By Bethan Davies, Professor of Glaciology, Newcastle University
In the Antarctic Peninsula, precipitation is increasingly falling as rain rather than snow, with consequences for glaciers, penguins and even scientists.
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By Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability; Director of the University of Michigan Water Center, University of Michigan
The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually much bigger, encompassing some key questions of the 21st century.
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By Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
Researchers have been studying tens of thousands of proteins and even more variations without a yardstick to compare their results.
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By Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
Humans and AIs have different methods of calculating words about probability like ‘maybe’ and ‘likely’ – and different interpretations about what they mean.
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By Aniko Bodroghkozy, Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two white Minneapolis residents killed in January 2026 by federal agents while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policy, have become household names. National media outlets continue to focus on their deaths and the circumstances around them.
Neither of them was the first person to be shot and killed by immigration enforcement officials…
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By John J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision.
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By Claire Oberon Garcia, Professor of English, Colorado College
For the past eight years, the Colorado Springs City Council has issued proclamations and recognitions paying homage to the achievements of its African American citizens.
In 2005, the Colorado Springs City Council and Mayor Yemi Mobolade jointly issued a Black History Month proclamation.
This year, the mayor’s office issued…
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By Joel Carnevale, Assistant Professor of Management, Florida International University
Generative artificial intelligence has become a routine part of creative work.
Novelists are using it to develop plots. Musicians are experimenting with AI-generated sounds. Filmmakers are incorporating it into their editing process. And when the software company Adobe…
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By Stephanie Lessing, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, UMass Boston
For body cameras to function as transparency tools, wrongdoing would have to be consistently penalized, highlighting the consequences of noncompliance.
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By Kevin Healy, Lecturer in Macroecology, University of Galway
As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won’t notice this flickering light.
However, to a fruit fly hovering above your head, the screen would represent a strobe light fit for an Ibiza rave. This is because the way different species sample time, and the rates at which they can perceive it, varies greatly across the animal kingdom.
To us, a fast moving ball might seem like a blur but to dragonflies, pigeons and even bigclaw snapping shrimp it can be seen in great detail. But for species like snails or certain deep…
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