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/ 1 year agoWhat is a frozen embryo worth? Alabama’s IVF case reflects bigger questions over grieving and wrongful death laws
Alabama’s case began when three couples sued an IVF clinic where their frozen embryos had accidentally been dropped.
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/ 1 year agoLebanese-Israeli fighting looks set to scuttle plans for historic land border settlement
A maritime border agreement signed by Lebanon and Israel seemed like a step toward peaceful relations. But now both countries are...
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/ 1 year agoLead from old paint and pipes is still a harmful and deadly hazard in millions of US homes
Although the US banned lead-based paint in 1978, homes built before then commonly contain lead paint.
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/ 1 year agoA Barbie dollhouse and a field trip led me to become an architect − now I lead a program that teaches architecture to mostly young women in South Central Los Angeles
Women are underrepresented in architecture, occupying just 25% of jobs in the field. An architecture professor shares insights from her childhood...
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/ 1 year agoI watched Hungary’s democracy dissolve into authoritarianism as a member of parliament − and I see troubling parallels in Trumpism and its appeal to workers
One of Donald Trump’s favorite politicians is the Hungarian authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán. Would a country led again by Trump embrace...
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/ 1 year agoHigh-energy laser weapons: A defense expert explains how they work and what they are used for
Militaries around the world are rapidly developing science fiction-like laser weapons, motivated in part by the growing threat from swarms of...
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/ 1 year agoTitanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined reptile and mammal traits
Some of these giant vegetarians were as tall as a 3-story building. Microscopic analysis of their teeth, bones and eggshells reveals...
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/ 1 year agoHow Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast
Florida home insurance premiums have shot up threefold in just five years.
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/ 1 year agoCherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to Americans – are an appreciation of impermanence and spring
The first cherry blossom viewing was organized in Japan by Emperor Saga in 812 C.E. In the ensuing years, poetry on...
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/ 1 year agoSEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and the implications
Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance...
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/ 1 year agoSharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought − we estimated added pressure from ‘dark’ fishing vessels
The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for...
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/ 1 year agoPresident Yoon is lauded in West for embracing Japan − in South Korea it fits a conservative agenda that is proving less popular
Critics of the South Korean leader accuse him of eroding democracy at home while embracing a historic enemy on the international...
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/ 1 year agoThe Black history knowledge gap is widening – and GOP politicians are making it worse
Unlike some GOP politicians, a college professor who teaches Black history to mostly white students was excited that the Black national...
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/ 1 year agoOppenheimer feared nuclear annihilation – and only a chance pause by a Soviet submariner kept it from happening in 1962
During the Cuban missile crisis, World War III was likely averted by what one US official called ‘just plain dumb luck.’
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/ 1 year agoEmotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood
Loss of privacy is just the beginning. Workers are worried about biased AI and the need to perform the ‘right’ expressions...
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/ 1 year agoReeling religion: From anime and sci-fi to rom-coms, films are full of faith in unexpected places
Plenty of movies have explicitly religious themes, but some of the most interesting examples of faith or transcendence on screen are...
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/ 1 year agoTattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
Historically, many Christians got tattoos around Holy Week − usually a cross − to honor Christ’s martyrdom.
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/ 1 year agoHow the Academy Awards became ‘the biggest international fashion show free-for-all’
Through their media savvy, two consultants were able to make the Oscars as much about the attire as the gold statuettes.
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/ 1 year agoAfter Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
It’s not just polarization that’s driving voters’ malaise − it’s something else, which carries a stark warning for the health of...
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/ 1 year agoThe Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I...
