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Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews

  • Written by J.B. Ruhl, Professor of Law, Director, Program on Law and Innovation, and Co-director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University
imageA pumpjack in eastern Utah extracts oil from underground.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure projects has long been a complicated and time-consuming process. Despite growing calls from both parties for Congress and federal agencies to reform that process,...

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Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
imageThe vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks. First, on May 30, 2025, newly released budget documents revealed the extent of the significant budget and personnel cuts proposed by...

Read more: Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep...

We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found

  • Written by Stylianos Syropoulos, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
imageShifting the public's perspective toward greater concern for future generations could result in more support for climate change policies, among others.Artur Debat/Moment via Getty Images

People often prioritize the well-being of family, friends and neighbors, as they feel a closeness emotionally and share the same temporal context. But they...

Read more: We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making,...

Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it closer each day

  • Written by Tania Lizarazo, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Global Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageLocal activists known as 'comisionadas' pose with women from Tanguí, Chocó, Colombia, at the end of a workshop in 2013.Tania Lizarazo

It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed “total...

Read more: Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it...

A bottlenose dolphin? Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names

  • Written by Nicholas Green, Assistant Professor of Biology, Kennesaw State University
imageThe system of scientific naming began in the 1700s.Westend61 via Getty Images

Most people would call it a “field mouse,” but a scientist would ask, “Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?”

Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to everyday creatures, a practice heavily lampooned in the...

Read more: A bottlenose dolphin? Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange,...

It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed

  • Written by Ryan St Laurent, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.

Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are hatching out from a winter of hibernation, known as diapause.

imageMoths are known to swarm porch, stadium and street lights at night. Each summer, Denver is...

Read more: It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where...

The Michelin Guide is Eurocentric and elitist − yet it will soon be an arbiter of culinary excellence in Philly

  • Written by Tulasi Srinivas, Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies, Emerson College

Could a Philly cheesesteak joint actually get a Michelin star?

The famed Michelin Red Guide is coming to Philadelphia, and inspectors are already scouting local restaurants to award the famed Michelin star.

Michelin says the selected restaurants will be announced in a Northeast cities edition celebration later this year. Boston will also be included...

Read more: The Michelin Guide is Eurocentric and elitist − yet it will soon be an arbiter of culinary...

Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science

  • Written by Lorne J. Hofseth, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
imageThis vibrantly colored chemical was originally created for use as a fabric dye.Kittisak Kaewchalun via iStock/Getty Images Plus

The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement.

Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as a so-called nootropic...

Read more: Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science

Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

  • Written by Daniel Treisman, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
imageAutocrats today tend to govern by manipulation of the public, among other tactics, rather than solely using violence. Nanzeeba Ibnat/iStock/Getty Images Plus

President Donald Trump’s critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen...

Read more: Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use...

Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting elite universities

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
imageLaw enforcement officials dress in protective gear to investigate after an attack on a march in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, 2025, calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Violent antisemitism in the U.S. isn’t limited to the far right wing of the political spectrum. This was tragically obvious in two...

Read more: Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting...

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  1. Even if Putin and Zelenskyy do go face-to-face, don’t expect wonders − their one meeting in 2019 ended in failure
  2. California plan to ban most plants within 5 feet of homes for wildfire safety overlooks some important truths about flammability
  3. New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life
  4. Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet
  5. Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do − feeding them could change that
  6. Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?
  7. Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society
  8. 3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship
  9. Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits
  10. If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question
  11. Detroit’s population grew in 2023, 2024 − a strategy to welcome immigrants helps explain the turnaround from decades of population decline
  12. Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them
  13. Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected
  14. Millions of US children have parents with substance use disorder, and the consequences are staggering − new research
  15. Are hegemonies a relic of the past? The role of coercion and consent in global domination
  16. The biggest barrier to AI adoption in the business world isn’t tech – it’s user confidence
  17. Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years
  18. Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces have found they undermine public safety
  19. Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history
  20. Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI
  21. Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found
  22. The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer
  23. What Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusion
  24. Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns
  25. There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill
  26. How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico’s cartel violence – podcast
  27. More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery
  28. RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance
  29. 3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period
  30. Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis
  31. Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance
  32. Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it
  33. Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law
  34. The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill
  35. Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care
  36. A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility
  37. When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’
  38. High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save
  39. Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
  40. Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
  41. Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans
  42. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads
  43. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads
  44. Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
  45. Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?
  46. Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
  47. Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
  48. Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution
  49. Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls
  50. For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains