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/ 1 year agoVaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations...
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/ 1 year agoHow Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages
Over the past decades, many Chicana artists have used Guadalupe to emphasize issues of justice around immigration.
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/ 1 year agoAstronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?
Controlled experiments are impossible in astronomy, as are direct measurements of physical properties of objects outside our solar system. So how...
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/ 1 year agoHow did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas’ preparations to attack? A US counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works
Israel’s intelligence capacities are considered some of the best in the world – but unlike the US, it does not have...
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/ 1 year agoRising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma – sound familiar?
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are...
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/ 1 year agoWhy the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role
A major crisis abroad may exacerbate internal divisions within one of the US’s major political parties.
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/ 1 year agoIsrael has no good options for dealing with Hamas’ hostage-taking in Gaza
An estimated 150 hostages were taken by Hamas in Israel and brought back to Gaza. The government of Israel faces tough...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast
Saltwater intrusion is bad for human health, ecosystems, crops and infrastructure. Here’s how seawater can move inland, and why climate change...
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/ 1 year agoComets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
There’s a flurry of excitement every time a comet comes into view from Earth. But what are these celestial objects, and...
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/ 1 year agoYour immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it’s likely one of the most ancient
The human body has been making antivirals for eons, long before scientists did. A protein in your cells called viperin produces...
