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/ 9 months agoSuper Bowl party foods can deliver political bite – choose wisely
Polarization invades parts of Americans’ lives that really aren’t political, dividing society more deeply. That includes decisions about whether or not...
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/ 9 months agoMichigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured
Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty for a school shooting committed by her son; the father faces trial next.
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/ 9 months agoMore than 78 ‘friends’ of the Supreme Court offer advice on the 14th Amendment and Trump’s eligibility
34 groups filed briefs with the Supreme Court in favor of keeping Donald Trump on the ballot, 30 favored disqualifying him...
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/ 9 months agoTrump was not king and can be prosecuted for crimes committed while president: Appeals court places limits on immunity
Donald Trump has claimed he is immune from prosecution for actions he took as part of his job as president. An...
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/ 9 months agoDietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution
Although most Americans believe dietary supplements are safe, these products often make health claims that are unproven or downright false.
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/ 9 months agoSupreme Court heads into uncharted, dangerous territory as it considers Trump insurrection case
With their upcoming decision concerning whether Donald Trump can appear on the Colorado ballot, Supreme Court justices face the possibility that...
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/ 9 months agoThere are reasons to believe a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians is closer than ever
While the conflict between Hamas and Israel is unique, the case of South Africa’s border war – and subsequent fall of...
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/ 9 months agoPeer review isn’t perfect − I know because I teach others how to do it and I’ve seen firsthand how it comes up short
Politics and the lack of compensation are among the factors that can undermine the peer review process, which is important to...
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/ 9 months agoDriving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy, according to game theory
‘Winning’ in negotiations isn’t always the best approach.
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/ 9 months agoBlack travelers want authentic engagement, not checkboxes
Black travelers want the tourism industry to recognize their full identity. That will require more than procedural checkboxes and targeted advertising.
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/ 9 months agoPerils of pet poop – so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease
The signs that remind you to pick up after your pet are not just trying to keep public spaces clean; they’re...
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/ 9 months agoAI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course
Learning to program requires mastering the nitty-gritty of code syntax. Generative AI turns out to be good at that. Adding AI...
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/ 9 months agoSelf-extinguishing batteries could reduce the risk of deadly and costly battery fires
Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an...
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/ 9 months agoFrom rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire
How did a musician whose songs were suffused with messages of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism become so commercialized?
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/ 9 months agoIt’s the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac − associated with good fortune, wisdom and success
According to the Chinese zodiac signs, each year in the lunar cycle is associated with a particular animal. The cycle repeats...
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/ 9 months agoWhy Elon Musk’s ‘self-driving’ of Tesla’s board and its decision to pay him $56B collided with the law – and what happens next
Musk can’t dodge this ruling by moving Tesla’s incorporation to Texas.
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/ 9 months agoEnemy collaboration in occupied Ukraine evokes painful memories in Europe – and the response risks a rush to vigilante justice
Liberated cities are prone to vigilante justice against those accused of conspiring with the enemy.
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/ 9 months agoBlack communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place
Black activists have long used maps to help illustrate their communities’ history and to document historical injustices.
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/ 9 months agoLunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.
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/ 9 months agoStudying lake deposits in Idaho could give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars
While NASA rovers on the surface of Mars look for hints of life, researchers back on Earth are studying ‘echoes of...
