By Kirsten Stevens-Wood, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University
As global crises drive up costs and uncertainty, intentional communities offer ideas for how to share resources, cut bills and build resilience together.
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Many analysts feared the war in Iran waged by the United States and Israel would have disastrous consequences for Ukraine.
A range of issues resulting from the conflict have in fact hurt Ukraine. But the biggest consequence of the war, both globally and for Ukraine, has been its impact on oil.
Money,…
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By Benjamin Freeman, Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Shreyas Arashanapalli, Graduate Student in Evolutionary Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.
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By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
The US Constitution gives states control of elections. An executive order by President Trump aims to take away that control. A former federal judge says a president can’t just deny the Constitution.
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By Maximilian Brichta, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Virginia
Once seen as often dry and sometimes intimidating, personal finance advice is a far cry from what it was in your grandparents’ day.
It’s not just the array of new online tools, from banking apps to exotic new investing options, such as cryptocurrency. Social media has created a platform for “finfluencers” – nonprofessional personal finance influencers who have become an increasingly common source of advice for young people, whether it’s accurate or not.
While most Americans over 64 say they turn…
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By Michael A Messner, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A review of nearly 100 years of high school yearbooks from Salinas High School in California showcases a nostalgic, not always accurate, version of high school.
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By Nicholas Pellegrino, Research Associate in Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut
Doug Brugge, Professor of Public Health Science and Community Medicine, University of Connecticut
Misha Eliasziw, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University
The gain isn’t huge, but it’s a notable improvement – similar to what people experience when they start exercising more.
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By Annette Regan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that almost 8…
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the Middle East.
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By Perin Gürel, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told CNN in January 2026 that “we live in a world … that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power” – what he called the “iron laws of the world.”
This “might-makes-right” mindset, which seems to permeate the Trump administration, sees the world through a singular prism and leaves little room for understanding others or their perspectives. Although President Donald Trump
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