By Laura Elin Pigott, Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University
Siobhan Mclernon, Senior Nurse Lecturer, London South Bank University
Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ageing.
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By Mete Sefa Uysal, Lecturer in Social & Political Psychology, University of Exeter
When people encounter racism or discrimination, they don’t all respond in the same way. Some calmly challenge the remark, some file a complaint, others confront the offender aggressively – and many say nothing at all.
A common assumption is that speaking up against discrimination is a matter of personal courage, political ideology or education. But my recent research suggests that people’s cultural values, shaped by their backgrounds and life experiences, strongly influence how they confront discrimination.
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By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
When officials lie time and again, people don’t know what to trust. And when this happens, citizens cannot deliberate, approve or dissent coherently, because a shared world no longer exists.
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By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
Today, there aren’t just two countries competing to get to the Moon. More countries have space programs, and private industry plays a larger role.
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By Atom Sarkar, Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University
Your feet can send a lot of sensory information to your brain. But whether you believe that your footwear is affecting your cognition may matter more than what shoes you wear.
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By Charlotte Carlson, Director of the Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center, Colorado State University
Social media and advertising is full of messages about what you should or shouldn’t eat. But making health and nutrition so black and white can do more harm than good.
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By Andrea De Stefano, Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University
One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared. A recovery is underway.
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By Steven Goldsmith, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Villanova University
Excess road and sidewalk salt flows into storm drains and ultimately into area streams and rivers, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms.
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By Richie Zweigenhaft, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Guilford College
The slight decrease in diversity in corporate boardrooms in 2025 comes as the Trump administration and its allies have pushed to unwind diversity initiatives.
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By Steven R. Fassnacht, Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
Michael Childers, Associate Professor of History, Colorado State University
Winter Storm Fern brought Colorado’s mountain towns a bit of what they’ve spent weeks hoping for.
It snowed 23 inches (58 centimeters) at the Crested Butte ski resort over the weekend of Jan. 24-25, 2026. Aspen Snowmass got 13 inches (33 cm).
It was a welcome change in Colorado, where…
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