By Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
Tim Komatsu, PhD student in Political Science, UMass Amherst
Research shows that Supreme Court justices affiliated with the group are more consistently conservative than other justices, meaning they seldom deviate from their voting behavior.
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By Juliette Becker, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Could tiny stars a fraction the size of our solar system’s Sun have habitable planets orbiting them? A new study says it’s possible.
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By Almut Winterstein, Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida
Sonja Rasmussen, Professor of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
A panel convened in July 2025 by the Food and Drug Administration sparked controversy by casting doubt about the safety of commonly used antidepressants during pregnancy. But it also raised the broader issue of how little is known about the safety of many medications used in pregnancy, considering the implications for both mother and child – and how understudied this topic is.
In the U.S., the average pregnant patient takes four prescription medications,…
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By Jody L. Herman, Senior Scholar of Public Policy at the Williams Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew Ryan Flores, Assistant Professor of Government, American University
The federal government has erased gender identity questions from federal surveys. Researchers say it will cost them at least a decade’s worth of data.
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By Samantha Friedman, Lecturer in Applied Psychology, University of Edinburgh
It is not realistic to suggest that the answer to modern difficulties lies in restricting technology or framing time outdoors as a replacement.
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By Lisa Baudot, Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Control, HEC Paris Business School
Jared Koreff, Associate Professor, Accounting Department, Neidorff School of Business, Trinity University
Kazeem Akinyele, Associate Professor of Accounting, UWO School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Steve G Sutton, Professor, Accounting, Auditing and Law Department, Norwegian School of Economics
Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid may harm vulnerable populations that depend on government-funded care. Proponents of such cuts often frame them in a different way.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An Afghan woman walks by Taliban security personnel along a market in the Baharak district of Badakhshan province, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Wakil Koshar/AFP via Getty Images In a new joint letter, 107 organizations reiterated their call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to act where it has long failed and establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to advance accountability for past and ongoing grave crimes.The Taliban’s oppressive rule continues as they enter their fifth year in power, including their systematic assault on…
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By Mong Palatino
"This revolution is being carried forward by all kinds of people: frontline protesters, participants in the Civil Disobedience Movement, workers, students, and everyone who refuses to accept military rule."
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By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
As police try to locate the alleged gunman who killed two officers in Victoria, what difficulties to they face while hunting in dense bushland?
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
The Stonehaven school bus rollover, which killed a young girl, is a tragic reminder of how devastating such crashes can be. But there are ways to make buses safer.
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