What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains

By Laurie A. Garrow, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Major airports across the United States were subject to a 4% reduction in flights on Nov. 7, 2025, as the government shutdown began to affect travelers.

The move by the Federal Aviation Administration is intended to ease pressure on air traffic controllers, many of whom have been working…

Read complete article

More

~ James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition

~ ‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria

~ World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights Rohingya plight

~ European nations have no choice but to raise retirement ages – our case study shows why

~ AI is beating doctors at empathy – because we’ve turned doctors into robots

~ How authoritarian states sculpt a warped alternative reality in our news feeds

~ Moving abroad in your 20s can leave you with two identities – here’s how to cope

~ Daylight robbery? How London’s skyscrapers deprive marginalised people of light

~ The groping of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was more than just a personal assault

~ The psychology of generation Alpha

Complete list

Follow us on ...

~	James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition

~	‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria

~	World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights Rohingya plight

~	European nations have no choice but to raise retirement ages – our case study shows why

~	AI is beating doctors at empathy – because we’ve turned doctors into robots

~	How authoritarian states sculpt a warped alternative reality in our news feeds

~	Moving abroad in your 20s can leave you with two identities – here’s how to cope

~	Daylight robbery? How London’s skyscrapers deprive marginalised people of light

~	The groping of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was more than just a personal assault

~	The psychology of generation Alpha