By Stephanie Brown, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Hull
No 10 North is historic – but not unprecedented. Medieval York shows England has governed from more than one centre before.
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By Pim Edelaar, Visiting Professor, Division of Biodiversity and Evolution, Lund University; Universidad Pablo de Olavide
To make sense of some characteristics that species exhibit from birth, you have to turn to an old discredited theory known as Lamarckism.
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By Solomon Greene, Executive Director of the Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions, University of Denver
In much of the United States, developers spend more to build an affordable apartment for a low-income family than a market-rate one just down the street – sometimes far more. It is one of the central paradoxes of the nation’s housing crisis: The affordable homes that lower-income renters need most tend to be the costliest to build. Colorado is an exception. In a recent study…
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By Xing Zhou, Postdoctoral Fellow in Oceanography, Georgia Institute of Technology Annalisa Bracco, Senior Research, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change; Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology Joseph Montoya, Professor of Ocean Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
You’ve been planning your dream beach vacation for months, only to arrive and find the shoreline covered in large piles of smelly, brown seaweed, with even more floating offshore. It’s disappointing, for sure – and increasingly common. Since 2011, summer scenes like this have played out on beaches in South Florida and throughout the Caribbean. The consequences…
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By Aminta Ossom, Lecturer on Law, Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School
A court ruling expands the options for corporate accountability efforts against oil companies in France, and it may have repercussions in the US and elsewhere.
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By Matthew Hall, Professor of Constitutional Studies, Political Science and Law, University of Notre Dame Brittany Solomon, Assistant Professor of Administrative Leadership Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame Tyler Leigh, Research Fellow, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame
While only a sliver of Americans say they support violating core democratic norms, many more say they’re ambivalent about politicians who undermine democracy.
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By Medha D. Makhlouf, Professor of Law, Penn State Nicole Kreisberg, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
A new policy could deny an immigration application based in part on the use of government benefits by a close relative.
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By Julie D. Nelson, Associate Professor of English and Writing, University of Tampa
Whether in an Oval Office proclamation signing about commercial fishing or during a Fox News interview while discussing Iran, President Donald Trump finds opportunities to share his views on transgender people. During a June 2026 signing event, Trump claimed, in response to a question about proposed legislation regarding election procedures, called the…
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By Azadeh Nasuhidehnavi, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York Wesley Kufel, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Explosive diarrhea has been spreading across the US, and the parasite that causes the disease has already sickened thousands – and counting.
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By Kelley Mayer White, Professor, College of Charleston
Play-based early childhood programs can help young kids develop emotional regulation and problem-solving skills, traits that can serve them well throughout childhood.
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