Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and...
Rethinking the MBA: Character as the educational foundation for future business leaders
Questions about the role of business education have led to introspection among business school leaders and researchers.Supatman/iS...
Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role
A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, destroyed homes near the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country.Jim Vondruska/Getty ImagesThe...
Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form
This image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions. ...
Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores…
Wandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans.Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geo…
How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments
Pro-Palestinian supporters march outside Columbia University in September 2024.AP Photo/Yuki IwamuraIn spring 2024, pro-…
Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground
Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, attends a news conference with EU foreign affairs representative J…
How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
The millions of people losing insurance include many who get coverage through the ACA marketplace.sesame/DigitalVision V…
A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens
The Trump administration detained former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, …
No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet
That extra 10c on your morning coffee. That $2 surcharge on your taxi ride. The sneaky 1.5% fee when you pay by card at …
Almost half of young workers expected to work unpaid overtime, while a quarter aren’t paid compulsory super
Anna Kraynova/ShutterstockA young person gets a job, excited to earn their first paycheck. Over time, they realise the h…
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ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief
Will settlements by news companies with President Donald Trump turn journalists into puppets?MARHARYTA MARKO/iStock Gett…
Is there any hope for the internet?
Hate and mental illness fester online because love and healing seem to be incompatible with profits.Ihor Lukianenko/iSto…
When big sports events like FIFA World Cup expand, their climate footprint expands too
Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar.Michael Regan-FIF…
2026 FIFA World Cup expansion will have a big climate footprint, with matches from Mexico to Canada – here’s what…
Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar.Michael Regan-FIF…
Listening to nonhumans: What music can teach about humanity’s relationships with nature and the divine
Members of the Alevi Muslim community perform a ritual semah dance during celebrations for Norooz, or the Persian New Ye…
Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange
Zohran Mamdani takes photos with union members during a campaign rally at the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council headquarte…