Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1% over years and decades, thanks to the fusion of hydrogen into helium that powers them. This process will keep…
Ana Santos Rutschman, Professor of Law, Villanova School of Law The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half. The jump – in some cases from…
Nathaniel Hafer, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical SchoolAnuradha Rao, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory UniversityApurv Soni, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School By September 2020, just six…
Heidi Collins Fantasia, Associate Professor of Nursing, UMass Lowell Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 ended the federal right to abortion, legislative attention has extended to many other aspects of…
Dennis M. Gorman, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers flooded journals with studies about the then-novel coronavirus. Many publications streamlined the peer-review process for COVID-19 papers…
Jack Burns, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder For the first time since 1972, NASA landed a craft on the surface of the Moon in February 2024. But the agency…
Gumersindo Feijoo Costa, Catedrático de Ingeniería Química, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Arsenic has long been considered “the king of poisons.” Films such as “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Frank Capra and “The Name of…
Fen-Biao Gao, Professor of RNA Therapeutics, Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research, Founding Director of Frontotempral Dementia Research Center, UMass Chan Medical School Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as…
Andrea Merchak, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, University of Florida Probiotics have been getting a lot of attention recently. These bacteria, which you can consume from fermented foods, yogurt or even pills, are linked…
René van Westen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Physics, Utrecht University; Henk A. Dijkstra, Professor of Physics, Utrecht University; Michael Kliphuis, Climate Model Specialist, Utrecht University Superstorms, abrupt climate shifts and New York…
Jon Garthoff, Professor of Philosophy, University of Tennessee People talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they’re good, reassurance when they’re confused and affection when they’re cuddling. We also speak…