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/ 1 year agoPeaches are a minor part of Georgia’s economy, but they’re central to its mythology
A 90% crop loss in the Peach State may sound like a disaster, but Georgia isn’t actually the Big Apple of...
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/ 1 year agoNearly 20% of the cultural differences between societies boil down to ecological factors – new research
A number of theories try to explain how cultural differences come to be. A new study quantifies how such factors as...
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/ 1 year agoKakhovka dam breach: 3 essential reads on what it means for Ukraine’s infrastructure, beleaguered nuclear plant and future war plans
Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the attack on crucial civilian infrastructure. Experts explain what the incident means for...
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/ 1 year agoUK’s Sunak visits Washington to strengthen ties, watch baseball – having already struck out on trade deal
The UK leader’s visit to the US comes amid trouble at home, with low ratings for his Conservative Party. But don’t...
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/ 1 year agoChanging wild animals’ behavior could help save them – but is it ethical?
Behavior-based interventions could boost conservation efforts, but raise their own set of tricky ethical issues.
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/ 1 year agoUS, Chinese warships’ near miss in Taiwan Strait hints at ongoing troubled diplomatic waters, despite chatter about talks
What was behind the latest encounter between US and Chinese military vessels in contested waters?
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/ 1 year agoPolitical compromises – like the debt-limit deal – have never been substitutes for lasting solutions
Compromises, no matter how horrible, have long been used to solve seemingly intractable political problems – but at a cost.
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ’s Great Society – affirmative action
President Lyndon Johnson’s commencement address at Howard University in 1965 offered a compelling argument on the need for affirmative action. His...
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/ 1 year agoScientists’ political donations reflect polarization in academia – with implications for the public’s trust in science
Public data about individual donors’ political contributions supports the perception that American academia leans left.
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/ 1 year agoBlockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
There are many uses for digital systems that are not centrally controlled and that allow large numbers of people to participate...
