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Trump’s Greenland threats reveals no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy

  • Written by Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
imageU.S. President Donald Trump stands alone in Europe. Photo by Lian Yi / Xinhua via Getty Images

In the days since a fractious World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzeland, ended, some of Europe’s main players have pushed a narrative of continental togetherness. “Trump makes us feel not only German, but also European,” said one...

Read more: Trump’s Greenland threats reveals no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy

US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

  • Written by Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
imageIranian youths walk past a building covered with a giant billboard depicting an image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln.Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The United States is seemingly moving toward a potential strike on Iran.

On Jan. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump sharply intensified his threats to the Islamic Republic, suggesting...

Read more: US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
imageFederal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook leaves the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 21, 2026, after oral arguments in Trump v. Cook.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Most of the Trump administration’s legal disputes involving the firing of high-level officials deal with the scope of presidential power.

On Jan. 21, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral...

Read more: How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook

Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities

  • Written by Oliver Kaplan, Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Denver
imageIn Detroit, Mich., volunteers with the Detroit People's Assembly put together whistle kits designed to alert the community when immigration agents are nearby. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

From coast to coast, groups of people are springing up to protect members of their communities as Immigration and Customs Enforcement and...

Read more: Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the...

Over 100 deaths linked to January storms – here’s how to stay safe when cold, snowy weather moves in

  • Written by Brett Robertson, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina

Powerful winter storms that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 have been linked to more than 100 deaths, and the cold weather is forecast to continue into February.

The causes of the deaths and injuries have varied. Some people died from exposure to cold inside...

Read more: Over 100 deaths linked to January storms – here’s how to stay safe when cold, snowy weather moves in

Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits

  • Written by Brett Robertson, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina

A powerful winter storm that swept across the United States in late January 2026, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power in freezing temperatures for days, has been linked to at least 80 deaths. And several East Coast states are under a new winter storm warning just days later.

The causes of the deaths and injuries varied. Some...

Read more: Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits

Over 100 deaths linked to January storm: Here’s how to stay safe as more cold, stormy weather moves in

  • Written by Brett Robertson, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina

A powerful winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 has been linked to more than 100 deaths, and the cold weather is forecast to continue into February. Several East Coast states are also facing a new winter storm, forecast to bring several inches of...

Read more: Over 100 deaths linked to January storm: Here’s how to stay safe as more cold, stormy weather...

Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way

  • Written by Roxana Shafiee, Environmental Fellow, Center for the Environment, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School
imageWorkers install an air-source heat pump at a home in Charlotte, Vt.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to increase their use in the coming decades. But while heat pumps are often cheaperchoices for new buildings, getting homeowners to...

Read more: Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way

Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation

  • Written by Sloan Speck, Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder

In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act – a shift that would reduce restrictions and penalties associated with the drug.

Under the move, medical and recreational marijuana would still remain illegal at the federal level....

Read more: Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form...

America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industry

  • Written by Hengrui Liu, Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics and Public Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageTrucks and SUVs dominate U.S. auto sales and set the tone for the Detroit Auto Show in January 2026, while overseas EV sales are booming.Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

At the 2026 Detroit Auto Show, the spotlight quietly shifted. Electric vehicles, once framed as the inevitable future of the industry, were no longer the centerpiece. Instead, automakers...

Read more: America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industry

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  2. Even when people’s rights are ignored, understanding the law can keep protesters engaged
  3. Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge
  4. A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
  5. Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement
  6. Colorado has emergency domestic violence shelters in only half its counties, leaving survivors without safe housing options
  7. ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
  8. Not all mindfulness is the same – here’s why it matters for health and happiness
  9. Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake
  10. It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run
  11. Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
  12. Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding
  13. Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet
  14. The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe
  15. PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there
  16. There are long-lasting, negative effects for children like Liam Ramos who are detained, or watch their parents be deported
  17. How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win
  18. Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination
  19. The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood
  20. Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businesses
  21. White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising
  22. Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around
  23. How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests
  24. Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly
  25. Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
  26. All foods can fit in a balanced diet – a dietitian explains how flexibility can be healthier than dieting
  27. NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program
  28. Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
  29. Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment
  30. Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source
  31. A more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest
  32. Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don’t have bank accounts
  33. US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serve
  34. Where do seashells come from?
  35. Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite
  36. How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg
  37. Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’
  38. Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism
  39. What we get wrong about forgiveness – a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up
  40. Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy
  41. Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water
  42. Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic
  43. How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
  44. How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
  45. ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US-Mexico border operations move north
  46. ‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
  47. Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt
  48. Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
  49. Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it
  50. Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone