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/ 6 months agoWagner Group setback in Mali challenges Moscow’s strategy in Africa and the region’s faith in Russian mercenaries
Dozens of Russian fighters were killed in confrontation with rebel groups in Mali amid speculation that Ukrainian intelligence played a role.
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/ 6 months agoRat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world
Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are...
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/ 6 months agoA packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit
When US cities offered low-cost, high-quality public transit during World War II, buses and trains were full. Some cities are trying...
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/ 6 months agoHow San Francisco’s Democratic political machine led to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign
Kamala Harris is the heir to a political lineage that dates back to a chain-smoking, hard-drinking and profane political mastermind first...
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/ 6 months agoDespite Donald Trump’s claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution
While the First Amendment protects a wide range of different kinds of speech, there is no fundamental right to cause harm.
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/ 6 months agoThe problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
Many countries are enacting measures to counter population decline, but manipulating fertility is an inefficient means of solving social, economic and...
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/ 6 months agoNo credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing
What you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, new research suggests.
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/ 6 months agoDealing with election anxiety? A psychiatrist explains how to channel your fears and break out of tribal thinking
The human tendency to form group affiliations and vilify outsiders can help ramp up your anxiety during a contentious election cycle....
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/ 6 months agoInfectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here’s what you can do about it
Proper hygiene, vaccinations and healthy habits can all reduce the spread of diseases in school.
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/ 6 months agoThe real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre
A musicologist explains how an oft-forgotten opera, pop and jazz singer from New York City launched the country music industry a...
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/ 6 months agoThis anthropology course looks at building design from the standpoint of different species
Humans aren’t the only species to consider when constructing new buildings. This course teaches students to take animals into account as...
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/ 6 months agoParis Games herald a new anti-corruption era, but carrying the torch may pose an Olympic challenge for the US
France’s distinctive anti-corruption legal framework made possible an Olympics free from major corruption scandals.
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/ 6 months agoHow do breakdancers avoid breaking their necks?
A term emerged in the 1980s for a spinal cord injury caused by breaking called ‘break-dancing neck.’
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/ 6 months agoFrom Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents
With every new incident of racial violence, Black people tend to undergo a collective sense of racial grief.
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/ 6 months agoDecades on, Delbert Africa’s surrender still provides powerful image of US racism and Black victimhood
A white Philadelphia police officer was killed during a 1978 confrontation with the radical group MOVE. Often overlooked was the brutality...
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/ 6 months agoMembers of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy – with antidemocratic rhetoric
2 scholars analyzed more than 1 million official Tweets from members of Congress − and found a lot of antidemocratic language...
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/ 6 months agoFrom a pig as political candidate to a breakout speech for Obama − Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will officially accept their nominations at the Democratic National Convention. A scholar of the presidency shares...
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/ 6 months agoGood flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
A soil expert explains why flooding rice fields in South Florida benefits the agriculture-rich region.
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/ 6 months agoIslamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage
A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but...
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/ 6 months agoHow charities with thrift shops can get better stuff from their donors instead of junk
Giving cruddy clothing, furniture and other useless stuff to a charity does it no favors, since it costs money to get...
