks harder to manage
By Jason M. Blazakis, Professor of the Practice and Director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury College · Sep 28, 2026
In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation
By Drew Paul, Professor of Arabic, University of Tennessee · Sep 25, 2026
Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center
By E. Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor and Director of Arts Management, American University · Sep 25, 2026
Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security
By Stephen Collins, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Kennesaw State University · Sep 25, 2026
Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them
By Jeff LeBlanc, Learning Facilitator for Online Master of Business Administration, Boston University · Sep 25, 2026
What civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits
By David Edward DeMatthews, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, The University of Texas at Austin · Sep 25, 2026
Mold and heat closed Pittsburgh-area schools – an expert explains the risks to kids
By Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Associate Professor of Biology, Allegheny College · Sep 25, 2026
Data centers’ neighbors weigh in on how to manage them
By Fengxiu Zhang, Associate Professor of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Saba Siddiki, Professor of Citizenship and Democracy, Syracuse University · Sep 25, 2026
Detroit and Flint teens are struggling with their mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’
By Crystal Cederna, Associate Professor of Public Health, Michigan State University · Sep 25, 2026
What does it mean to ‘control’ for variables in a scientific study? A statistician explains
By Mark Louie Ramos, Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State · Sep 25, 2026
An overlooked era of cosmology is stealing the show in the quest to understand the cosmos
By Cara Giovanetti, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics, University of California, Berkeley · Sep 25, 2026
Push for Creole courses in schools stokes historic anti-Haitian feeling in Dominican Republic
By Kendall Medford, Postdoctoral Scholar at the Africana Research Center, Penn State · Sep 25, 2026
How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court
By Wayne Unger, Associate Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University · Sep 24, 2026
21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence?
By Azifah Astrina, Ph.D. candidate in Political Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Universitas Gadjah Mada · Sep 24, 2026
Cholesterol control gets personalized – a cardiologist explains how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile
By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz · Sep 24, 2026
AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needs
By Ellen Murphy, Professor of Practice, Wake Forest University · Sep 24, 2026
ICE arrests at Philadelphia International evoke time when airport police helped military catch AWOL Vietnam War soldiers in 1960s
By Menika Dirkson, Associate Professor of History, Morgan State University · Sep 24, 2026
Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments – I teach lonely college students to notice them
By Justin Vaughn, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Applied Civic Leadership, Coastal Carolina University · Sep 24, 2026
Irish reunification is more complicated than Trump may think
By Kimberly Cowell-Meyers, Associate Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs, Carolyn Gallaher, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, American University School of International Service · Sep 24, 2026