By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A sign on the House steps of the US Capitol on September 30, 2025. © 2025 Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Photo (Washington DC) – Federal regulators should act urgently to prevent millions of people with low incomes from losing Medicaid coverage under new work requirements, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said in a joint letter to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week.The agencies face a June 1 deadline to issue guidance to states on how to implement these new rules, which…
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By Moeniera Moosa, Teacher Education, University of the Witwatersrand
Bullying is a widespread global problem, with extensive research across countries showing that no school is immune. In South Africa, the scale is particularly concerning, with studies indicating that between a fifth and over half of learners have experienced or witnessed school violence.
This means many pre-service teachers…
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By Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Forensics, Nottingham Trent University
Each of us tells a story about who we are, often tracing our identity back through an imagined line of ancestors. Though identity is fundamentally cultural, we tend to anchor it in biology – in the idea of a stable genetic inheritance passed down through generations.
Population genomics has exposed a history far more complex, dynamic and intertwined than we might wish to imagine. Even in a place such as Britain, long imagined as an island of deep and uninterrupted heritage, genetic data suggest a history…
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By Owen D. Jones, Professor of Law; Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
When people harness the logic of natural selection, they can often find efficient and effective ways to solve complex problems.
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By Jennie L. Durant, Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
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By David Boutt, Professor of Hydrogeology, UMass Amherst
About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026, yet at the same time the country has been seeing more intense downpours. It might seem contradictory, but both are symptoms of rising global temperatures.
The reason…
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By Eric Palkovacs, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Steven T. Lindley, Researcher in Fish Ecology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Salmon have faced a boom-bust cycle for years. Making their recovery last longer will require some big changes, including how hatcheries produce fish.
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By Ernesto Sagás, Professor of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University
Latinos were the first Coloradans, and yet they are portrayed by the administration as intruders in an era of immigration enforcement.
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By Cesar R. Torres, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Philosophy, Penn State
Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
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By Scott Parrott, Professor of Media Effects, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
Research shows athlete disclosures about their mental health can encourage people to seek help and talk honestly about mental illness. But heckling and backlash threaten that progress.
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