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/ 1 year agoCalifornia and Florida grew quickly on the promise of perfect climates in the 1900s – today, they lead the country in climate change risks
From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century, California’s and Florida’s growth has been predicated on climate...
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/ 1 year agoHow do flies find every stinky garbage dumpster? A biologist explains their sensory superpower
Flies often beat out competitors for food because of their specialized sensing organs called antennae.
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/ 1 year agoShould AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.
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/ 1 year agoJobs are up, wages less so – and lower purchasing power could still lead the US into a recession
The latest labor figures are less encouraging than they might seem.
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s mug shot is now a means of entertainment and fundraising − but it will go down in history as an important cultural artifact
Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot is in line with the traditional mug shots that arrested people first took in the...
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/ 1 year agoNorth America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning
Thick smoke pouring in from Canada’s wildfires canceled baseball games and pushed air quality in major US cities to the worst...
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/ 1 year ago‘The Blind Side’ lawsuit spotlights tricky areas of family law
Two very distinct legal processes are at issue in the Michael Oher case.
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/ 1 year agoAs concern about Mitch McConnell’s health grows, his legacy remains strong
In the wake of two public episodes of Mitch McConnell appearing to ‘freeze,’ a longtime Kentucky journalist explains how an uncharismatic...
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/ 1 year agoWhite men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different
In the US, white men have long had the power to make decisions about women’s reproductive health care. Those decisions have...
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/ 1 year agoOverly flexible connective tissue causes problems in joints and throughout the body − and is often missed by doctors
Hypermobility can be painful and lead to frequent injuries and systemic health problems. Unfortunately, many doctors aren’t familiar with these conditions,...
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/ 1 year agoUnited Auto Workers strike – if it happens – should channel the legacy of Walter Reuther, who led the union at the peak of its power
Reuther was both ambitious and pragmatic, scoring many victories for autoworkers.
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/ 1 year agoSpace junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up
Treaties meant to ensure sustainability in space don’t currently regulate private companies, and not every country has signed on to an...
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/ 1 year agoMichael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own your life story
Publishers and studios routinely pay large sums to acquire ‘life story rights.’ Two law scholars explain why the phrase is misleading.
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/ 1 year agoPeruvian writers tell of a future rooted in the past and contemporary societal issues
In the Global South, a group of writers are rejecting the norms of science fiction and commenting on the future in...
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/ 1 year agoHow to get federal disaster aid: FEMA is running out of money, but these strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster
An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines...
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/ 1 year agoTrans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the...
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/ 1 year agoRICO is often used to target the mob and cartels − but Trump and his associates aren’t the first outside those worlds to face charges
Federal and state RICO charges, which target racketeering, have been applied to a wide range of crimes committed by politicians and...
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/ 1 year agoSpecial counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren’t entirely
Special counsels can help presidential administrations avoid the perception of bias, but they are not as independent as the independent counsels...
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/ 1 year agoMedicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years
The drug pricing reform may drastically lower prices for some of the most critical life-saving drugs in the long run. But...
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/ 1 year agoMany people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk
Clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of cannabis for certain conditions, but many aren’t testing smoked or vaped forms. Research...
