Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing criminal probe of former President Donald Trump, he broke with House practices and norms. And the three committee chairmen McCarthy tasked with…
Dominic Dwyer, University of Sydney Once more, we’re talking about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. First the US Department of Energy’s review gave more emphasis to the laboratory leak hypothesis than previously, although the confidence for…
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Morgiane Noel, Trinity College Dublin Researchers have tried for decades to find…
Ronald Suny, University of Michigan Just a few days after being branded…
Beverly Law, Oregon State University and William Moomaw, Tufts University Forests are critically important for slowing climate change. They remove huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – 30% of all…
Eva Fisher, Colorado State University Global; Fugen Neziroglu, Hofstra University, and Jamie Feusner, University of Toronto While eating disorders have been widely publicized for decades, far less attention has been given to…
Michael A. Allen, Boise State University China is considering sending weapons, ammunition and drones to Russia, according to information the Biden administration declassified at the end of February 2023. China’s military aid…
Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into the…
Sheryl Barringer, The Ohio State University In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” named after the popular video game of the same name, the flour supplies of the world are contaminated…
Robert Baloh, University of California, Los Angeles U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the ailments collectively dubbed “Havana syndrome” suffered by U.S. diplomats and intelligence operatives were “highly unlikely” to have been…
Mark Satta, Wayne State University On March 2, 2023, Tennessee became the first state to enact a law restricting drag performances. This law is part of a larger push by Republican lawmakers…
Erik S. Herron, West Virginia University and Ralph S. Clem, Florida International University Once divided, Ukrainians are thinking about how to rebuild their nation and are prioritizing national interests over regional ones.…
Christopher Gordon De Pree, National Radio Astronomy Observatory; Christopher R. Anderson, United States Naval Academy, and Mariya Zheleva, University at Albany, State University of New York Visible light is just one part…
Dana Goldman, University of Southern California and Karen Van Nuys, University of Southern California Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is slashing the list prices for some of its most popular insulin products by…
