By Alix Violet Freckelton, Research Fellow - Sun, Stars, and Exoplanets, University of Birmingham
A look at the night sky forecast to motivate you to dust off your telescope for the darker nights of autumn.
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By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University
The pact with Turkey and Pakistan has evolved quickly from a vague political commitment. Riyadh hopes it will help it navigate a thorny Middle East crisis.
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By Abigail Hall, Professor of Economics, University of Tampa
Aaron D. Wood, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tampa
Americans are crazy about sports. But whether that passion requires taxpayers to subsidize new facilities every time leagues and franchises ask for them needs rigorous scrutiny.
A lot of money is at stake. For 2025, the NFL reported some US$14.5 billion in revenue, while the MLB collected an estimated $12.2 billion and the NBA earned…
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By Scott Malia, Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
Slasher films have notoriously played into homophobic and transphobic tropes. But queer and trans fans love them anyway, and ‘Camp Miasma’ addresses that tension head-on.
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By Angela Ramos, Lecturer in Information and Technology Management, University of Tampa
As a cybersecurity educator, I’m used to being the unofficial IT support for my friends, family and neighbors. Forgotten passwords, suspicious emails, how-to’s – I’m the person they turn to because I “know about computers.”
So when I received a text from one of my neighbors, a woman in her early 70s, saying she had been scammed, I did not immediately think the worst. I texted her with the usual advice: Change your passwords, contact your financial institution, file an identity theft report, and perhaps make a…
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By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
A new application for a religious charter school is stirring up far-reaching questions about the constitutionality of public aid to faith-based institutions.
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By Alexander Thim, PhD Candidate of Economics, UMass Amherst; Westfield State University
Bridgette Davis, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, UMass Amherst
There is research showing that there are numerous benefits for a low-income child to attend a Head Start program, though these effects are less clear as the child ages.
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By Ming Xiao, Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.
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By John Patrick Schoeneman Jr., Assistant Professor of International Political Economics, Oklahoma State University
Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.
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By Webb Keane, George Herbert Mead Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Human beings have always turned to oracles and divination for answers to difficult questions. Today, AI might be fulfilling that role.
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