Jason Bruck, Oklahoma State University Human actions have taken a steep toll on whales and dolphins. Some studies estimate that small whale abundance, which includes dolphins, has fallen 87% since 1980 and…
Nancy Nielsen, University at Buffalo The medical drama playing out daily since President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 is alarming – but not surprising. Any physician who’s ever rendered medical advice or hospital…
Andrew Glencross, Aston University To misquote Shakespeare, our Brexit negotiating revels now are ended. The tempestuous talks did not lead to a dramatic walkout, even if at times the UK government gave…
Adrian Bardon, Wake Forest University Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with public health recommendations, top U.S. COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci recently blamed the country’s ineffective pandemic response on an American “anti-science…
Venkat Viswanathan, Carnegie Mellon University; Alexander Bills, Carnegie Mellon University, and Shashank Sripad, Carnegie Mellon University Electric vehicle sales have grown exponentially in recent years, accompanied by dropping prices. However, adoption of…
Briony Horgan, Purdue University and Melissa Rice, Western Washington University NASA just took the next giant leap in the search for signs of life beyond Earth. On July 30, NASA launched its…
George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University and Lisa T. Wigfall, Texas A&M University The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all people, but not necessarily in the same way. Scientists have shown that racial…
Heather Schoenfeld, Boston University Randall Jordan-Aparo, Darren Rainey and Latandra Ellington are not household names. But like Michael Brown, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were killed by law enforcement officers. Not…
Mark Davidson, Clark University and Kevin Ward, University of Manchester U.S. cities are fast running out of cash. The pandemic will reduce local government revenues by an estimated US$11.6 billion in 2020.…
Jeff Gruenewald, University of Arkansas; Joshua D. Freilich, City University of New York; Steven Chermak, Michigan State University, and William Parkin, Seattle University On a Tuesday morning in September 2001, the American…