By Christos Makridis, Associate Research Professor of Information Systems, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
Updated management practices and monetized digital production could help opera companies rely less on subscriptions and big donors for revenue – bolstering budgets.
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By Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
Pope Leo XIV closed the door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, just days into the new year. The act formally brought the Vatican’s Holy Year 2025 – designated as “Pilgrims of Hope” – to an end.
In 2022, after the COVID-19 pandemic ended, Pope Francis announced his intention to proclaim a Jubilee year, urging the faithful to look to the future “with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision.” That…
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By Carrie Leach, Research Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
For the past 10 years, I have worked on closing the communication gaps that keep older adults at arm’s length from research that could improve their lives.
I worked with Detroiters to bridge the digital divide by developing tools that make it easier for older adults to get online, allowing them to connect to health information and learn about benefits they’re eligible for. I have also codesigned projects with…
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By Pardis Mahdavi, Professor of Anthropology, University of La Verne; University of California, Berkeley
Iranian universities have long been places of reform and political imagination – as well as targets of censorship and repression.
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By Laura Toran, Professor of Environmental Geology, Temple University
Sinkholes are fairly common in Philadelphia due to aging water lines that leak or burst, causing the surrounding soil to wash away.
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By Jenni Shearston, Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
The EPA is changing how it assesses proposed regulations by dropping the monetary value of health benefits from its cost-benefit analyses. That misses a big piece of the picture.
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By Alessandra Buccella, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University at Albany, State University of New York
While AI can streamline certain parts of the scientific process, a philosopher argues that it cannot replace human expertise and collaboration.
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By Athanasia Daskalopoulou, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Liverpool
Anuja Anil Pradhan, Guest Researcher, University of Southern Denmark
In certain corners of the internet recently, people have been debating why “women can’t stop reading fairy porn”.
These discussions centre around the fantasy romance genre, also known as romantasy, which has exploded in both popularity and sales. Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros’s third book in The Empyrean series, was the fastest-selling adult novel in 20 years when published in early 2025, according to the…
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By Jun Du, Professor of Economics, Centre Director of Centre for Business Prosperity (CBP), Aston University
Oleksandr Shepotylo, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Aston University
European negotiators believed they had bought stability in July 2025 amid the global trade turmoil sparked by Donald Trump’s liberation day tariffs. The EU’s deal with the US involved eliminating tariffs on American goods, purchasing US energy and committing to American investment. But six months later, as the US president made his intentions regarding Greenland clear, it collapsed.
Trump has now threatened new tariffs on eight European countries, the UK among them. The tariffs punish countries that…
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By Adrian Barnett, Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Ecology, University of Greenwich
Look down at the rainforest floor. Rotting flowers shift under the assault of tiny petal-eating beetles. Vividly coloured fungi pop up everywhere like the strange sculptures of a madly productive ceramicist.
Look in front of you and heliconias and calatheas, tropical plants familiar from garden centres and greenhouses, vie for the attention of hummingbirds with scarlet and orange flowers.
Look up and the distant canopy offers a full spectrum of shades of green, along with clusters of flowers and fruits…
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