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/ 2 years agoHow ‘constitutional county’ declarations undermine the Constitution – a legal scholar explains
By declaring a ‘constitutional county,’ local leaders assert they are creating a refuge from anti- or unconstitutional actions undertaken by an...
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/ 2 years agoDespite threats of violence, Trump’s federal indictment happened with little fanfare — but that doesn’t mean the far-right movement is fading, an extremism scholar explains
Since Facebook removed online hate groups and individuals from its platform, extremist groups are increasingly organizing in more discreet ways.
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/ 2 years agoRussians are using age-old military tactic of flooding to combat Ukraine’s counteroffensive
The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding...
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/ 2 years ago96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022
There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or...
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/ 2 years agoHow the Unabomber’s unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture
Similar techniques used to identify criminals have been employed to unmask anonymous authors. But they aren’t foolproof.
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/ 2 years agoWhen homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role
Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.
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/ 2 years agoEU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the case works
Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist...
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/ 2 years agoWhy the Federal Reserve’s epic fight against inflation might be over
The Fed said it’s pausing its aggressive rate-hiking campaign as it collects more data on the impact.
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/ 2 years agoHow the exposure of highly-classified documents could harm U.S. security — and why there are laws against storing them insecurely
The federal indictment against Donald Trump identifies categories of risk to the United States and its allies due to his alleged...
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/ 2 years agoHow Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave
Tombstones that used the honorifics ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ restored a sense of dignity to people who had been denied it in...
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/ 2 years agoForensic evidence suggests Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
A forensic technique more often used at modern crime scenes identified blood residue from large extinct animals on spearpoints and stone...
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/ 2 years agoWhy this year’s summer solstice matters so much for a new religious movement mired in controversy
3HO was founded in 1969, and SDI followed five years later. What are they, and what is the significance of the...
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/ 2 years agoEvents in Bolivia and Brazil may signal a turning point for the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis in Latin America
Public outrage over alleged abuse has been muted in much of Latin America for years, partly because the church remains one...
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/ 2 years agoWildfire smoke and dirty air are also climate change problems: Solutions for a world on fire
So much pollution goes into the air today that even without wildfire smoke, 99% of the global population breathes unhealthy air.
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/ 2 years agoRefugees are living longer in exile than ever before, with complex consequences for them and their host communities
As conflicts last longer, the number of refugees and other displaced people is on the rise.
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/ 2 years agoInside the black box of Amazon returns
Returns are becoming a costly sustainability problem for retailers and the planet. A supply chain expert explains.
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/ 2 years agoAdjusting jobs to protect workers’ mental health is both easier and harder than you might think
Changing workplace culture and the way jobs are designed can stave off depression, anxiety and burnout.
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/ 2 years agoSeeing dead fruit flies is bad for the health of fruit flies – and neuroscientists have identified the exact brain cells responsible
When fruit flies see other dead fruit flies, their life spans are cut short. Other species also undergo analogous physiological changes...
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/ 2 years agoSilvio Berlusconi had a complex relationship with US presidents: Friend to one, shunned by another
The former Italian prime minister died on June 12, 2023, at the age of 86. Throughout his terms in office he...
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/ 2 years agoHow TV shows have grappled with a post-Dobbs America
Though abortion is appearing in more plot lines, many programs still aren’t accurately depicting what the reality of abortion access looks...
