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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...
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/ 1 year agoListen up, ladies and gentlemen, guys and dudes: Terms of address can be a minefield, especially as their meanings change
Gendered words can be offensive in certain contexts – it’s all in what’s being signaled, according to a sociolinguist
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/ 1 year agoStudents understand calculus better when the lessons are active
Collaborative work benefits calculus students, new research shows.
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/ 1 year agoThe Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict
The enclave abutting Israel has been described as the world’s ‘largest open-air prison.’ Conditions have deteriorated for the population there under...
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/ 1 year agoAmerica’s farmers are getting older, and young people aren’t rushing to join them
It’s part of a decadeslong trend.
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/ 1 year agoExxon, Apple and other corporate giants will have to disclose all their emissions under California’s new climate laws – that will have a global impact
California is the world’s fifth-largest economy. Laws tested there often spread across the U.S. and around the world.
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/ 1 year agoPeace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention
An expert on civil conflicts explains why the international community has so far failed to create peace in Sudan, and what...
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/ 1 year agoIs Taiwan a country or not?
There are treaties and agreements and organizations, but, ultimately, other countries get to define who else is or isn’t a country.
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
An upcoming Supreme Court case that turns on race and party could affect how state legislatures shape voting maps and how...
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/ 1 year agoClaudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole
Goldin is showing the world that economics is about more than just finance.
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/ 1 year agoHow ‘nones’ − the religiously unaffiliated − are finding meaning, purpose and spirituality in psychedelic churches
A scholar who studies alternative expressions of spirituality visited secular, atheist and psychedelic churches and interacted with attendees. Here is what...
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/ 1 year agoCancer in kids is different from cancer in grown-ups – figuring out how could lead to better pediatric treatments
Children typically haven’t accumulated enough cellular damage to develop cancer. Because their bodies are still developing, pediatric cancers differ from adult...
